Nuts are accepted as meat alternatives in the National School Lunch Program. 95 percent of the U.S. commercial hazelnut trees are grow in Oregon. Almonds are California's top food export-occupying more acreage than any crop other than grapes. Almonds are not really nuts, but drupes just like cherries, plums and peaches. Americans eat 11 lbs of peanuts a year.
China is the world's largest supplier of walnuts.
Iran is the world's largest grower of pistachios. The majority of grocery shopping is still done by women. According to the 1998 Trends survey, only 9 percent of married men claim that grocery shopping is their responsibility. Higher household incomes seem to promote the egalitarian shopping spirit, probably because both spouses work and have to share in homemaking tasks. Age also has an impact on the sharing of shopping duties.