Apple Crunch Day is coming up on Thursday, October 19th. This is a great opportunity for us to increase our students’ exposure to local produce here in Utah. We have purchased fresh apples from Pyne Farms in Payson to celebrate this day and share apples district wide.
As part of the promotion, in addition to fresh apples, our department will provide your kitchen managers with activity pages, fun nutrition facts and a video that can be shared with your teachers and school community. Take this opportunity to make the most of Utah's Apple Crunch Day!
Here are some great apple facts:
- Apple trees can live 100 years
- 0ver 2,500 different types of apples are grown in the USA
- An average apple contains 10 seeds
- The science of growing apples is called pomology
- Apples float because they are 25% air
- On average, a person eats 65 apples a year
- Apples are a great source of fiber