August food calendar and all its holidays

August is the hottest month in the U.S. & that means some really hot and happening food holidays too. Every month has them & everybody loves them. See Food Holiday Directory

National Sandwich Month / types of sandwiches

We all love them so now lets learn about them. The term sandwich is occasionally used (informally) in reference to open-faced sandwiches; these normally consist of a single slice of bread topped with meat, salad vegetables, and various condiments. These differ from a normal sandwich in that they have a single slice of bread instead of two, with toppings instead of a filling. The open-faced sandwich also has a .....

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National Peach Month

Are you ready to add some peaches to your menu this month? A medium peach (75 grams), has about 30 calories, seven grams of carbohydrates (six grams of sugar and one gram of fibre), one gram of protein, 140 miligrams of potassium, and 8% of the Dietary Reference Intake for vitamin C.

National Catfish Month

Catfish is eaten in a variety of ways; in Europe it is often cooked in similar ways to carp, but in the United States it is typically crumbed with cornmeal and fried. In Indonesia catfish are usually served grilled in street stalls called warung and eaten with vegetables. Catfish is high in Vitamin D. Farm-raised catfish contains low levels of omega-3 fatty acids and a much higher proportion of omega-6 fatty acids.

Goat Cheese Month

Goat cheese has been made for thousands of years, and was probably one of the earliest made dairy products. Goat milk is often used by those who are young, are ill, or have a low tolerance to cows' milk. Goat milk is more similar to human milk than that of the cow, although there is large variation among breeds in both animals.

Eat Dessert first month

In Western culture dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food. But during the month of August dessert lovers everywhere are given the go ahead to eat our desserts first and not feel bad about doing it. That's right August celebrates the sweet tooth.

National Watermelon Month

National Brownies At Brunch Month

National Water Quality Month

Movable Days

• National Mustard Day is the first Saturday.

• National Apple Week Is The Second week.

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Week-long Celebrations

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Daily Observances

• August 1 - National Raspberry Cream Pie Day

• August 2 - National Ice Cream Sandwich Day / See all National Ice Cream Holidays

• August 3 - National Watermelon Day

• August 4 - National Chocolate Chip Day

• August 4 - National Champagne Day

• August 5 -

• August 6 - National Root Beer Float Day

• August 7 - National Raspberries & Cream Day

• August 8 - National Frozen Custard Day

• August 9 - National Rice Pudding Day

• August 10 - National S'Mores Day

• August 11 - National Raspberry Bombe Day

• August 12 - National Toasted Almond Bar Day

• August 13 - National Filet Mignon Day

• August 14 - National Creamsicle Day

• August 15 - National Lemon Meringue Pie Day

• August 16 - National Rum Day

• August 17 - National Vanilla Custard Day

• August 17 - Cup Cake Day for the RSPCA 2010

• August 18 - National Ice Cream Pie Day

• August 19 - National Soft Ice Cream Day

• August 20 - National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day

• August 20 - National Lemonade Day

• August 21 - National Spumoni Day

• August 22 - National Pecan Torte Day

• August 23 - National Spongecake Day

• August 24 - National Waffle Day

• August 24 - National Peach Pie Day

• August 25 - National Banana Split Day

• August 25 - National Waffle Day

• August 26 - National Cherry Popsicle Day

• August 27 - National Pots du Creme Day

• August 28 - National Cherry Turnover Day

• August 29 - National Whisky Sour Day

• August 29 - More Herbs Less Salt day (Eat Healthy Day!)

• August 29 - National Lemon Juice Day

• August 30 - National Marshmallow Toasting Day

• August 31 - National Trail Mix Day

• August 31 - Eat outside day

Don't Forget About "Meatless Mondays!" - Every Month - Every Monday!

Meatless Monday is a public health awareness campaign promoting meatless, low-fat meals once a week as part of a goal to reduce the saturated fat in American diets by 15% by the year 2010." So dig out those veggie soup recipes and cool salads for your Monday meals.

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