The World’s Treasures
February 28, 2009There may be lost pirate treasure buried in the coves of the Caribbean Islands. There are certainly lost treasures of gold and jewels aboard early Spanish sailing ships sunk at sea. But not all treasure is lost. The earth is full of found treasures. Here are just a few of them.
Bauxite: This mineral is used to make aluminum. Guinea in Africa is rich with it.
Cashews: These delicious nuts grow on trees in Mozambique, a country in southeast Africa.
Chewing Gum: The sapodilla tree of Central America is the source of chicle, which is what puts the chew in chewing gum.
Chocolate: The seed of the cacao tree, which is found on many Caribbean islands, is used to make chocolate.
Chromium: This metal is used to make stainless steel. There is plenty of chromium in Zimbabwe, Africa.
Copper: One of the richest “copper belts” in the world is in Zambia, Africa.
Cork: Bulletin boards and stoppers in wine bottles are both made of cork, which is the bark of the cork oak tree in Spain.
Diamonds: Namibia, Africa, supplies the most valuable diamonds of the 18 countries in southern Africa rich with diamonds.
Emeralds: Colombia produces the most emeralds of any country in South America.
Gold: The world’s largest gold mine is in Irian Jaya, Indonesia.
Mahogany: The trees that supply this beautiful wood grow in Central America.
Nitrates: This mineral used to preserve foods is found in the desert of Chile.
Perfume: In the south of France, flowers are grown for their oils, which are used in making perfumes.
Seaweed: Off the coast of Japan, seaweed is harvested to eat or to flavor foods.
Sugar: Sugarcane is grown in many countries in Central America and the Caribbean Islands.
Vanilla: There wouldn’t be vanilla ice cream without the vanilla bean. More than half the world’s vanilla is grown in Madagascar.
Wool: Most of the world’s wool is supplied by the sheep of Australia.
Top Ten Organized Religions of the World
Statistics of the world’s religions are only very rough approximations. Aside from Christianity, few religions, if any, attempt to keep statistical records; and even Protestants and Catholics employ different methods of counting members.
| Religion | Members | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Christianity | 2.1 billion | 33.0% |
| Islam | 1.5 billion | 21 |
| Hinduism | 900 million | 14 |
| Buddhism | 376 million | 6 |
| Sikhism | 23 million | 0.36 |
| Judaism | 14 million | 0.22 |
| Bahaism | 7 million | 0.1 |
| Confucianism | 6.3 million | 0.1 |
| Jainism | 4.2 million | 0.1 |
| Shintoism | 4 million | 0.0 |
NOTES: As of 2005. This list includes only organized religions and excludes more loosely defined groups such as Chinese or African traditional religions.
Source: Encyclopaedia Britannica, www.adherents.com.
Diets and Weight-Loss Plans
The Daily Plate doesn’t endorse any one particular diet. We simply recommend healthy eating habits, particularly keeping track of the foods you eat each day.
Presented below are several popular diets that some of our members are currently on.
From Wikipedia: The Atkins Nutritional Approach, popularly known as the Atkins Diet or just Atkins, is the most marketed and well-known of the…
From TheBestLife.com: The Best Life program is not one of those conventional plans where you’re either “on” or “off” a diet. Instead it’s a way of living…
From Wikipedia: Body for Life is a 12-week diet and exercise program, and also an annual physique transformation competition. It was created by Bill…
Dr. Oz’s: “YOU: On a Diet”
HMR (Health Management Resources)
From the official website: HMR (Health Management Resources™) is a privately owned national healthcare company specializing in weight loss and weight management. Our programs offer lifestyle…
From WebMD: Jenny Craig isn’t a Janie-come-lately to the diet field. The program began in 1983 in Australia and started U.S. operations in 1985. The Jenny…
From Wikipedia: Macrobiotics, from the Greek “macro” (large, long) + “bios” (life), is a dietary regimen that involves eating grains as a staple food…
From Wikipedia: The Mediterranean diet is a modern nutritional model inspired by the traditional dietary patterns of some of the countries of the…
From Wikipedia: The NutriSystem Nourish Diet plan is a “send you the food” diet plan. Its sales in 2006 totaled $435 million through September, so it is a…
From Wikipedia: [The diet] advocates consuming small amounts of very bland but calorie-dense foods, such as extra-light olive oil (not to be confused with…
From Wikipedia: The South Beach diet is a diet plan started by Miami, Florida-area cardiologist Arthur Agatston which emphasizes the consumption of “good…
From Wikipedia: The Sugar Busters diet is a low-carbohydrate diet focused on eliminating foods containing refined carbohydrates such as refined sugar,…
From Answers.com: The Beverly Hills Diet is a 35-day diet plan based on the premise that certain kinds of foods should not be eaten together. The creator of…
From Wikipedia: [Inventor John] Walker describes the diet as approaching weight loss “as an engineering problem”, claiming that his approach enabled him…
From Wikipedia: The Ornish Diet is a somewhat popular diet that was developed by Dean Ornish M.D. in his book Dr. Dean Ornish’s Program for Reversing…
From Wikipedia: The Zone diet is a diet popularized in books by Barry Sears. It advocates balancing protein and carbohydrate ratios instead of caloric…
Weight Watchers
Weight Watchers offers a “Points” plan and a “Core” plan. In the “Points” plan, foods are assigned a point value based on a copyrighted formula; dieters have a points limit they are not supposed…
Starbucks
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Grande Skinny Vanilla Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: 16 oz.; Calories: 130, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 19g, Protein: 12g |
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Tazo Chai Iced Tea Latte - Nonfat Milk (Starbucks) Serving Size: Venti, 24 fl oz; Calories: 350, Total Fat: 4g, Carbs: 73g, Protein: 7g |
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Grande Soy Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: 16 fl. oz.; Calories: 170, Total Fat: 4.5g, Carbs: 23g, Protein: 9g |
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Hot Chocolate, Skim Milk, Cream (Starbucks) Serving Size: 12 oz.; Calories: 290, Total Fat: 9g, Carbs: 41g, Protein: 12g |
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Cafe Au Lait (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Grande drink / 16 oz; Calories: 100, Total Fat: 3.5g, Carbs: 8g, Protein: 7g |
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Venti Cinnamon Dolce Latte With Sugar Free Syrup (nonfat milk, no whip) (Starbucks) Serving Size: 20 oz; Calories: 160, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 24g, Protein: 15g |
