Vegetables
Fruits
Numbers to know
Cooking
Nutritents
100

The first vegetable grown in space

Potato

100
Fruits that have anti-inflammatory properties

Pineapple, berries, grapes, cherries, papaya

100

The recommended # of fruit servings per day

2 (depends on age and gender)

100

A way to add vegetables to a breakfast dish

Eggs, breakfast bowls, smoothies, muffins

100

This berry has more fiber than any other fruit

Raspberries

200

The most consumed vegetable in the USA

Tomato

200

This fruit was originally called a Chinese Gooseberry

Kiwi

200

The recommended # of veggie servings per day

3 (varies by age and gender)

200

Fruits to cook on the grill

Pineapple, peach, plum, banana, etc

200

This vegetable has the most protein of any other leafy green

Collard greens

300

The vegetable used to make salsa verde

Tomatillos

300
Botanically, fruits have this and veggies don't

Seeds

300

The serving size for a fresh fruit or vegetable 

1 cup

300

Veggies that make good additions to smoothies

Spinach, beet greens, carrots, etc

300

This vitamin helps protect against infection

Vitamin A

Spinach, kale, carrots, peaches, cantaloupe  grapefruit, etc

400

Dragon carrots are this color

Purple

400

Fruits that contain cholesterol 

None!

400

It's recommended that __% of your plate be fruits and veggies

50%

400

These are good on peanut butter toast

Bananas

400

Potassium helps keep this at healthy levels

Blood pressure

Potatoes, tomatoes, sweet potatoes, beet greens, spinach

500

This orange vegetable is a type of squash

Pumpkin

500

This fruit improves short-term memory

Blueberries

500

1 cup of this veggie contains 100% of the recommended daily Vitamin K

Spinach

500

The rinds of this fruit can be pickled

Watermelon

500

This nutrient helps lower blood cholesterol 

Fiber

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