Celery+Information

__Celery __ __Celery (common name) __ __//Apium Gravelens (scientific name) //__ ====Celery is a vegetable that is very common in the Western World. The part of the celery that is used as a spice is the celery seeds which are very small but flavoful and fragrant. ====

=Five Interesting Facts about Celery: =
 * It takes one ounce if celery seeds to grow and acre of celery.
 * California produces the most celery in the United States.
 * The first mention of celery was in France in 1623.
 * From 1898-1917 their was a baseball team called the Cincinnati Celery Stalkers.
 * Celery lowers blood pressure.

Celery is not just a vegetable. Another interesting thing about celery is that it is not just a vegertable that is used in many recipes, it is also used for some medical purposes. Celery is said to help lower blood pressure and celery is also considered to be a very healthy food. It should be part of everyone's healthy diet because it fills you up with very few calories and it won't add any fat or unwanted weight gain. Celery also has many vitamins and nutrients that benefit anyone who eats celery