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January FFVP Educational Slides
These slides are for displaying as students enjoy their FFVP snacks
during the month of December! Find discussion ideas and answers to
questions in the “Notes” below each slide. If a mix of veggies is served
for snack, you’ll find more than one slide for that day.
Red is our theme color of the month! You’ll notice a red fruit or
vegetable on Tuesday each week.
Please note that the FFVP menu may change!
More information available at:
www.nutritionservices.mpls.k12.mn.us/ffvp
Please contact Andrea Northup at [email protected]
with any questions or comments about the FFVP
A clementine is a type of citrus fruit that grows on trees.
Like tangerines, they can only be harvested in late fall and
winter, and only grow in warm climates. Clementines, as
well as Tangerines and Satsumas, are all varieties of a
mandarin orange.
• Clementines are seedless
mandarin oranges.
• In order to “plant” more
trees, a branch is grafted
onto a root stock to
make more Clementine
trees!
The Clementine was an
accidental hybrid of a mandarin
tree and was discovered in
Algeria in the early 1900’s.
Orange fruits contain
lots of healthy
vitamins and bioflavonoids. What
other orange fruits
can you name?
• Provide thiamin and
vitamin B6 which helps
the body break down
food for energy and
brainpower
• Excellent source of
vitamins A and C
Bell peppers are vegetables that grow on
small, bush-like plants. Fresh Minnesota
peppers can be found in the months of
July, August and September.
• Peppers can be put into
two groups – sweet or hot
peppers
• Red, orange, or yellow
peppers are green
peppers left on the plant
long enough to ripen and
change color!
Peppers originated in Mexico and
Central and South America.
Christopher Columbus loaded his
ships with many pepper when he
returned to Spain. Soon peppers
were popular throughout Europe.
Peppers have more
nutrients once they are
fully ripe. Which pepper
has more nutrients – a
green pepper or a red
pepper?
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With large amounts of
vitamins A, C and E,
peppers are wonderfully
healthy for your skin and
immune system
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Good source of fiber to
aid our digestive system
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Contain folate to help
build new cells
Pineapples are groups of flowers whose fruitlets
fuse around a central core. They grow on shortstemmed plants in tropical climates. In the United
States, most pineapples are grown in Hawaii.
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Pineapples originated in Brazil and
Uruguay. Native tribes ate them and
spread them throughout the
continent. Christopher Columbus
brought the first pineapples back to
Europe.
Pineapples got their
name because people
thought they looked like
pine cones
In the Caribbean,
pineapple crowns
outside a home mean
friendship and welcome
What makes a tropical
climate different from
our climate in
Minnesota? What other
plants grow well in
tropical climates?
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Contain bromelian, an
enzyme that may help to
reduce joint pain
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High in manganese to
build strong muscles and
strong bones
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Good source of fiber to
help with digestion
Carrots are vegetables that grow underground as a
taproot (the main root of a plant). We grow carrots
in Minnesota. They are harvested in the late
summer to early fall and can be stored throughout
the winter months.
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Around 5,000 years ago, people
in Middle Asia and Afghanistan
began to eat carrots. In Roman
times, carrots were mostly
purple and yellow!
Carrots are related to
fennel, dill, parsley, and
parsnips
Baby carrots are
actually big carrots that
are peeled, cut and
shaved down
Carrots are an orange
vegetable because they
contain a nutrient called
beta carotene. What
other orange vegetables
can you list?
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The first carrots were
grown as medicine
because they have so
many vitamins and
minerals
•
Best known for a high
beta carotene, content this helps keep our eyes,
skin, bones, and teeth
healthy (and makes
carrots orange)
Pears are fruits that grow on trees. Pear trees
bloom in spring and the fruit is harvested in the fall.
Pears can grow in Minnesota, but because of our
cold winters, farmers need to plant hardy varieties.
• Did you know that pears
don’t float? Why do you
think that is?
• Pears are on of the few
fruits that don’t ripen on
a tree – they ripen after
they are picked.
