fun facts about garlic!

• National Garlic Day is April 19!
• China produces the most garlic at 2/3 of the world’s supply! It is native to Asia although used in almost every kind of cooking (Italian, Mexican, African and so on)
• Each person eats about 2 pounds of garlic per year…that’s about 300 garlic cloves/year!
• In ancient times, the Pharaohs would make their workers eat lots of garlic to strengthen their bodies and immune systems!
• Garlic makes the blood taste bad to insects so it is a GREAT mosquito repellant…..and of course, Vampire repellant!! 🙂

Garlic’s Nutrition Facts

• When you cut a piece of garlic, you release its compounds to create ALLICIN, which is an antibiotic and anti-fungal!
• ALLICIN inhibits liver enzymes which cause bad cholesterol!
• ALLICIN also relaxes the blood vessels, helping to lower blood pressure and prevent heart disease!
• Garlic is packed full with great antioxidants, vitamins and minerals like potassium, magnesium, calcium, zinc and Vitamin C!

JILL’S JOKES!!!

What does garlic do when it gets hot??

TAKES ITS CLOVES OFF!

CHALLENGE JOKE! (If you get this one, you get extra-credit!)

What do you call Ghandi after he crossed the Alps, barefoot, over a month with no eating or washing and surviving only on garlic…..?

A SUPER-CALLOUSED-FRAGILE-MYSTIC-EXTRA-HALITOSIS!

Ha ha Get it??

Parents: You can use THIS JOKE ALONE for an entire day of teaching….!

Ghandi: Historical Biography, Geography, World Faiths, Philosophy!

Calloused: Vocabulary, Science!

Fragile: Vocabulary, Science!

Mystic: Vocabulary, Philosophy, World Faiths, Geography!

Extra: Extra-Credit!!!!

Halitosis: Vocabulary, Spelling, Science, Manners!

Whole Phrase: Spelling, Speech & Fun Tongue-Twisters!

This is what it looks like if you cut through a garlic bulb.

Each clove there has a “stem” inside that will grow into a new plant if left alone!

We like to buy a big bag of pre-peeled garlic cloves (from Costco), freeze them and use them as needed!

They are easier to cut when they are frozen and they defrost easily! 

HAVE FUN WITH YOUR GARLIC FRIENDS!!

TRY THESE DELICIOUS AND EASY RECIPES FOR A BIG DOSE OF HEALTHY!

Walnut Basil Pesto

Vegan Cashew Pesto