Plants we eat: Fruits and Vegetables

Vegetables can be grown that are ready to cook and eat. Vegetables can be roots like carrots, flowers like broccoli, fruit like cucumbers or even leaves like cabbages.

A fruit is the part of a flowering plant that contains the seeds. The fruit may be fleshy like berries, or hard and dry, like nuts. The fruit protects the seeds and also helps to spread them.

Leaves Stems Flowers

Leek

Asparagus

Cauliflower

Roots

Carrots

Buds

Sprouts

Seeds

Sweetcorn

Some interesting facts:

• Fruit and vegetables are nutritious in every form.
• Fruit and vegetables have a lot of vitamins and fibre.
• The skin usually has the most nutrition.
• It does make you more healthy.