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Can you think of anew name for one

of your favorite vegetables?

For instance,mashed potatoes

could be cloud puffs.

Name a kitchentask you enjoy.

Name a recipethat’s fun to make.What do you put init? Why do you like

to make it?

Who grew and harvested the foods

you eat? How didthe foods get to the

market? Whohelped sell them?

Bumble Bee

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Can you think of afruit or vegetable

that starts with thesame letter as your

first name? Haveyou tried it? If so,

did you like it?

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Cranberries grow inbogs - a low area wherewater becomes trappedand, over time, piles of dead plants turn into

a spongy layer.

Turnips can be eatenraw or cooked and can be a sub for

potatoes in recipes.

Beet juice is often usedas a natural dye infoods or on fabrics!

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After everyone has had a turn,you can vote for the funniestanswer, or the most creative!

Think up your own questions,and write them on the blankcards.

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Bees eat bee bread: nectar and pollen

mixed and then brokendown by bacteria.

Name two foods youlike to eat together.

Pollination happens whenbees fly from flower to

flower to collect nectar andpollen. Bees are the only insect that collects pollen

for their young.

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Name all the blueor purple fruitsand vegetables youcan think of! Can anyone addany more?

Each fruit and vegetable color hasunique disease fighting chemicals

called phytochemicals.What is the color ofyour favorite fruit and vegetable?

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writing a comic book or making a movie starring a Food Superhero whose

mission is to help kidseat healthy foods. What superpowers wouldyour hero have? Why?

If you could invite someone todinner, who wouldit be and whatfoods would youserve? Why?



If someone wereto give you a

garden plot the sizeof a bathtub, whatfruits, vegetables,herbs, and/or

flowers would yougrow there? Why?

Honey Bee

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Answer: About 200. Answer: Almonds.Answer: Seven – red, orange,yellow, green, purple, brown

and white!Watermelons are 92%

water, which makesthem a food that can

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How many different colors can

bell peppers be?

What nut are peaches related to?

How many seeds are on an average

strawberry?

Raspberries can be red, black,

or golden!

There are over 4,000 different species of bees inthe U.S. and many of them pollinate the food we lovelike big fuzzy bumble bees,

metallic sweat bees and hivedwelling honey bees.




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Imagine you’re incharge of a

school cafeteria for one day. Name 3healthy foods youwould offer. Why?

Which is your favorite meal of the day—

breakfast, lunch ordinner? Why?

If you were incharge of a schoolcafeteria, what 3things would youchange. Why?

Sunflower Bee

What’s an activityyou did during

school recess or inPE class that youreally liked?

Why?

If you could planan outdoor activityfor your family,what would youchoose, where, and why?



Answer: Grapes!

Yogurt was likelymade by accident

thousands of years agowhen milk was stored

in warm climates!

Dry beans are largeseeds and, like other

edible seeds, arepacked with protein!

Hens with white feathers usually lay

white eggs, and henswith red feathers lay brown eggs!

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What fruit is dried to make raisins? Corn, beans and squash

grow well when plantedtogether and are knownas the “Three Sisters.”

A cow has four chambers in its

stomach, which helpsit digest what it eats.






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Think of a fruit youlike – but don’t say itout loud! Describe ituntil someone guessesits name - think aboutthe taste, smell, feel,look and sound that

it has when you bite into it.

Name a vegetableyou like. How doyou like to eat it

(raw with a dip, ina salad, steamed,

roasted in theoven, etc.)?

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Name 5green fruits

or vegetables.

Name 5 yellow ororange fruits or vegetables.

Name as many red fruits and

vegetables as youcan think of!


Bumble Bee

Answer: Some can jump over 6 feet!

The leaves of a cauliflower are edible!Cook them as a sub for

any leafy greens such as kale.

Potatoes are oftengrown from “seed potatoes,” which aresmall potatoes orpieces of potatoes.

Wheat is in the grassfamily. People eat theseeds which are called kernels.

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Dark green leafy lettuce contains more

nutrients than lighter-colored types.

How much water does a dairy cow (a cow thatproduces milk) have to

drink every day?

Answer: A bathtub’s worth!

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How high can asalmon jump?







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What made youlaugh today?

Why?


What was the verybest part of yourday? What was

hard for you today?Why?

How did you show someonekindness today?

If you could eat 1 fruit and

1 vegetable at yournext meal,

which fruit and vegetable would

you choose? Why?

Who did you sitnext to at lunch?What did you talk

about?

Mason Bee

Answer: A fruit botanicallyand a vegetable nutritionally.

Answer: 10 inches!Answer: It is in Oregon,mostly underground, and isthought to measure about 3 ½

miles across.Leeks have been grownsince the time of AncientEgypt and were likelyeaten by the people whobuilt the pyramids!

You can roast the seeds ofall types of winter squash—

not just pumpkins! They make a great snack!

When you eat broccoli, you’re actually eating

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Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?

How long can an asparagus spear grow in 24 hours?

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How large is the largest mushroomin the world?

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Name all the whiteand brown fruits

and vegetables youcan think of.

What is your favorite cooking

tool to use? Why?

What is your favorite food to eat

for dinner? Why?

What is the firstword or phrase youthink of when youhear “Food Hero”?

Who is your Food Hero?

What vegetable and fruit do you eat at home most

often? Why do youlike them?

Metalic Sweat Bee


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Answer: the Latin word forcaputand the French word

caboche,which both mean‘head’.Some Native Americantribes called blueberries“star berries” becausetheir blossoms make a

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Where does the word‘cabbage’ come from?

How should you store a whole onion?

Quick-cooking or oldfashioned oats are greatwhole grain foods toenjoy at any meal.

Are brussels sproutsbaby cabbages?

Answer: In a cool, dark, dryplace in an open bowl or bag.

Answer: No, but they are inthe same family along withkale, broccoli and cauliflower.

You can eat both theroot and the leaveson radishes.




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