Vegetables Flashcards
Vegetable are a good source of what?
vitamins, minerals, fiber
Define vegetables
Edible plants that give color, flavor and
texture to meals.
T or f
Veggies can’t be served raw
False
Can be served raw or cooked
T or F
Veggies can be prepared as entrees, salads, and main dish.
True
What are the parts of plant used as food
Roots, Tubers, Seed, Bulbs, Stems and Shoots, Leaves, Fruits, Flowers
Market forms of veggies
Fresh, Canned, Frozen, Dried and dehydrated
CARROTS, BEETS, PARSNIPS, RADDISH, TURNIPS
Roots
IRISH POTATOES, SWEET POTATOES, JERUSALEM ARTICHOKE, YAMS, CASSAVA, AND TARO
Tubers
Mung beans, broad beans, garbanzos, chick peas, and soya beans
Seeds
Onions, Garlic, Shallots, Leeks, Chives, Fennel, Ramson
Bulbs
Spring onions, Lettuce, Spinach, Kale, Collard greens, Cabbage, Alugbati, Arugula, Bok choy, Watercress
Leaves
Asparagus, Celery, Rhubarb, Broccoli stems,
Bamboo shoots, Bean sprouts, Pea shoots, sunflower sprouts
Stems and shoots
Tomatoes, Cucumbers, Squash, Eggplants, Bell peppers, Olives
Fruits
Kalabasa (Pumpkin) Flowers, Sampalok (Tamarind) Flowers, Camote tops, Sayote flowers
Flowers