Apples are one reason fall is the best time of the year. The leaves changing colors, cooler weather, baking with seasonal foods, football, and carving pumpkins are  a few more reasons I love the fall season. As a child, my dad would take my brothers and me to the apple orchard every fall. He always let us get a caramel apple. My mouth still waters with the memories of a juicy apple drizzled in warm caramel. Now, when I take my kids, I like to keep the tradition going. We sample all the different varieties, pick out a couple pecks, and each one of us leaves with a caramel treasure in hand!

I love the warm memories that flood my brain when I bite into an apple. It’s amazes me that certain foods can trigger such wonderful memories from long ago! Food is very powerful!

I wanted to know more about one of my favorite fruits. Here are some fun facts I discovered:

• Apples are low in potassium. One medium, raw and without skin has 142 mg of potassium.
• One medium apple has 77 calories.
• They have no fat, sodium or cholesterol.
• There are 2500 varieties of apples grown in the United States.
• They are grown in all 50 states.
• Apples are a member of the rose family.
• A peck of apples weighs 10.5 pounds.
• It takes the energy of 50 leaves to produce an apple.
• Most apples are still picked by hand.

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• Apple Crisp
• Apple Crepe
• Apple Pie
• Apple Caramel Dessert
• Easy Apple Oatmeal Crisp
• Quick Microwaved Cinnamon Apples

What are some of your favorite apple recipes? Do you have any that you’d like to share?