Broccoli

Harvest Corner:

• Each broccoli plant

will produce one head

of broccoli and

smaller side shoots of

broccoli.

• Broccoli grows best in

cooler spring and fall

weather.

Nutrition Bites:

• Broccoli has Vitamin A

to keep your eyes

healthy.

• Broccoli has Vitamin C

to help keep sickness

away.

Did you know?

• Broccoli has as much

calcium, ounce per

ounce, as milk.

• The average person in

the U.S. eats 4 ½

pounds of broccoli per

year.

Classroom Resources

Books featuring broccoli:

• Broccoli for Santa by Dawn Hubbell Grades: K

• Broccoli Feast by Emily Smitherman Grades: K-1st

• Mommy Made Broccoli for Breakfast by Dominic Lodato Grades: K-1st

• Who Wants My Broccoli by Andrea Strarosti Grades: L-1st

Fun Facts:

• If you cut an “X” in the bottom of each fresh stalk of broccoli it will cook more evenly.

• If a broccoli head was not picked when the flowers buds are still tight it will open as

bright yellow flowers.

• Broccoli leaves are edible too and can be cooked or eaten like you would collard

greens or kale.

Language Lesson:

Brócoli– Spanish Brocoli– French

Free family resources:

• Oregon Harvest for Schools Family Newsletter:

http://www.ode.state.or.us/wma/nutrition/snp/broccoli_news.pdf

Broccoli that has started to flower

Colorful broccoli