Apricot

Apricots can be eaten fresh or dried - both are packed with vitamins! Fresh apricots have a soft and
slightly furry skin. They make a good lunchbox snack. Apricots are also high in beta-carotene - this
helps us keep our eyes and skin healthy.
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apricots and other vegetables and fruit grow. $ack to top %
Asparagus
Asparagus is a shoot vegetable & we eat the stalk and the tip. 't makes any dish look more
interesting with its unusual shape. Asparagus is a good source of a vitamin called folate( which is
important for healthy blood.$ack to top % Apricot
Apricots can be eaten fresh or dried - both are packed with vitamins! Fresh apricots have a soft and
slightly furry skin. They make a good lunchbox snack. Apricots are also high in beta-carotene - this
helps us keep our eyes and skin healthy.
Do you know where apricots grow !lay our online game "#here does it grow" to learn where
apricots and other vegetables and fruit grow. $ack to top %
Asparagus
Asparagus is a shoot vegetable & we eat the stalk and the tip. 't makes any dish look more
interesting with its unusual shape. Asparagus is a good source of a vitamin called folate( which is
important for healthy blood.$ack to top % Apricot
Apricots can be eaten fresh or dried - both are packed with vitamins! Fresh apricots have a soft and
slightly furry skin. They make a good lunchbox snack. Apricots are also high in beta-carotene - this
helps us keep our eyes and skin healthy.
Do you know where apricots grow !lay our online game "#here does it grow" to learn where
apricots and other vegetables and fruit grow. $ack to top %
Asparagus
Asparagus is a shoot vegetable & we eat the stalk and the tip. 't makes any dish look more
interesting with its unusual shape. Asparagus is a good source of a vitamin called folate( which is
important for healthy blood.$ack to top % Apricot
Apricots can be eaten fresh or dried - both are packed with vitamins! Fresh apricots have a soft and
slightly furry skin. They make a good lunchbox snack. Apricots are also high in beta-carotene - this
helps us keep our eyes and skin healthy.
Do you know where apricots grow !lay our online game "#here does it grow" to learn where
apricots and other vegetables and fruit grow. $ack to top %
Asparagus
Asparagus is a shoot vegetable & we eat the stalk and the tip. 't makes any dish look more
interesting with its unusual shape. Asparagus is a good source of a vitamin called folate( which is
important for healthy blood.$ack to top % Apricot
Apricots can be eaten fresh or dried - both are packed with vitamins! Fresh apricots have a soft and
slightly furry skin. They make a good lunchbox snack. Apricots are also high in beta-carotene - this
helps us keep our eyes and skin healthy.
Do you know where apricots grow !lay our online game "#here does it grow" to learn where
apricots and other vegetables and fruit grow. $ack to top %
Asparagus
Asparagus is a shoot vegetable & we eat the stalk and the tip. 't makes any dish look more
interesting with its unusual shape. Asparagus is a good source of a vitamin called folate( which is
important for healthy blood.$ack to top % Apple
)ranny *mith( +oyal )ala( )olden Delicious and !ink ,ady are -ust a few of the thousands of
different kinds of apple that are grown around the world! .ou can make dried apple rings at home -
ask an adult to help you take out the core( thinly slice the apple and bake the rings in the oven at a
low heat.
Did you know you can cook apples Try our delicious and healthy baked apples recipe. $ack to top
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Aubergine
/ost aubergines are teardrop-shaped and have a glossy purple skin. 0n the inside( they are
spongy and creamy white. Aubergines grow on bushes and are really fruits - although you
wouldn"t want to eat them raw. Australians and Americans call it eggplant because some types
look a bit like large eggs! - *ee more at1 http122www.greatgrubclub.com2a-3-fruit-
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$anana
$ananas make a nutritious snack! They are a great source of energy and contain lots of vitamins and
minerals( especially potassium( which is important to help cells( nerves and muscles in your body to
work properly and it helps to lower blood pressure. They have a thick skin to protect them( which is
green before bananas are ripe( and get more yellow in colour and sweeter in taste as they ripen. #e
peel away the skin and eat the soft fleshy part of the fruit underneath. $ananas grow in hanging
clusters( sometimes called hands( on the banana plant in tropical regions like *outheast Asia. .ou
can eat them raw( baked( dried or in a smoothie. #hy don"t you try mashing it up and have it with
yoghurt or porridge or even on brown toast
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$ertie to the finish line. $ack to top %
$eetroot
$eetroot is the root of the beet plant - which explains its name! !eople have grown it for food since
+oman times. +aw beetroot is best for you and great for grating - peel it first. Try it in a salad or
sandwich. *mall beetroots are usually the sweetest. Ahhhh!
