Fun Facts: Health Food
- 1The organic food industry has grown from $1 billion in 1990 to $29.22 billion in 2011. Recently, the industry is growing roughly 10 percent every year.
- 2Organic food is the fastest growing sector of the American food industry.
- 3America's first certified organic food restaurant was opened up in Washington D.C. in 1999.
- 4Healthy eating can help fight many diseases such as cancer, heart disease, diabetes and high blood pressure.
- 5In the United States, lettuce is the second most popular fresh vegetable.
- 6In 1970, consumption of broccoli was only a half a pound per person. Today, the average person in the United States eats four and one half pounds a year.