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It generally refers to an 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 stereotypicallyOriginally a stereotype was an impression taken from a form of movable lead type and used for printing instead of the original type. This was generalized into a metaphor for repeating a set of ideas identically with no changes (as would have been possible Mormon of Jell-O flavor-colors. Jell-O has been designated Utah's official state snack foodThese are lists of U. state insignia as designated by tradition or the respective state legislatures: : List of U. state amphibians : List of U. state birds : List of U. state butterflies : List of U. state colors : List of U. state dances : List of U..