Good idea!

A garden......but how?

We haven t much money andthe children need to eat. Whydon’t we plant something andmake a garden?

Read this manual, itwill help you find asolution.

1- A healthier family.

2- Saving money and an increase in income.

3- Solving your own problems.

The whole familyparticipates in thegarden!

What kinds of food canwe produce in thegarden?

The motor of a truck needs energy to work.Fuel provides that energy.

A child needs energy to grow healthy andstrong. Food provides that energy.

The whole family needs energy from food tohave good health.

High ProteinFood for

development:meatfish

cheeseeggsmilk

flourbreadrice

potatoesoil

vegetablesfruits

HighFiber/Vitamin

Food:

CalorieFood:

...there are different food types. In a garden it is possibleto produce mainly high fiber and vitamin content foods.

Test 1

What types of food are:bread, potatoes, fish, milk, lettuce, carrot,sugar, oil, orange, tortillas, eggs and onions.

Write each one in the group where itbelongs:

High proteinfoods (for

development)____________________________________

CalorieFoods

____________________________________

HighFiber/vitamin

Foods____________________________________

You will find many testslike this one!Look for the correctanswers in the followingpages.

The answers forTest 1 are:

High proteinfoods (for

development)fishmilkmeateggs

CalorieFoodsbread

potatoessugar

oiltortillas

HighFiber/vitamin

Foodslettucecarrotorangeonion

High protein foods (fordevelopment): Develop musclestissue, bones and teeth.

Calorie foods: Provide thenecessary energy to performtasks.

High fiber/vitamin foods:Have vitamins, like vitamin "A"that is essential to good eye sight,and vitamin "C" which helpsmaintain healthy gums and bloodvessels. They also provideminerals like iron, which form partof red blood cells. In addition theycontain fiber which improvesdigestion.

Garden vegetables are:fresherhealthiermore nutritiousand cheaper

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Test 2Write the most suitable word on the dotted line. Chooseone from the words in brackets ( ).

1- Good health requires a/an ...........................diet.(varied-abundant)

2- A garden provides fresher…………...................(protein-vegetables)

3- ..........................foods provide vitamins, mineralsand fibers. (High fiber/vitamin - development)

Carbohydrates:

Example: potatoes,sweet potato, andyucca,

Proteins:

Example: beans,peas, sweet corn andmany leafyvegetables likecabbage andcauliflower.

Fats:

Example: soybean orsoy and many maturevegetable seeds(pumpkin).

Vitamins andminerals:

There are manyvegetables rich invitamin A and C.

Fibers:

Improve thedigestive system.

Answers for test 2

1- varied2 -vegetables3 -high fiber/vitamin

Vegetables from the garden are:fresherhealthiermore nutritiouscheaper

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Benefits of a garden:

1-It provides food for the family.

2-You can sell part of the produce toneighbors or in the nearby market.

3- Together with the produce of otherfamilies, a large amount and varietyof vegetables can be assembledfor selling.You need to get organized!

4-You can make sauces, jams andpreserves with the vegetables forfamily use or to sell. Somevegetables can be sun dried andstored.

Small children:

- remove stones- weed- catch worms and bugs- help in the harvest

Bigger children:

- weed and till the soil- sow- water- harvest

The father and the mother:

-teach the children to do thejobs and to work together tomake a nice garden.

1- Connection betweenfood and health.

2- Nutritional qualitiesof vegetables.

3- The importance of agarden.

In this chapterwe have seen:

Test 3

In the circle at the end of each sentence place a"T" if the sentence is true and a "F" if it is false,as shown in the example:Example: Food energy allows us to grow healthy and strong.

Exercises:1- To do any activity it is necessary to have energy.2- It is not necessary to consume food from all

the food groups.3- Many nutritious foods can be produced in a

garden.4- Garden produce cannot be preserved.5- Potatoes and bread contain carbohydrates.6- Planting a garden lets you save money.7- The father and the mother must teach the

family how to work in the garden.8- Small children can work in the garden.

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Answers for test 31- T2- F3- T4- F5- T6- T7- T8- T

If two or more answers werenot correct, you shouldreview the material inChapter 1

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