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Sweet and Nutritious: Exploring the Pineapple Plant

Discover the fascinating history, growth process, harvesting techniques, packaging methods, and nutritional benefits of pineapples. Try a delicious pineapple recipe and learn fun facts about this tropical fruit!

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Sweet and Nutritious: Exploring the Pineapple Plant

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  1. Edible Plant Research

  2. Requirements • History of the plant • Types or different varieties • Where is it grown? • How is it grown? • How is it harvested? • How is it packaged and shipped? • Nutritional information? • Recipe—it must include your plant as an ingredient • Fun Facts—how did it get its name, how many are eaten each year, etc.

  3. Helpful Sites • Here are some helpful websites that I found. If you can’t find your plant here, just google it! • http://www.dole5aday.com/ReferenceCenter/R_Home.jsp • This is Dole’s website. Select a fruit or vegetable and it contains all kinds of fun facts about it. • http://www.crfg.org/pubs/frtfacts.html • more facts about fruits • http://www.wisconsinfreshproduce.org/veg_facts.htm • even more facts about vegetables • http://www.state.in.us/isdh/programs/nutrition/5aday/veggietoc.html • more interesting facts

  4. Reminders • *Reminder: Each person is responsible for presenting this information on Thursday October 21st as well as having a sample to share with the class. If you are unable to bring a food because of financial reasons, please talk to me today or leave me a note and I will make sure you have a food to share on October 21st. • *PLEASE have your plant ready to share when class begins on Thursday October 21st unless you can quickly and easily cut it up in the first few minutes.

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