Mother’s Day Recipes and Fun Facts
May 6, 2016Mother's Day is a celebration honoring the mother of the family, as well as motherhood, maternal bonds, close friends that are just like family, and the influence of mothers in society. It is a recognized holiday on various days throughout the world. Mothers Day is celebrated in several countries such as the United States, Mexico, Canada, UK, India, Denmark, Finland, Italy, Turkey, Australia, China, Japan, and Belgium.
Mother's Day is one of the biggest holidays for consumer spending. The day has become extremely popular and it shows in increased business for card companies, florists, restaurants and other gift-related businesses and websites. In the United States and other countries, Mother's Day is one of the busiest for phone companies that result in maximum traffic on the phone lines. In fact, more phone calls are made on Mother’s Day than any other day of the year. 68% of people plan to have holiday chats with Mom. This often causes phone traffic to spike by as much as 37% or 122.5 million phone calls!
Delicious and WLS-Friendly Recipes Everyone Will Enjoy
These recipes are delicious and WLS-friendly but would be great choices that everyone will enjoy! For other healthy dishes, check out the OH Blog and the Recipe Forum.
1. Chicken Lettuce Wrap Recipe - Only 141 Calories: This recipe is delicious, low calorie and has healthy carbs. For easy clean-up, you can make this dish in one skillet. Skip the high-calorie wraps in served in restaurants and enjoy this healthy alternative.
2. Spinach Cheese Bake Recipe - Only 113 Calories: You can prepare this recipe to serve to mom as her breakfast in bed. Versatile enough for breakfast, lunch, dinner or a snack. You can make it vegetarian or cook with mom's favorite meat and cheese.
3. Broccoli-Cheese Quiche Bites Recipe: With 13 grams of protein and only 2 grams of carbs, this is a dish that contains great nutrition in a delicious way. You can make this as an appetizer, side or cut into larger pieces for a meal.
4. Spicy and Sweet Blackened Salmon Recipe: Salmon is one of the healthiest proteins with its heart-healthy omega-3 fatty acids, and vitamin D. You can use other fish such as halibut, tilapia, grouper, or catfish. This fish dish is packed with protein.
5. Texas Caviar Recipe: You can add this colorful dish to your Mother's Day meal for only 57 calories in a 1/4 cup serving. A bonus is that you can make it the day before your Mother's Day festivities for a time-saver and let the flavors meld.
6. Double Layer Pumpkin Pie Recipe: Pumpkin pie for Mother's Day? Most definitely! This dessert is a combination of pumpkin and cheesecake made with healthier ingredients plus can be made with or without crust for extra calorie savings.
7. 3-Minute PB & J Cake: This delicious dessert has 7 grams of fiber and 11 grams of protein plus lots of satiating healthy fats. It is a good option for anyone that doesn't eat gluten or dairy. You can add mom's favorite berries or boost the protein and add a dollop of Greek yogurt.
Fun Facts About Mother's Day
1. In the vast majority of the world's languages, the word for "mother" begins with the uppercase letter M.
2. Mother's Day started being recognized as a national holiday in the United States just since 1914?
3. 25% of all flowers purchased/sent throughout the entire year are for Mother's Day.
4. Approximately $14 billion dollars is spent on Mother's Day.
5. Mother’s Day is the third most popular holiday in the world, second to only Christmas and Easter.
6. Diaper Duty Details - There are 7,300 diaper changes by baby's 2nd birthday and the speed for changing diapers by moms are 2 minutes, 5 seconds (adds up to three 40-hour work weeks each year!).
7. Research suggests that moms who give birth later in life, live longer.
