Have you ever wondered about the everyday foods that you eat? Well believe it or not there are some extraordinary stories behind those very foods that might be sitting in your lunch box right now.
The world in your lunch box has all the wacky history and weird science of everyday foods that you are going to love reading about.
I found out that Pliny the Elder a Roman writer and naturalist who lived almost 2000 years ago wrote that onions are good for your eyes because the tears caused by the smell of the onion will cure poor vision. He even said that you should squeeze the juice from an onion and apply it directly to the eyes. Ouch – no thanks.
Also the sandwich was named after the fourth Earl of Sandwich who once gambled for 24 hours straight, eating slices of beef stuck between two pieces of bread to keep himself going. He is not the only one in history who used bread as a wrapper for other food, but his is the one whose name stuck.
This is a great book with lots of fun facts and stories about what you eat everyday.