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Vegetables
Are Vital
Books in this series:
The Food Pyramid
Fruits Are Fun
Grains Are Good
Milk Is Magnificent
Proteins Are Powerful
Vegetables Are Vital
9 781577 658351
ISBN 1-57765-835-3
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Amanda Rondeau
Vegetables
Are Vital
Amanda Rondeau
Consulting Editor
Monica Marx, M.A./Reading Specialist
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Credits
Edited by: Pam Price
Curriculum Coordinator: Nancy Tuminelly
Cover and Interior Design and Production: Mighty Media
Photo Credits: Comstock, Corbis Images, Eyewire Images, ImageState, PhotoDisc
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rondeau, Amanda, 1974-
Vegetables are vital / Amanda Rondeau.
p. cm. -- (What should I eat?)
Summary: A simple introduction to the vegetables group of foods and why vegetables
are important for us to eat.
ISBN 1-57765-835-3
1. Vegetables--Juvenile literature. 2. Nutrition--Juvenile literature. [1. Vegetables. 2.
Nutrition.] I. Title.
TX557 .R563 2002
641.35--dc21
2002018361
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What is the
vegetable group?
3
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*For suggested serving sizes, see page 22.
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This is the food pyramid.
There are 6 food groups in
the pyramid.
The food pyramid helps us
know how to eat right.
Eating right helps us stay
healthy.
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The vegetable group is
part of the food pyramid.
We should eat 3 to 5
servings from the
vegetable group every
day.
7
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Vegetables are good for
our bodies.
There are many kinds of
foods in the vegetable
group.
9
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Vegetables give us many
vitamins that we need.
Vegetables make our
bodies strong.
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Did you know carrots
are a vegetable?
Carrots are orange and
give us a lot of Vitamin A.
Carrots are a great snack!
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Did you know potatoes
are a vegetable?
People in America eat
a lot of potatoes.
Some people like baked
potatoes and some like
mashed potatoes.
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Did you know peas are a
vegetable?
Peas are green and grow
in pods on a vine.
Sometimes we eat peas
and carrots together.
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Did you know corn is a
vegetable?
Corn can be yellow, blue,
or white.
We eat mostly yellow corn.
Some people like to eat
corn on the cob.
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Can you think of other
foods in the vegetable
group?
What is your favorite food
in the vegetable group?
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Index
baked, p. 15
blue, p. 19
bodies, pp. 9, 11
favorite, p. 21
food pyramid,
pp. 5, 7
healthy, p. 5
orange, p. 13
pods, p. 17
servings, p. 7
strong, p. 11
vine, p. 17
vitamins, p. 11
yellow, p. 19
Vegetable
1 cup of raw leafy
vegetables
1
2 cup of other
vegetables, cooked
or chopped raw
3
4 cup
of vegetable juice
What Counts As a Serving?
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Glossary
baked cooked in an oven
body all the parts that make
people or animals
favorite the thing you like best
orange a color made from red and
yellow. Also a citrus fruit
pod in some plants, the long
part that seeds grow
inside of
serving a single portion of food
strong powerful
vitamin a substance that we need
for good health, found
naturally in plants and
meats
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