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VEGETABLES

VEGETABLES. REQUIREMENTS. 2 ½ -3 cups daily VARY YOUR VEGETABLES!. food gallery. CLASSES OF VEGETABLES. FLOWERS FRUITS SEEDS STEMS LEAVES ROOTS TUBERS BULBS FUNGI. FLOWERS & FRUITS. CAULIFLOWER BROCCOLI ARTICHOKE. TOMATOES CUCUMBERS PEPPERS AVACADOS

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VEGETABLES

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  1. VEGETABLES

  2. REQUIREMENTS • 2 ½ -3 cups daily • VARY YOUR VEGETABLES! food gallery

  3. CLASSES OF VEGETABLES • FLOWERS • FRUITS • SEEDS • STEMS • LEAVES • ROOTS • TUBERS • BULBS • FUNGI

  4. FLOWERS & FRUITS • CAULIFLOWER • BROCCOLI • ARTICHOKE • TOMATOES • CUCUMBERS • PEPPERS • AVACADOS • EGGPLANT • ZUCCHINI • SQUASH

  5. SEEDS & STEMS • BEANS • CORN • PEAS • CELERY • ASPARAGUS

  6. LEAVES & ROOTS • SPINACH • CABBAGE • LETTUCES • CARROTS • TURNIPS • RADISHES • BEETS

  7. TUBERS & BULBS • POTATOES • YAMS • ONIONS • GARLIC • LEEKS

  8. FUNGI (MUSHROOMS) • SHITAKE • PORTOBELLO • WHITE

  9. THINK OF YOR FAVORITE VEGETABLE…. • CAN YOU IDENTIFY WHAT CATEGORY IT IS IN?

  10. PREPPING VEGETABLES • ALWAYS WASH AND REMOVE SURFACE DIRT WITH A BRUSH IF AVAILABLE • PEEL SKINS THAT ARE INEDIBLE AND RINSE • REMOVE DAMAGED OR BRUISED AREAS • CONSIDER EATING THE SKIN FOR ADDED NUTRIENTS

  11. COOKING VEGETABLES • SIMMER • STEAM • BRAISING • FRYING-SAUTE • BAKING • ROASTING • GRILLING • MICROWAVE

  12. ACTIVITY • WITH THE VEGETABLE YOUR GROUP HAS…. • THINK OF A METHOD TO PREPARE IT THAT YOU WOULD BE INTERESTED IN EATING • LIST THE INGREDIENTS AND APPROXIMATE COOKING TIME (KEEP IN MIND FAT CONTENT AS WELL)

  13. COOKING CHANGES • NUTRIENTS- DISSOLVE/LOSS • TEXTURE-BECOME MORE TENDER • COLOR-CAN BRIGHTEN • FLAVOR-RELEASE AROMA • WHAT ARE SOME AFFECTS OF OVERCOOKING?

  14. STORAGE • COOL DRY PLACE • AVOID REFRIGERATING TOMATOES, ONIONS, & POTATOES

  15. TYPES • FRESH • CANNED • FROZEN • DRIED

  16. WHAT IF I HATE VEGETABLES? • VEGETABLES TASTY?

  17. NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS • VITAMIN A & C • FIBER • LOW IN CHOLESTEROL • LOW FAT • CALCIUM • ANTIOXIDANTS • LOWERS RISK OF CANCER • LOWERS RISK OF HEART DISEASE • CONTROLS BLOOD PRESSURE • STRENGTHENS BONES • PRESERVES VISION

  18. THE REALITY • JAMIE OLIVER • WHAT MAY BE SOME KEY WAYS TO EATING MORE VEGETABLES? (THAT WOULD BE REALISTIC FOR YOU) • CAN WE COMBINE THEM WITH SOMETHING WE ENJOY?

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