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By: Olivia Anderson

Turnip for what. Roots. By: Olivia Anderson. What are roots?. Roots are plant roots used as vegetables examples of root vegetables include . Root Vegetables. Beets Carrots Radishes Sweet potatoes Turnips Parsnips. Nutrients in Carrots. Calories 30 Protein 1 gram

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  1. Turnip for what. Roots By: Olivia Anderson

  2. What are roots? • Roots are plant roots used as vegetablesexamples of root vegetables include

  3. Root Vegetables • Beets • Carrots • Radishes • Sweet potatoes • Turnips • Parsnips

  4. Nutrients in Carrots Calories 30 Protein 1 gram Calcium 24 milligrams\ Iron .2 milligrams Sodium 50 milligrams Vitamin A 606 RE Vitamin C 4 milligrams

  5. Nutrients in Sweet Potatoes • Calories 134 • Protein 2 grams • Fat 4 grams • Calcium 44 milligrams • Iron .8 milligrams • Sodium 441 milligram • Vitamin A 1,128 RE • Vitamin C 22 milligrams

  6. Nutrients in Beets • Calories 58 • Soduim 106 mg • Carbohydrate 13 g • Protein 2 g • Sugars 9g • Vitamin C 11% • Vitamin A 1% • Calcium 2%

  7. Function of nutrients • Sodium The body needs a small amount of sodium to help maintain normal blood pressure and normal function of muscles and nerves. • Proteinshould account for 10% to 20% of the calories consumed each day. Protein is essential to the structure of red blood cells, for the proper functioning of antibodies resisting infection, for the regulation of enzymes and hormones, for growth, and for the repair of body tissue. • Calcium is needed for healthy bones and teeth, normal blood clotting, and nervous system functioning. • Iron is needed for the formation of hemoglobin, which carries oxygen from the lungs to the body cells • Vitamin A is needed for new cell growth, healthy skin, hair, and tissues, and vision in dim light. • Vitamin C is an antioxidant vitamin needed for the formation of collagen to hold the cells together and for healthy teeth, gums and blood vessels; improves iron absorption and resistance to infection.

  8. Which is the healthiest? • Of the three that I chose carrots had the most nutrients

  9. How can you purchase these? • Fresh • Frozen • Juiced • Canned • In soup

  10. How much do they cost? • Sweet potatoes • Canned- • Fresh- .90 cents per pound • Frozen fries- $2.37 per pound

  11. How to store vegetables • put the freshest produce into a cool root cellar, garage or back porch. Leave your last planting in the ground until the roots are fully mature; they'll store better if they're protected by a thicker skin. • For a longer storage life, dig up the roots from your fall garden after two or three days of dry weather. Your root crops will be dry, and by leaving them out for a few hours in the sun right after you pull them, you'll kill the root hairs, making the plant dormant, and the soil on the roots will dry and fall off easily. • Never wash roots before you store them. Just cut off the tops right out in the garden. Leave about an inch of stem for beets, so they don't "bleed" in cooking. For other root crops, cut the tops close. Wash the roots just before using them.

  12. consumption • Raw • Cooked • Fried • Baked • Boiled • microwaved

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