Pears started out as wild trees in
Asia and southern Europe, and
started to be cultivated 5,000
years ago in China. Now there
are thousands of pear varieties.
• Pears are mature, or
ready to eat, in the fall.
Can you think of other
fall fruits?
• What other fruits do
pears remind you of?
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High in fiber and water to
promote a feeling of
fullness and a healthy
digestive system
•
Good source of vitamin C
promotes the healing of
cuts, wounds, and
bruises
Sugar snap peas are a vegetable that is both pod and
seed. They are a cross between a garden pea and a snow
pea. Minnesotan-grown sugar snap peas are available
in June and July.
Edible pod peas, such as
sugar snaps, have fibers
that only go one direction,
making them easier for us
to chew
Researchers don’t know for sure
where peas were first grown, but
they do know that people were
eating peas almost 10,000 years
ago!
Open up a couple pea pods.
How many peas do you count
in your pods? What is the
average number of peas in
your pods? If you wanted to
eat 30 peas, how many pods
would you need?
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Excellent source of dietary
fiber to keep our intestines
running smoothly
•
Terrific protein source to give
our muscles strength and our
body energy
•
Provide lots of vitamin C to
boost our immune system
Strawberries are a fruit that grows on small plants.
They are the only fruit with their seeds on the outside of
their skin! You can find fresh Minnesota strawberries in
June and July.
• An average strawberry has
200 tiny seeds on it
• Native Americans used
strawberries by pounding
them into cornmeal bread,
this is the origin of
strawberry short cake.
Wild strawberries grew in Italy as far
back as 243 BCE. The strawberries
native to the Americas are bigger and
sweeter than their European relatives.
If a pint of strawberries
has 12 berries and you
buy 4 pints, how many
berries do you have?
• Great source of
potassium
• High in magnesium for
strong bones
• Good source of vitamin
C for healthy body
tissue
Broccoli are clusters of flowers buds (florets) which
grow on stems. Each plant produces one head of
broccoli. We harvest Minnesota broccoli from June
through October.
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Broccoli has existed for more than
2,000 years and was first cultivated
in Italy. In the 1900s Italian
immigrants introduced broccoli to
the United States when they planted
it in their gardens.
The name broccoli
comes from the Latin
word brachium, which
means branch or arm
Broccoli is in the same
family of plants as
cabbage and
cauliflower.
When we eat broccoli, we
are actually eating the
small, unopened flowers
of the plant. Can you think
of any other vegetables we
eat that are flowers?
• Broccoli is a powerhouse of
nutrients, sometimes called a
Super Food!
• Has as much calcium per
ounce as milk
• Good source of fiber,
vitamins C, E, and K
• Good source of folate and
iron to make your immune
system and blood cells strong
Carrots are vegetables that grow underground as a
taproot (the main root of a plant). We grow carrots
in Minnesota. They are harvested in the late
summer to early fall and can be stored throughout
the winter months.
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•
Around 5,000 years ago, people
in Middle Asia and Afghanistan
began to eat carrots. In Roman
times, carrots were mostly
purple and yellow!
Carrots are related to
fennel, dill, parsley, and
parsnips
Baby carrots are
actually big carrots that
are peeled, cut and
shaved down
Carrots are an orange
vegetable because they
contain a nutrient called
beta carotene. What
other orange vegetables
can you list?
•
The first carrots were
grown as medicine
because they have so
many vitamins and
minerals
•
Best known for a high
beta carotene, content this helps keep our eyes,
skin, bones, and teeth
healthy (and makes
carrots orange)
A head of cauliflower is actually the immature
flowers of the plant. In addition to white cauliflower,
it can be purple, green or gold! In Minnesota,
cauliflower is harvested from July to November.
Because leaves cover the
cauliflower buds and block
out the sunlight,
chlorophyll doesn’t form in
the buds and this keeps
the cauliflower white. In
the picture, the leaves
have been cut back.
Cauliflower was first grown in
Asia around the Mediterranean
Sea. The word cauliflower comes
from the Latin floris meaning
flower and caulis meaning stalk.
