Vegetables Flashcards
What are Vegetables?
parts of plants that are consumed by humans or other animals as food
What do Vegetables provide?
They provide nutrients, fiber and other substances with few calories to promote good health.
Vegetables are low in?
Calories and fat free
Vitamins, minerals and fiber
vegetables provide
Phytochemicals
vegetables contain
Classifications of Vegetables
Bulbs, Flowers, Fruits, Fungi, Leaves, Roots, Seeds, Stems and Tubers
Usually grow just below the surface of the ground and produce a fleshy, leafy shoot above ground. Usually consist of layers or clustered segments
Bulbs
Garlic
Bulb
Leek
Bulb
The edible flower of certain vegetables
Flowers
Artichoke
Flowers
Choi sum
Flowers
Vegetable fruits are fleshy and contain seeds
Fruits
Cucumber
Fruits
Squash
Fruits