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Caffe Americano (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Grande drink / 16 oz; Calories: 15, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 3g, Protein: 1g |
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Reduced-fat Blueberry Coffee Cake (Starbucks) Serving Size: 122 g; Calories: 310, Total Fat: 9g, Carbs: 53g, Protein: 4g |
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Tall Nonfat Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: 12 oz. (Tall); Calories: 100, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 15g, Protein: 10g |
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Multigrain Bagel (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 bagel; Calories: 290, Total Fat: 4g, Carbs: 55g, Protein: 11g |
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Chai Tea Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: 16 fl. oz. (Grande); Calories: 230, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 51g, Protein: 8g |
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Focaccia Bread (Starbucks) Calories: 240, Total Fat: 7g, Carbs: 36g, Protein: 9g |
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Tall Skinny Vanilla Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: 12 fl. oz.; Calories: 90, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 14g, Protein: 9g |
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Blueberry Muffin (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 muffin / 101g; Calories: 360, Total Fat: 10g, Carbs: 64g, Protein: 6g |
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Low Fat Oatcake (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1/2 Oatcake; Calories: 258, Total Fat: 3.3g, Carbs: , Protein: 6g |
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Low-fat turkey bacon breakfast sandwich (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 sandwich; Calories: 330, Total Fat: 11g, Carbs: 41g, Protein: 20g |
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Espresso Con Panna - Doppio (Starbucks) Serving Size: 2oz.; Calories: 35, Total Fat: 2.5g, Carbs: 3g, Protein: 1g |
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Pumpkin Scone (Starbucks) Calories: 480, Total Fat: 15g, Carbs: 81g, Protein: 7g |
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Vanilla Latte With Whole Milk (Starbucks) Serving Size: 12 fl. oz. (tall); Calories: 240, Total Fat: 9g, Carbs: 29g, Protein: 9g |
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fruit and cheese plate (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 plate; Calories: 370, Total Fat: 19g, Carbs: 36g, Protein: 15g |
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Caramel Frappuccino® Light Blended Coffee - no whipped cream (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Tall drink /; Calories: 180, Total Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 36g, Protein: 7g |
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White Chocolate Mocha- with whipped cream (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Grande drink / 16 oz; Calories: 420, Total Fat: 16g, Carbs: 56g, Protein: 14g |
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White Chocolate Mocha Frappuccino® Light Blended Coffee - with whipped cream (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Venti drink / 24 fl oz; Calories: 440, Total Fat: 16g, Carbs: 62g, Protein: 11g |
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Cappuccino (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Grande drink / 16 oz; Calories: 110, Total Fat: 3.5g, Carbs: 10g, Protein: 7g |
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Caffe Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Grande drink / 16 oz; Calories: 190, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 18g, Protein: 13g |
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Caramel Macchiato (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Grande (16 fl. oz.); Calories: 240, Total Fat: 7g, Carbs: 34g, Protein: 10g |
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Sugar Free Vanilla Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: 12 oz; Calories: 120, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 18g, Protein: 12g |
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Peppered Bacon, Egg & Cheddar Breakfast Sandwich (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 sandwich; Calories: 390, Total Fat: 18g, Carbs: 37g, Protein: 19g |
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Brewed Coffee (Starbucks) Serving Size: 12 oz; Calories: 5, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 1g, Protein: 0g |
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Nonfat Vanilla Latte (Starbucks) Serving Size: Grande (16 fl oz); Calories: 200, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 37g, Protein: 12g |
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Latte, Nonfat Milk - Grande (Starbucks) Serving Size: 16oz.; Calories: 160, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 24g, Protein: 16g |
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Cafe Misto (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Grande drink / 16 oz; Calories: 100, Total Fat: 3.5g, Carbs: 8g, Protein: 7g |
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yogurt parfait (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1; Calories: 310, Total Fat: 4g, Carbs: 59g, Protein: 9g |
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Tall Coffee (Starbucks) Serving Size: 12 fl oz; Calories: 5, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 0g, Protein: 0 |
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Pumpkin Loaf (Starbucks) Calories: 430, Total Fat: 21g, Carbs: 57g, Protein: 6g |
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Iced Coffee Light (Starbucks) Serving Size: 11 oz.; Calories: 35, Total Fat: 1g, Carbs: 5g, Protein: 2g |
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Skinny Caffe Latte (tall) (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 (tall); Calories: 122, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 18g, Protein: 12g |
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Cafe Au Lait (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Tall drink / 12 oz; Calories: 60, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 9g, Protein: 6g |
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Petite Vanilla Scone (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1; Calories: 170, Total Fat: 6g, Carbs: 20g, Protein: 0g |
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Coffee of the Week (Starbucks) Serving Size: 1 Tall drink / 12 oz; Calories: 5, Total Fat: 0g, Carbs: 1g, Protein: 0g |