Did you know you can grow beetroot at home Follow our guide to growing beetroot. 't9s fun and
easy. $ack to top %
$lack-eye bean
'n America( these beans are often called black-eyed peas or cow peas. They each have a little black
dot on the side - this is where they were once attached to their pod( so it"s a bit like a belly button!
.ou can mix them with all sorts of other beans to make a super salad.
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$road bean
Another name for this bean is the :Fava bean9. $road beans grow in a green( leathery pod. The
beans can be eaten fresh( when they are green( or dried( when they have turned brown. The way to
identify them is by their flat( broad shape. $eans are a good source of protein and fibre.
#hy not try growing a bean plant at home 't"s easy with our step-by-step instructions. $ack to top %
$roccoli
$roccoli is closely related to cabbage - and it"s another one of those "greens" we"re always
being told to eat up. The part of a broccoli plant we normally eat is the lovely flowerhead - the
flowers are usually green but sometimes purple. *teamed broccoli is tasty in a salad or stir-
fry.$ack to top %
$russels sprout
$russels sprouts are like mini cabbages! They grow out of the ground in knobbly rows on a
long tough stalk. They contain loads of vitamin ;. ;an you guess which country $+<**8,*
sprouts originally came from #ell( $russels is the capital city of $elgium!$ack to top %
$utternut *=uash
$utternut s=uash is large and pear-shaped with a golden-brown to yellow skin. #e don"t eat the skin
and seeds( only the flesh. The flesh is really hard when it is raw but it turns soft and sweet when it is
cooked. 't can be roasted( pureed( mashed or used in soups or casseroles. 't is a good source of beta-
carotene( which is turned into vitamin A in the body. $eta-carotene gives the flesh its bright orange
colour.
6eep warm in the winter! Try making /ixer9s butternut s=uash soup. $ack to top %
;arrot
;arrots grow underground and they can be used in all sorts of dishes - from casseroles to cakes.
+aw carrots are great to crunch on and they make a healthy -uice( too. They contain lots of beta-
carotene - this helps us keep our eyes and skin healthy.
<se carrots to make ;aptain ;arrot and other "Funny face pi33as". $ack to top %
;herry
;herries are stone fruits - -ust like their friends the apricots. A cherry tree can carry on
producing fruit for >?? years! ;herries grow from stalks in pairs. Ahhh! *weet ones like the
$ing cherry are nicest on their own or in a fruit salad. *our ones like /orello cherries are
tastier cooked.$ack to top %
;lementine
This citrus fruit is the smallest of the tangerines. The skin of ;lementines can be peeled away easily
and the segments don9t contain pips( which makes them a lot less messy to eat than some other
varieties. They smell so delicious and naturally sweet. They are often eaten at ;hristmas time.
;itrus fruits are a good source of vitamin ;.
Add segments of clementine to a fruit kebab for a fun way to eat fruit. $ack to top %
;ourgette
A courgette is a type of s=uash and if it isn"t picked early( it grows into a marrow! ;ourgettes grow
on bushes. They look =uite like cucumbers and have very soft seeds. They can be cooked with
onions( tomatoes( aubergines and peppers to make ratatouille. The American name for a courgette is
"3ucchini".
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playing bingo with your friends. $ack to top %
Date
Dates are the fruit of the date palm tree and lots of them are grown in 8gypt and ;alifornia A<*AB.
Dried dates make a super sweet snack. They can be chopped and sprinkled on cereal instead of
sugar or honey.
#e use dates in our mince pie recipe. #hy not try making mince pies this ;hristmas $ack to top %
8lderberry
These little( almost black berries grow on bushes all over the countryside in summer! They
aren"t good to eat raw but they are berry nice cooked with other fruits in pies or used to make
-am! #A+C'C)1 *ome berries are poisonous( so don"t pick them without checking with an
adult first. And never eat the leaves!$ack to top %
8ndive
8ndive is a member of the lettuce family. 't is shaped like a bulb and has leaves that overlap each
other - try peeling them off one by one to see how many there are. The leaves are a bit bitter on their
own but they are delicious in a salad mixed with sweet tomatoes and slices of orange.
8ndive leaves have a bright yellow tip. .ou could use some to add even more colour to our
"+ainbow salad" recipe. - *ee more at1 http122www.greatgrubclub.com2a-3-fruit-
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