Answer the following questions. You may print this page and write you answers on it.
Try to give complete, detailed information.
You will present your information orally to the rest of the class.
FRUIT or VEGETABLE:______________________________
1.What is the availability of your fruit or vegetable? (months or seasons)
2.List any nutritional benefits: Vitamins? Minerals? Fiber? Protein?
Carbohydrate? Fat?
3. Do you know of any health benefits of your fruit or vegetable? Does it help
prevent cancer? Lower cholesterol? Help prevent heart disease? Etc.
4. What characteristics should you look for when choosing your fruit or vegetable:
how can you tell if it is ripe enough or too ripe?
5. How should you store your fruit or vegetable to keep it fresh for as long as possible?
6. How can or should you prepare it for eating: whole, peeled, raw, cooked, eat the seeds or not etc.?
7. Did you find any additional information you think the class might like to hear about your fruit or vegetable?