Find the Mediterranean
Sea on a map. What
continents touch the
Mediterranean Sea?
What Asian countries
border the
Mediterranean Sea?
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Full of vitamin C, fiber,
and folate to keep our
immune system and cells
strong
•
Contains a substance
called indole which
scientists think may help
prevent certain types of
cancer
A tangelo is a type of citrus fruit that grows on trees. Like
tangerines, they can only be harvested in late fall and
winter, and only grow in warm climates. Minneolas
tangelos were specially developed and released for
commercial production from Florida in 1931.
• Minneolas tend to be so
juicy that you need to lean
forward while eating.
• Tangelos have a distinct
shape – almost like a pear,
but they have a skin of an
orange!
The Tangelo is most likely a cross
between a Mandarin orange and the
pummelo. It likely originated in
southeastern Asia over 3,500 years ago.
Orange fruits contain
lots of healthy
vitamins and bioflavonoids. What
other orange fruits
can you name?
• Provide thiamin and
vitamin B6 which helps
the body break down
food for energy and
brainpower
• Excellent source of
vitamins A and C
Tomatoes are actually fruits that grow on plants
(because they contain seeds) but we call them
vegetables. Minnesota farmers grow many tomatoes,
which are harvested from July through September.
Grape tomatoes are a small variety of tomato.
Tomatoes are native to Peru, Ecuador and
Bolivia. As far back as 2,000 years ago
Aztecs and Mayas were growing
tomatoes. Spanish explorers returned
home with tomato seeds and introduced
them to Europe.
•
The name tomato has
its roots in the Aztec
word tomatl
•
The heaviest tomato
ever grown was
almost 8 pounds!
Tomatoes are an
important ingredient in
many of our favorite
foods. Can you name
some of the foods that
use tomatoes as
ingredients?
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Tomatoes contain the
antioxidants lutein,
lycopene, and beta
carotene, which may help
to protect us against
heart disease and cancer
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Good source of vitamin A
and vitamin C to keep us
healthy
Grapes are fruits that grow in bunches on vines. Grapes
come in many colors – white, green, golden, red, purple,
and black. Concord grapes are one of three fruits native to
North America. Grapes grow in Minnesota and are ripe in
late summer and fall.
Grapes are one of the oldest
cultivated fruits. People were
growing grapes over 8,000
years ago!
•
Grapes are about
80% water!
•
There are grapes
growing on every
continent except
Antarctica
What do you called a
dried grape? What
other foods can we
make using grapes?
• Packed with Vitamin C
and other nutrients to
keep you healthy
• Good source of fiber to
help with digestion
• Good source of
potassium, which can
help prevent muscle
cramps during exercise
and fight infection
Broccoli are clusters of flowers buds (florets) which
grow on stems. Each plant produces one head of
broccoli. We harvest Minnesota broccoli from June
through October.
•
•
Broccoli has existed for more than
2,000 years and was first cultivated
in Italy. In the 1900s Italian
immigrants introduced broccoli to
the United States when they planted
it in their gardens.
The name broccoli
comes from the Latin
word brachium, which
means branch or arm
Broccoli is in the same
family of plants as
cabbage and
cauliflower.
When we eat broccoli, we
are actually eating the
small, unopened flowers
of the plant. Can you think
of any other vegetables we
eat that are flowers?
• Broccoli is a powerhouse of
nutrients, sometimes called a
Super Food!
• Has as much calcium per
ounce as milk
• Good source of fiber,
vitamins C, E, and K
• Good source of folate and
iron to make your immune
system and blood cells strong
A clementine is a type of citrus fruit that grows on trees.
Like tangerines, they can only be harvested in late fall and
winter, and only grow in warm climates. Clementines, as
well as Tangerines and Satsumas, are all varieties of a
mandarin orange.
• Clementines are seedless
mandarin oranges.
• In order to “plant” more
trees, a branch is grafted
onto a root stock to
make more Clementine
trees!
The Clementine was an
accidental hybrid of a mandarin
tree and was discovered in
Algeria in the early 1900’s.
