This food is commonly mistaken for a fruit; although it is truly classified as an herb.
What is the banana? The banana is the world's largest herb related to the orchid and lily families.
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This vegetable, when eaten with its skin, is a great source of dietary fiber.
What is the potato?
A potato with the skin contains 4 grams of dietary fiber.
100
According to the USDA, adults should get five servings from this food group per day.
What is the vegetable group?
Adults should be eating five servings of vegetables per day, which is approximately two and a half cups.
100
The CP Telethon takes place during this month every year.
What is March?
100
This substance makes up every cell, tissue, and organ in our bodies.
What is water?
200
Eating this fruit is said to be a better method of staying awake instead of drinking a cup of coffee.
What is an apple?
The natural sugar in an apple is more potent than the caffeine in coffee.
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This vegetable is an excellent source of carotene which gives it its bright orange color.
What is a carrot?
200
This nutrient helps us to maintain a healthy blood pressure.
What is potassium?
Vegetable sources of potassium include: sweet potatoes, white potatoes, white beans, tomato products, soy beans, lima beans, and spinach.
200
Kay, LaDonna, and Amy H. are these.
What are service coordinators?
200
These foods assist us with our daily water intake.
What are broth soups, celery, melons, and tomatoes.
300
Almonds are commonly mistaken for being a part of the nut family; although they are truly a part of this family.
What is the peach family?
Almonds closely resemble peach pits. They are just simply lacking a surrounding fruit.
300
TRUE or FALSE:
Vegetables start losing their nutrients the moment they are picked.
What is TRUE?
Once in contact with water or heat, the process is greatly accelerated.
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TRUE or FALSE:
All edible vegetables provide exceptional nutritional benefits.
What is TRUE?
Nutrition research shows that each vegetable contains
its own set of vitamins, minerals, antioxidants, and other important nutrients.
300
This class is held outdoors during the Spring, Summer, and Fall.
What is Garden class?
300
Doing this helps our bodies to stay hydrated while doing physical activity.
What is drinking more water?
400
This vegetable is grown by cutting one into multiple parts and burying them in the ground.
What is the potato?
Each potato eventually grows into a separate potato plant.
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This vitamin helps to heal cuts and wounds and keeps teeth and gums healthy.
What is Vitamin C?
400
Eating a diet rich in vegetables can reduce the risk of these diseases.
What are stroke, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes, cancer, coronary heart disease, and high blood pressure?
400
This interactive game builds relationships with peers, works on gross motor skills, and promotes camaraderie and sportsmanship between friends.
What is the Wii?
400
TRUE OR FALSE.
We can obtain part of our water intake through soda, coffee, and tea.
What is FALSE.
Soft drinks, coffee, and tea, while made up almost entirely of water, also contain caffeine. Caffeine can act as a mild diuretic, preventing water from traveling to necessary locations in the body.
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Never store these two vegetables together.
What are onions and potatoes?
Onions and potatoes produce gases that when in close proximity to each other, cause both of them to spoil much faster.
500
The vitamin keeps our eyes and skin healthy and also protects against infections.
What is Vitamin A?
500
TRUE or FALSE:
Vegetables are loaded with calories.
What is FALSE?
Most vegetables are naturally low in fat and calories. None of them have cholesterol.
500
This program within the Adult Program collects and shreds paper, works on soccer shirts, and does embroidery.
What is the Work Activities Program (WAP)?
500
The human body is made up of this percentage of water.