National Eat Your Jello Day Timeline

2017

164.17 million Jell-O snacks were eaten in the U.S.

Jell-O and other gelatin snacks were eaten by a whopping 164.17 million. That's huge number!

2001

Jell-O became an official Utah state snack

Utah State Representative Leonard M. Blackham wrote legislation recognizing Jell-O as an official state snack.

1950's

Jell-O shots where invented

An American musician named Tom Lehrer invented the idea of adding vodka or rum into Jell-O

1930

Lime Jell-O was invented

Though Jell-O had come up with a few flavors in the 1900s, the still-popular lime Jell-O was invented in 1930