Orange fruits contain
lots of healthy
vitamins and bioflavonoids. What
other orange fruits
can you name?
• Provide thiamin and
vitamin B6 which helps
the body break down
food for energy and
brainpower
• Excellent source of
vitamins A and C
Jicama (pronounced HEE-ka-mah) that we
eat is the root of a long plant that grows
along the ground (a vine).
Jicama has many
different names – yacón,
yacuma, arboloco,
Mexican potato, Mexican
yam bean, and leaf cup.
Jicama belongs to the potato
family. It has been growing
in Mexico and Central
America for centuries.
Can you match the American
vegetable name with the British
vegetable name?
aubergine
rocket
capsicum
swede
beetroot
courgette
rutabaga
bell pepper
zucchini
eggplant
beet
arugula
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Has lots of good fiber to
help us digest our food
•
Good source of vitamin C
to boost the immune
system
•
Good source of
potassium to help nerves
and muscles
communicate
Watermelons are a fruit that grows on vines
running along the ground. Minnesota
watermelons are ripe from July to September.
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Watermelon is thought to have
originated in Africa over 4,000 years
ago. African slaves brought watermelon
seeds with them to the Americas and
planted them in the fields to eat during
the hot summer months.
Watermelons are 92%
water and 8% sugar
Watermelons can have
seeds or be seedless
Watermelons can have
red, orange, or yellow
flesh inside.
Watermelons take about
80 days to grow and ripen.
If you wanted to have a
ripe watermelon on August
31st, when would you need
to plant the seeds?
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Good source of vitamin C to
boost your immune system
Dark red watermelons have
beta carotene that your
body turns into vitamin A
and lycopene which may
help fight some cancers
The blood orange is a type of orange. Oranges
are citrus fruits that grow on thorny trees.
Oranges do not grow in Minnesota.
A pigment, anthocyanin,
gives blood oranges their red
color. The fruit needs to be
chilled in order to develop
the red color.
Oranges originated in Asia. Blood
oranges were first grown in Sicily.
Columbus brought orange seeds and
seedlings to the Americas on his
second voyage in 1493.
What other red fruits
can you name? Which
ones are your
favorites? How do you
like to eat them?
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One orange contains over
100% of the recommended
daily dose of vitamin C
Vitamin C helps to boost your
immune system and to heal
cuts.
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Anthocyanin is a type of
antioxidant and may help to
prevent some diseases
Carrots are vegetables that grow underground as a
taproot (the main root of a plant). We grow carrots
in Minnesota. They are harvested in the late
summer to early fall and can be stored throughout
the winter months.
•
•
Around 5,000 years ago, people
in Middle Asia and Afghanistan
began to eat carrots. In Roman
times, carrots were mostly
purple and yellow!
Carrots are related to
fennel, dill, parsley, and
parsnips
Baby carrots are
actually big carrots that
are peeled, cut and
shaved down
Carrots are an orange
vegetable because they
contain a nutrient called
beta carotene. What
other orange vegetables
can you list?
•
The first carrots were
grown as medicine
because they have so
many vitamins and
minerals
•
Best known for a high
beta carotene, content this helps keep our eyes,
skin, bones, and teeth
healthy (and makes
carrots orange)
Bananas are a fruit that grows in bunches
called hands. Each banana is called a finger.
Although the banana plant looks like a tree,
it is actually a giant herb!
• Bananas have been
growing on earth for
over 1 million years
• Types of bananas
include dwarf bananas,
red bananas, and
plantains
Bananas are from the Malaysian area
of Southeast Asia. The banana was
officially introduced to the US public
at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial
exhibition where it was wrapped in
foil and sold for 10 cents!
Bananas are a tropical fruit
and need warm, humid
conditions to grow. Brainstorm
countries with a tropical
climate and then listen to your
teacher describe how a
banana travels to get to our
classroom.
• High in fiber to help
your stomach feel full
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Full of potassium and
vitamin C. Potassium
helps our bodies
balance fluids when
we eat salty foods and
vitamin C helps our
immune system