Community Advisor Newsletter November 2013 | Page 7

More Facts at THE NATIONAL

PEANUT BOARD website.

By the Numbers:

* It takes about 540 peanuts to make a 12-ounce jar of peanut butter.

* By law, any product labeled “peanut butter” in the United States must be at least 90 percent peanuts.

* Peanuts account for two-thirds of all snack nuts consumed in the USA.

* Peanuts contribute more than $4 billion to the USA economy each year.

Consumption Facts:

* The average child will eat 1,500 peanut butter and jelly sandwiches before he/she graduates high school.

* Peanut butter is consumed in 90 percent of USA households.

* Americans eat enough peanut butter in a year to make more than 10 billion peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.

Did

You Know??

Peanut Butter Dip Recipe:

1 (8 oz.) package cream cheese, softened

3/4 cup Jif® Whips Whipped Creamy Peanut Butter

2/3 cup Smucker's® Caramel Flavored Topping, divided

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1/4 teaspoon almond extract

1 cup miniature marshmallows

3 tablespoons chopped cocktail peanuts

2 medium unpeeled red apples, cored and sliced

2 medium unpeeled green apples, cored and sliced

2 tablespoons lemon juice

* BEAT cheese cheese, peanut butter, 1/3 cup caramel topping, cinnamon and almond extract in medium bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Stir in marshmallows.

* SPOON into serving bowl. Drizzle with remaining 1/3 cup caramel topping. Sprinkle with peanuts.

* TOSS sliced apples with lemon juice to prevent browning. Serve immediately with dip.