Jello Belt
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The Jello Belt is a term in American English that refers to the parts of the Western United States with large populations of "Mormons" (properly called Latter-Day Saints).
It generally refers to a roughly-defined area of land centering around Utah. The Jello Belt extends northward through western Wyoming and eastern Idaho to Yellowstone. The Jello Belt reaches south through San Bernardino, California and Mesa, Arizona. In Arizona, the Belt extends throughout all of the eastern part of the state, almost to the U.S.-Mexico border. The eastern half of Nevada is the Belt's western edge.
The name "Jello Belt" references the affection that Mormons supposedly have for Jell-O (a gelatin-based food), particularly when served with shredded carrots, or blended with canned fruit and set in molds. Green Jell-O, for some reason, is the most stereotypically Mormon of Jell-O flavor-colors. Jell-O has been designated Utah's official state snack food.