Good morning, welcome to our series featuring Food Holidays: March 6th, 2022. Please don’t tell Charlie today is National Oreo Day or he will want me to go to the Grocery Store to pick up Oreo Cookies and Milk. Because this is one of our favorite snacks and we haven’t had Oreo Cookies in a while. Although, Double Stuffed Oreos and a movie day does sound nice. Doesn’t it?
National Oreo Day– #NationalOreoDay
Today is the day we celebrate America’s number one cookie each year on its own Holiday March 6th with National Oreo Cookie Day. Everyone loves a good cookie and a good cookies stem from the classics. In fact, one of our absolute favorite cookies is a timeless classic: the Oreo. Crisp Chocolate Cookie and creamy filling, Oreo has captured our hearts and our stomachs. Did you know the Oreo was first introduced in 1912? The Oreo has been the best-selling cookie in America ever since. We love to dunk Oreos, twist Oreos, and straight up take a bite out of a Oreo.
Five Food Facts about Oreos
- In 1912, Nabisco had a new idea for a cookie. Two chocolate disks with a creme filling in between.
2. The first Oreo cookie looked very similar to the Oreo cookie of today. With only a slight difference in the design on the chocolate disks.
3. Little did they know that the Oreo cookie would become the largest selling cookie of all time.
4. The origin of the name Oreo is unknown, but there are many theories. ‘Or’ means golden in French or the Greek word ‘Oreo’, meaning beautiful, nice or well done.
5. Starting in January 2006, Oreo Cookies replaced the trans-fat in the cookie with non-hydrogenated vegetable oil.
HISTORY OF NATIONAL OREO COOKIE DAY
The late Sam J. Porcello, a former Nabisco food Scientist, is known for his work in terms of the modern Oreo Cookie, which has been a creamy favorite snack for decades. This Oreo Cookie is without a doubt one of his most notable achievements in his 34 years at Nabisco. We believe that life has been sweeter ever since. Can you believe the Oreo Cookie is nearly 108 years old? The Oreo Cookie is enjoyed by cookie lovers of all ages across the globe.
Let’s face it: classic never goes out of style. At over 100 years old Oreo Cookies are available in various colors, sizes, flavors. There are more inventing flavors coming every year. There are Double Stuffed, Thins, Mini, Neapolitan, and the Mega Stuf. You can even savor the flavor in an Oreo Cake! Dunk Oreo Cookies in milk. Have an Oreo Cookie after a meal or a snack, share Oreo Cookies with friends or save Oreos for yourself. However, you want Oreos, you can have them.
NATIONAL OREO COOKIE DAY ACTIVITIES
- Invite your friends over to share Milk and Oreos! Track down as many varieties of Oreos that you can and have a Oreo cookie tasting of party. Include Cool Mint? Golden? Birthday Cake and don’t forget Original? I have a question for you. Do Mini Oreos taste different than regular Oreos?
- Throw a desserts-only dinner party and ask everyone has to bring a homemade dessert created with Oreos! Including a Pie with Oreo Crust, Ice Cream with Oreo Mix-ins, Cake with Oreos incorporated in the batter. Get creative!
- Kick it old school on National Oreo Cookie Day and eat some of these classic Cookies. Buy a pack of Oreo Cookies on your way home from school or bring a package of Oreos into the office. Whether you keep the Oreos all to yourself or share the love, you’ll feel great after eating a cookie or two.
5 FACTS ABOUT OREO COOKIES
- Cookie founder Sam J. Porcello was often referred to as “Mr. Oreo” after he introduced us to our Oreo Cookies.
- The original recipe called for pork fat for the cookies but when they invented, lard this was a central ingredient to making Oreo Cookies.
- Double Stuffed Cookies made their debut in 1975.
- Oreo cookies are sold in over 100 Countries. The top five countries in terms of sales for Oreo Cookies are the United States, China, Venezuela, Canada, and Indonesia.
- From end to end, Oreo Cookies could circle the globe over 300 times if lined up along the Equator. Did you know a tower of Oreos could reach the moon and back at least five times?
WHY WE LOVE NATIONAL OREO COOKIE DAY
- There is only one Oreo even though there are a lot of imitators. Every now and then I will try out other brands to see if they’ll taste as good, but there is nothing like the original Oreo.
- There are a million ways to eat an Oreo, and we love all of them. Twisting, dunking, chomping, and yes, even sharing. How someone eats an Oreo is also such an insight into their personality!
- There are dozens of varieties of Oreos, and some of the flavors are only available in certain Counties, and people love the challenge of trying to taste all of the different flavors of Oreos.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
