C elebratin g Local F ood , F armers & Nutrition E ducation !
Plainview ISD
Plainview ISD’s Child Nutrition Department is proud to
C elebratin g Local F ood , Farmers & Nutrition E ducation !
Bell Peppers
Broccoli Strawberries
Vitamin C
Vitamin C supports the immune systemthe body’s defense against infections.
ENERGY booster!
Vitamin C is also referred to as “ascorbic acid
The body vitamin C on its own - it has to come from food.
Vitamin C helps keep you happy & healthy! What do you call a vitamin that improves your eyesight?
Vitamin C is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help protect against damage caused by exposure to harmful substances in the environment.
A Vitamin C!
Vitamin C is a very important vitamin for healthy gums & teeth.
Bell Peppers
Bell peppers are technically fruits - they are grown from a flower & contain seeds. The bell pepper is the ONLY member of the pepper family that does not produce
Capsaicin is the chemical that makes other peppers
Bell peppers are in the same family as tomatoes, eggplant, and potatoes. Bell peppers can be 2 to 6 inches long. long they ripen.
Red bell peppers are also known as sweet peppers.
Bell peppers get sweeter the longer they ripen.
Broccoli
Broccoli is a related to cabbage, kale, cauliflower & others.
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Broccoli
The word broccoli means “the flowering top of a cabbage. ”
Broccoli is a part of the brassica family.
All broccoli
Broccoli grows during the
Strawberries
Strawberries are a type of aggregate fruit a collection of ‘little fruits’ held together.
Strawberries are a part of the rose family.
Strawberries are the FIRST fruit to ripen in the spring.
Peak strawberry harvesting season is April - June.
1. June-bearing 2. Ever-bearing 3. Day-neutral strawberry has 200 seeds.
Strawberries are the ONLY fruit with seeds on the outside.
90% of the strawberries grown in the U.S. are from California.
Cantaloupe
Cantaloupe is a type of melon.
Cantaloupe are the most popular melon in the U.S.!
Cantaloupe are in season during the months of July - September.
Cantaloupe do NOT continue to ripen once they are picked from the vine.
“Musk melon”
Cantaloupe grow on vines that can reach up to 5 feet long.
yellow flowers attract the honeybees that pollinate the melon.
Cantaloupe take around 90 days to produce fruit after being planted.
Oranges
Oranges are a type of citrus fruit them grown in the U.S. from
Popular Types of Oranges:
1. Navel
2. Hamlin
3. Valencia
600+ varieties of oranges.
Orange season is 9 months long… October - June!
oranges are juiced.
Sub-tropical areas have ideal climate for growing oranges.
Most oranges are harvested by hand.
