FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

1. FRUITS AND VEGETABLES

2. Fruits and Vegetables: Defined Fruit: the edible part of a plant developed from a flower, with any accessory tissues. Vegetable: any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food.

3. Some Vegetables According to Plant Part: Flower bud: broccoli, cauliflower Seeds: peas, beans Whole unripe seed pods: green beans, snap peas Botanical fruit: tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins, capsicums (bell peppers and hot peppers), eggplant, tomatillos, okra Leaves: lettuce, kale, collard greens, spinach, beet greens, turnip greens, endive Buds: brussel sprouts Stems of leaves: celery Stem of a plant: asparagus Roots: carrots, parsnips, beets, radishes, turnips Bulbs: onions, garlic, shallots

4. Vegetables and Nutrition Vegetables usually have very little fat and large amounts of vitamins, provitamins, minerals, fiber, and carbohydrates. Some vegetables also have antioxidant, antifungal, antiviral, and anticarcinogenic traits. Vegetables are a good choice for meals or snacks!

5. Various Forms of Fruit… Berry -- basic fruit and seeds created from a single ovary. (Pomegranate, Avocado, Kiwifruit, Grape) Pepo -- Berries where the skin is hardened. (Pumpkin, Gourd, Cucumber, Melon) Hesperidium -- Berries with a rind, like most citrus fruit. (Orange, Lemon, Lime, Grapefruit) False berries -- Epigynous fruit made from a part of the plant other than a single ovary. (Banana, Cranberry, Blueberry) Aggregate fruit -- multiple fruits with seeds from different ovaries of a single flower. (Blackberry, Raspberry, Boysenberry) Multiple fruit -- fruits of separate flowers, packed closely together. (Pineapple, Fig, Mulberry) Other accessory fruit -- where the edible part is not generated by the ovary. (Apple, Peach, Cherry) (retrieved from www.wickepedia.com)

6. Fruits and Nutrition Fruits are normally quite high in water, fiber and vitamin C. Regular fruit consumption has been tied to reduced risk of Alzheimer's disease, cancer, cardiovascular disease, and more. As with vegetables, fruits can be eaten at meals or as snacks and should be incorporated into one’s diet whenever possible.

7. Which of the following is an example of the root of a plant? A. Onion B. Garlic C. Carrot D. Asparagus

8. Correct Answer: B. Carrot

9. Which of the following is an example of a Pepo fruit? A. Strawberry B. Grapefruit C. Cucumber D. Banana

10. Correct Answer: C. Cucumber