Fruit Facts
This fruit is an excellent source of potassium and can float in water!
What is a banana?
__________ is one of the most popular drugs, with average consumption estimated to be 70mg per person per day
What is caffeine?
54% of this is from coffee, 43% from tea and 3% from other forms
Kids need at least ___ servings of milk each day.
3
A thin slice of potato that has been deep fried, baked, or air fried until crunchy.
What is a potato chip?
FACT OR FICTION?
Apples provide more energy than coffee.
FACT!
Apples contain no caffeine but instead have about 13 grams of natural sugar. These sugars provoke a similar response to caffeine because vitamins from the apple are released slowly throughout the body, making you feel more awake. Unlike caffeine, there are no jolts, mood swings, anxiety, jitters or the dreaded crash
While it doesn't have the word berry in the name, this brightly colored fruit is a member of the hesperidium berry family.
What is an orange?
A tall 12oz Starbucks coffee has about _____ of caffeine
260mg
Milk is a great source of ________, a mineral that helps strengthen teeth and bones!
What is calcium?
Small fried cylinders formed from shredded, precooked potatoes.
What are tater tots?
All oranges are orange
FICTION! Not all oranges are orange.
Oranges are a subtropical, not tropical fruit and so the colour of an orange depends on where it grows. In subtropical regions, the temperature isn’t cold enough for the skin to turn orange. This means the orange could stay green or yellow, even when it’s ripe!
There are 2,500 varieties of this fruit grown all over the united states. Fuji, Golden Delicious, Braeburn, McIntosh, Rome, and Gala are just a few examples.
What is an apple?
A 12oz Diet Coke has about _____ of caffeine.
45mg
Milk contains this vitamin that helps maintain skin and vision, and also helps regulate the immune system.
What is Vitamin A?
Potatoes that have been boiled and then crushed into a soft mass, typically with the addition of milk and butter.
What are mashed potatoes?
Apples are 25% air
FACT!
Apples float in water because they are 25% air
Ancient Romans believed that this fruit helped alleviate various ailments, including melancholy, fainting, inflammation, and fevers. This is perhaps due to to the fact that it contains a high amount of vitamin C.
What are strawberries?
This beverage contains less caffeine than a cup of coffee, but is filled with tons of chemicals and sugar
What are energy drinks?
Fat Free milk is also known as...?
What is skim milk?
Potatoes mixed with a cheesy sauce and topped with corn flakes and butter before baking. The finished product is creamy, cheesy, buttery, and crunchy
What is hashbrown casserole?
FACT OR FICTION?
A pumpkin is a vegetable
FICTION!
A pumpkin is a fruit
In 1893, the Supreme Court ruled that this fruit must be considered a vegetable, even though, botanically, it is a fruit.
What is a tomato?
Even though it is widely available and socially acceptable, caffeine is still considered a ______ _____________.
What is a drug addiction?
In ancient Russia, this small, slimey animal was placed in a milk bucket in order to keep it from going sour.
What is a frog?
A type of potato that is cut about halfway through into thin, fan-like slices and baked. Various toppings can be added, such as bacon, paprika, and bread crumbs
What are hasselback potatoes?
FACT OR FICTION?
Potatoes were the first vegetable grown in outer space
FACT!
Potatoes were the first vegetable to be grown in space. In October 1995, NASA and the University of Wisconsin-Madison collaborated to help grow the first veggie in space - a potato!