Vegetables

In the United States, more _______ are consumed than any other single fruit or vegetable!

• peppers

• carrots

• potatoes

• tomatoes

_______ produces almost all of the broccoli sold in the United States.

• Washington

• Georgia

• California

• Oregon

It is recommended that you eat ____ servings of fruit or vegetables a day. A serving equals one-half cup.

• one

• three

• five

• seven

Oklahoma declared _______ a vegetable and made it their official state vegetable.

• watermelon

• grapes

• bananas

• strawberries

Vegetables in _____ grow gigantic because they receive 20 hours of sunlight a day.

• Alaska

• Florida

• Hawaii

• New Jersey

In the world of botany, there’s no such thing as vegetables. It’s a culinary term, so there are no plants that are actually classified as vegetables.

• False

• True

FROZEN vegetables can often be more nutritious than fresh because they’re picked and frozen at peak ripeness when their nutrient level is highest.

• True

• False

Despite their name, baby carrots are made from imperfect carrots that have been sliced, peeled, and rounded into smaller pieces.

• True

• False

The original color of carrots was _____.

• purple

• green

• yellow

• orange

Sweet potatoes and yams are the same thing.

• True

• False