Food

Happy National Ice Cream Day

Ice Cream - the perfect treat for a hot summer day, but did you know that there is actually a National Ice Cream Month? or even further a National Ice Cream Day? So go ahead, indulge, today is the day.

Yes, back in 1984, President Ronald Reagan recognized ice cream as a fun and nutritious food that was enjoyed by 90% of Americans. In knowing this, he designated July as National Ice Cream month and further named the 3rd Sunday of July as National Ice Cream Day. His goal was for Americans to celebrate the day with “appropriate ceremonies and activities.” Free ice cream at Publix anyone? I wish.

In celebration of National Ice Cream Day, I thought that I’d share some fun and interesting facts about ice cream.

• About 9% of milk produced in US dairy farmers is used to produce ice cream.
• The most popular flavor of ice cream is vanilla, followed by chocolate
• The average single-scoop ice cream cone takes 50 licks to finish. 
• Americans eat the most ice cream per capita in the world, followed by Australia.
• Immigrants at Ellis island were served vanilla ice cream when they first arrived in America.
• One out of every five people who eat ice cream share it with their dog or cat.
• Binging on ice cream in the middle of the night is done by 20% of ice cream eaters, typically they are in the 18-24 year old age bracket.
• The biggest ice cream sundae was made in California in 1985. It was 12 ft tall and used 4,667 gallons of ice cream.

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