| 3,000,000 |
Cases of pellagra, a nutrient deficiency
disease, recorded before the enrichment of grain foods
in the 1940s. Today, cases are nearly nonexistent in the
United States. |
| 2,357 |
Number of feet the longest loaf of bread measured on
record in the U.S |
| 1,500 |
Number of peanut butter & jelly sandwiches the average
American student will have consumed upon graduation from
high school. (Source: Great Food Almanac) |
| 925.5 |
Million pounds of snack crackers sold in 1997. (Source:
Snack Food Association) |
| 193 |
Number of sandwiches the average American eats a year,
with ham sandwiches as the all-time favorite. (Source:
NPD Group) |
| 178 |
Number of days it would take to eat the amount of bread
produced from one bushel of wheat (assuming a sandwich
is eaten for breakfast, lunch and dinner). |
| 84 |
Percentage of Americans who correctly agree that grain
foods provide energy. (Source: Gallup) |
| 67 |
Number of one-pound loaves of white bread made by one
bushel of wheat.
|
| 60 |
Number of pounds an average bushel of wheat weighs.
|
| 60 |
Percentage of global consumers who have consumed bread
in the previous 24 hours. (Source: Roper Starch Worldwide) |
| 53 |
Number of pounds of bread the average American consumes.
|
| 45 |
Percentage of Americans who mistakenly believe that
bread is fattening. (Source: Gallup)
|
| 15 |
Average grams of fiber consumed by Americans daily:
about 10 grams short of the recommended 25-30 grams. (Source:
U.S. Department of Agriculture 1994-98 Continuing Survey
of Food Intakes by Individuals.) |
| 14 |
Percent of total fiber intake yeast bread contributes
to children's diet. White bread supplies about half of
that percentage. |
| 9 |
Number of seconds it takes a combine to harvest enough
wheat to make about 70 loaves of bread.
|
| 0 |
Number of studies published by Robert Atkins, M.D.,
(Atkins' New Diet Revolution); Michael Eades, M.D. and
Mary Eades, M.D. (Protein Power); Barry Sears, Ph.D. (The
Zone) or Richard Heller, Ph.D. and Rachael Heller, Ph.D.
(The Carbohydrate Addict's Diet) that shows high-protein,
low-carbohydrate diets are safe and effective. |
