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Peas Answer Key

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Nutrition Education Program

Grade 2

Answer Key

1. sweet2. pod3. bushes, vines4. soup5. green6. seeds7. small, round

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Facts from the Episode

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1. Peas are green in color.

2. Peas can be eaten fresh (raw) or steamed.

3. Peas can be used to make split pea soup.

4. Peas grow inside a green container called a pod.

5. Peas can grow on bushes or vines.

6. Peas taste sweet and crunchy.

Other notable facts:• Some of the earliest peas were discovered in Egyptian tombs around

3600-3800 BC.

• Peas are green because they are picked before they are fully mature, otherwise, they are more yellow in color when they are fully ripe.

• Eating pea leaves is considered a delicacy in China.

• A serving size of peas is ½ cup and contains a lot of Vitamin C, as much as 2 apples, which helps to heal wounds.

• When we eat peas, we are eating the seeds.

• One of Thomas Jefferson’s favorite vegetables was the English Pea. He loved it so much he planted more than 30 different types in his garden at Monticello.

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Healthy Snacks

recipes

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• Raw in the pod with hummus

• Raw in the pod with light ranch dressing

• thaw frozen peas to put on salads

• Throw it into pasta sauce and pasta salad

Cooked Peas and Pearl Onions

Sauté onions in a pan with your favorite cooking

oil for about 10 minutes until brown. Add peasand cook an additional minute. Add salt & pepper to taste. add a small pat of butter if desired.

EASY

For more Healthy Recipe ideas, go to: www.vitaminbee.tv/recipes

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quiz

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Directions: Fill in the blank with the

correct answer. Use your knowledge

about peas!

1. Peas taste _________________ and crunchy.

2. Peas grow inside a green container called a ______________________.

3. Peas can grow on ___________________ or _____________________.

4. Peas can be used to make ________________________.

5. Peas are ____________________ in color.

6. When you eat peas, you are eating the _________________________.

7. Peas are ___________________ and ___________________.

Word Bank

salty round sour bushes soup

purple trees vines pod stalks soup

sweet root pizza peel

white peel green seeds small

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Peas Roll Again Game

Directions: Vitamin Bee loves peas but can’t decide what vegetable

to have for a healthy snack because he loves them all. Help him decide by

rolling the dice. If you get VB, it will be your choice.

To make the dice: Cut the solid lines and fold

the dotted lines away from the vegetables. Then paste the tab on the

broccoli side under carrots panel. Next fold and paste the tabs under the

celery side. Next do the same with the Vitamin Bee side. Now have fun!

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