Food World Records  

Lester C. chewed 250 pieces of gum at once. WARNING: Stuffing food in mouth can be dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional eater. We will not accept submissions from minors.

Charlie Jitani scooped 13 scoops of ice cream onto a single cone.

Abby B. put 40 unique toppings on a single hot dog.

Pavol Durdik passed an apple between his hands 9,824 times.

Pavol Durdik held 14 onions in one hand palm up.

Peter Durdik stacked seven tangerines in a tower.

203 kids and their parents cooked together at once. The event, hosted by The Cedar Rapids and Marion Hy-Vee Food Stores and Drugstores and partnered with the 2014 Freedom Festival, NewBo City Market, the Blue Zones Project, and GreenRU, was created in an effort to encourage people to keep food scraps out of area landfills by turning them into a rich compost for use on farm land, landscaping, sports turf, and other land applications.

Travis Mizejewski ate 27 potato chips in one minute. WARNING: Speed eating can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional speed eater. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Debra E. stabbed 42 Dum Dums into an apple in one minute.

Clint P. broke 20 apples in half with his bare hands in 29.90 seconds.

Clint P. broke 10 apples in half with his bare hands in 14.90 seconds.

Andrew M. ate three saltine crackers in 10.22 seconds. WARNING: Speed eating can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 or trained as a professional speed eater. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.

Garrett's friend ate a Jell-O Pudding Cup in 3.40 seconds WARNING: Speed eating can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional eater. We will not accept speed eating submissions from minors.

Pavol Durdik held nine onions in one hand palm down.

Dave C. of Sweaty Church crushed 62 eggs in 30 seconds using his head.

Anthony V. placed 350 sunflower seeds in his mouth at once. WARNING: Stuffing food in mouth can be extremely dangerous. Please do not attempt this record unless you are above the age of 18 and trained as a professional stunt performer. We will not accept submissions in this category from minors.