Food : Eating Healthy Light Facts 3.1.19

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Did you know that only 0.5% of the global population identifies as vegans? According to Vegetarian Times, approximately 3% of American adults adhere to a vegetarian diet, with merely half a percentage strictly following the vegan lifestyle. Vegans refrain from consuming any animal-based products, including meat, eggs, and dairy. Moreover, they often avoid the consumption of refined white sugars.

Have you ever wondered about the origins of microwave cooking? Surprisingly, this innovative culinary technique was stumbled upon accidentally when a chocolate bar melted in someone's pocket. Percy LeBaron Spencer from the Raytheon Company serendipitously discovered microwave cooking while passing by a radar tube when he noticed the chocolate bar in his pocket had melted. His subsequent experiments led him to discover that popcorn placed in front of the tube would rapidly pop all over the room. Percy LeBaron Spencer is widely recognized as the inventor of the Microwave oven.