Nutrients and Digestion
The first step in the digestive system.
Mouth
This vitamin helps me see better in the dark.
I am a seed vegetable that does not have a pod.
Corn.
Orange
There are about how many different types of potatoes?
300
This nutrient is the main ingredient of your body.
Water.
Vitamin C
In the text The Vegetables we Eat, my vegetable is yellow, red, and purple.
A potato.
My primary job is to control your body's water balance but I am not an orange.
A banana.
Potatoes originated from which continent?
South America
The main source of energy for the body.
CARBOHYDRATES
Calcium
I look very close to a carrot and even taste like one, but my name is very different.
A parsnip.
Some people say I look and taste like a vegetable, but I have seeds and people often eat me on sandwiches.
The MOST important thing a plant needs to survive?
Sunlight
This mineral adds flavor to foods but also supplies energy.
Fat.
I am found in a lot of unhealthy foods like salt and chips, but I have a good purpose of controlling your body's water balance.
Sodium
This vegetable gives you energy, helps you fight germs, helps build red blood cells.
Broccoli.
I am one of the largest fruits you will find. I also have seeds and many people eat the seeds for a snack in the fall.
A pumpkin.
What state produces about 1/3 of all vegetables in the United States?
California
These types of foods help build a healthy digestion system?
Fruits, vegetables, and whole grains
Vitamin K
In the book Good Enough to Eat, which vegetable has the most vitamins and minerals?
Spinach.
This fruit is one of the only few fruits that can float in water because it is made up of 25% air.
An apple.
How long was the longest bean measured?
3 feet