@historymadebyus
Instagram · Carousel
@historymadebyus Corn. Potatoes. Cranberries. Pecans. All of these foods have their roots – literally – in the Indigenous foodways of the Americas. As you sit down to holiday dinners this season, here is a side of history about four important foods that originated in the Americas.
Performance
Video #10024 · Carousel
[01]
A five-slide educational carousel that highlights the Indigenous American origins of four staple foods: corn, potatoes, cranberries, and pecans. The post uses a mix of historical photography and watercolor illustrations with annotated facts to teach viewers about the history, cultivation, and original names of these ingredients.
[02]
[03]
3.4MPhoto carousel arguing for ancestral diet.@timo.henrich · Statement Carousel
262.1K2.1×Educational carousel about lost city Cahokia@historyofparks · Editorial Carousel
568.8K13×Illustrated food and wellness infographics.@thewarkitchen · Actionable Resource
91.2KSurprising Portland history facts carousel@stephanie.needham.pdx · Editorial Carousel
369.9K25.9×Visually striking photos of mushrooms@rspb · Showcase Carousel
1.6M3×Photo guide to iconic USA hikes@nationalparksguide · Showcase Carousel
24KFamily's 'overkill' healthy lifestyle list@healthysolsoap · Lifestyle Carousel
79.9KAnimated scenes with color palettes.@dreamworks · Breakdown
1MA pickle's funny college journey.@grillospickles · Journey Documentation
150.9KGraphic design trends educational carousel@itsdesignare · Guide Carousel
469.1K2.3×Funny pickle college meme post@grillospickles
31.7KRelatable meme about winning food awards.@cava · Statement Carousel[04]
[05]
What stops the scroll in the first 3 seconds
Title hook · 45%
THE INDIGENOUS ROOTS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE FOODS
Verbal hook · 40%
Corn. Potatoes. Cranberries. Pecans. All of these foods have their roots – literally – in the Indigenous foodways of the Americas.
Visual hook · 15%
Striking mixed-media collage combining a historical black-and-white photograph with vibrant watercolor food illustrations and bold typography on a green background.
[06]
Steal this for your own video
The you use every day has most people never learned.
[07]
The promise the opener makes, and how the video pays it back
Hook
A title slide that bridges a universally familiar concept with an untold or overlooked historical origin, citing a credible source to establish immediate authority.
Payoff
The final slide completes the thematic list, leaving the audience with a permanently altered perspective on items they encounter daily.
[08]
The structural pattern this video runs on
Framework
The Hidden Origins Listicle
Recontextualize everyday, familiar items by revealing their surprising historical or cultural origins through a structured, fact-based list.
The Subject Introduction
Presents a highly recognizable, everyday item as the focal point of the slide to instantly ground the reader.
The Origin Reveal
Provides specific historical data (timeframe, geography, original creators) to recontextualize the familiar item.
The Cultural Evolution
Shares a surprising fact about the item's original name, early usage, or how it was adapted over time.
The Modern Anchor
Provides current statistics or modern context to bridge the historical facts back to the audience's present reality.
Corn. Potatoes. Cranberries. Pecans. All of these foods have their roots – literally – in the Indigenous foodways of the Americas. As you sit down to holiday dinners this season, here is a side of history about four important foods that originated in the Americas.
contextual · photo_0
Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture
title · photo_0
THE INDIGENOUS ROOTS BEHIND YOUR FAVORITE FOODS
branding · photo_0
MADE BY US
title · photo_1
CORN
informational · photo_1
Cultivated in Mexico at least 7,000 years ago
informational · photo_1
Eaten raw, roasted, and as a grain – think bread, porridge, and tortillas!
informational · photo_1
States like Indiana, Iowa and Illinois, are known for high yields of corn crops
informational · photo_1
Makes up 6% of all calories consumed worldwide
branding · photo_1
@HistoryMadeByUs
title · photo_2
POTATOES
informational · photo_2
First cultivated in southern Peru approximately 7,000–10,000 years
informational · photo_2
The Taíno, an Indigenous Caribbean group, called them "batata," which in Spanish translated to "patata"
informational · photo_2
Wild potatoes are poisonous, so they were originally eaten in a "gravy" made with clay that helped absorb the toxins
informational · photo_2
The number one non-grain staple crop in the world
title · photo_3
CRANBERRIES
informational · photo_3
The Narragansett tribe called these wild growing berries "sasemineash"
informational · photo_3
Europeans who arrived in America called them "crane berry" because their blossoms looked like the heads of birds
informational · photo_3
Mainly supplied by five states: Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, Washington, and Oregon
informational · photo_3
Were eaten raw, in a sweetened sauce, or in pemmican*
contextual · photo_3
*A paste made with dried meat, fat, and berries
title · photo_4
PECANS
informational · photo_4
The name "pecane" is Algonquin in origin, used to describe "all nuts requiring a stone to crack"
informational · photo_4
The annual crop of pecans is about 300 million pounds
informational · photo_4
The U.S. produces between 80-90% of the world’s pecans
informational · photo_4
Were eaten raw or turned into milk (nut milk isn’t new!)