September is Apple Month

Posted by Denise Oliveri Aug 27, 2008

Many people know that apples are the best in the fall. September is Apple Month, which gives us a good reason to prepare healthy snacks with this vitamin-loaded fruit. Here are some facts about apples, and some great ways to serve them as snacks to your tween.

Apple Facts

• Two pounds of apples is enough to make a 9-inch apple pie.
• There are approximately 2,500 different varieties of apples grown in the U.S.
• Most apples are picked by hand.
• The largest apple ever picked weighed a whopping three pounds.
• Approximately 36 apples will make one gallon of apple cider.
• Apples were referred to as winter bananas by the colonial settlers.
• There are just 80 calories in a medium apple.

(Statistics from the University of Illinois Extension)

Links to Apple Recipes on Suite101

Fall Means Apples

Baked Apples for Fall

Nutritious Gluten-free Apple Snacks For Kids

Spicy Apple Popcorn Snack

Enjoy your apples with your family.