Vivacious Veggies! Visit us at © 2014 Biometrics Health; All rights reserved.

Vivacious Veggies!

Visit us at www.fit4kidz.us© 2014 Biometrics Health; All rights reserved.

Today we will…

Discuss the importance of getting a variety of vegetables in your diet!


Goals1. Understand that every

color vegetable is important.

2. Learn how many vegetables you should get in a day.

3. Identify vegetables you love and some you may have never tried.


What are your favorite veggies?


Veggies of All Colors

• Purple• Green• Yellow• Orange• Red• White• Brown


Purple Veggies

• Eggplant • Purple carrots• Purple cabbage• Purple potatoes• Purple peppers


Green Veggies

• Asparagus• Broccoli• Celery• Cucumbers• Green beans• Green peppers• Spinach• Peas


Yellow/Orange Veggies

• CornCorn• Yellow beetsYellow beets• Yellow summer squashYellow summer squash• Yellow peppersYellow peppers• Yellow tomatoes• Carrots • Butternut squash• Sweet potatoes• Yam• Pumpkin


Red Veggies

• Beets• Radishes• Red onions• Red peppers• Tomatoes


White/Brown Veggies

• Cauliflower• Garlic• Mushrooms• Onions• Parsnips• Potatoes


Why so many colors? • Every color has different vitamins and nutrients

you need to stay healthy! – Green has vitamin C to help heal cuts – Orange has vitamin A to keep eyes and skin

healthy– All colors have fiber that help keep our tummies

and hearts healthy Try to eat the rainbow!


Let’s meet some Veggies!

Baby Carrots

• Baby carrots are the inner flesh of regular sized carrots. They are much sweeter.

• Carrots are loaded with Vitamin A, which keeps your eyes healthy.

Meditating Mushroom

• There are 70,000 types of mushrooms, but you can only eat 250 of them.

• When growing, mushrooms can double in size in 24 hours.


Let’s meet some Veggies!

Personal Assistant Cucumber

• There’s no veggie cooler than an ice cold cucumber on a hot day.

• Made up of 96% water.

Smarty Tomato

• In the United States, more tomatoes are consumed than any other fruit or vegetable!

• Tomatoes have nutrients that can lower your risk of cancer.


Let’s meet some Veggies!Broccoli Bunch

• Closely related to the cabbage and cauliflower family.

• Most powerful cancer fighting veggie.

• The word Broccoli comes from the Italian word ‘brocco’ meaning arm or branch.

Retro Potato

•Skin color varies from creamy-to-white, yellow, red to even purple.

• Most of the nutrients in a potato reside just below the skin layer.

• The starchy carbohydrates give you energy for physical activity.


How much do you need?

• 2½ cups per day

• A ½ cup is about the size of your fist

• 5 fists full of veggies will keep you healthy!


Putting the Pieces Together

• Write down a vegetable you have not tried.• Find the vegetable by searching online or at the

grocery store with your parents.• Draw a picture of your new veggie!• Try the new veggie in one of this week’s meals!


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