FABULOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

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FABULOUS FRUITS AND VEGETABLES!!
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PREPARED FOR ELKINS PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, DISTRICT
OF CHELTENHAM TOWNSHIP, MONTGOMERY COUNTY, PA

• BY
• LAURA B. FRANK, Ph.D., R.D., L.D.N.

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FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ARE GREAT TO EAT

• THEY HAVE FLAVOR, COLOR, AND CRUNCH
• THEY GIVE YOU ENERGY, VITAMINS AND MINERALS
• THEY COME IN ALL SORTS OF SHAPES AND SIZES

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THEY CAN BE REALLY BEAUTIFUL

• DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?
• THE FRUIT IS CARAMBOLA, ALSO CALLED STARFRUIT
• THE VEGETABLE IS RED LEAF LETTUCE

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AND THEY CAN BE PRETTY STRANGE!

• DO YOU KNOW WHAT THESE ARE?
• MUSHROOMS ON THE LEFT
• DIFFERENT KINDS OF WINTER SQUASH ON THE RIGHT

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YOU CAN EAT THEM LOTS OF DIFFERENT WAYS

• YOU CAN COOK THEM, OR YOU CAN EAT THEM JUST THE
  WAY THEY ARE

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HOW MANY WAYS CAN YOU THINK OF TO EAT THEM?

• RAW
• STEAMED
• BAKED
• JUICED

• FRIED
• STIR-FRIED
• OR.?

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SOME FOODS PRETEND TO BE FRUITS OR VEGGIES

• IS THIS A REAL FRUIT?

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WHICH OF THESE IS THE REAL FRUIT?

• (WE KNOW THAT ONE DIDNT FOOL YOU!)

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NOW, WHICH ONE OF THESE IS THE REAL THING?

• LOTS OF FRUIT DRINKS DONT HAVE ANY FRUIT AT
  ALL!

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WHICH ONE WOULD YOU CHOOSE TO GET REAL FRUIT?

• WHY DO YOU THINK THEY SPELL IT FROOT?

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HOW ABOUT THESEANYTHING REAL IN HERE?
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SO, ITS UP TO YOU TO CHOOSE

• EITHER THE STUFF THAT ROTS YOUR TEETH, OR THAT
  SWEET, CRUNCHY NATURES TOOTHBRUSH FRUIT WE
  CALL AN APPLE

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TRY SOMETHING FAMILIAR
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AND TRY SOMETHING NEW
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THERE IS A WORLD OF WONDERFUL FRUITS AND VEGGIES
OUT THERE!
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WHAT PARTS OF PLANTS DO WE EAT?

• LEAVES
• STEMS
• ROOTS
• FLOWERS
• SEEDS
• FRUIT

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• LEAVES

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• FRUIT

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• FLOWER

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• SEEDS

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• STEM

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• FRUIT

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• LEAVES

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• ROOT

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• SEEDS

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• FRUIT

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• STEM

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• FLOWER

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• ROOT

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• SEEDS

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WHAT PART IS IT?

• STEM

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ENJOY!!!