Teacher Talking Points - Healthy Living...for life! | Nutrition Services
Teacher Talking Points - Healthy Living...for life! | Nutrition Services Teacher Talking Points - Healthy Living...for life! | Nutrition Services
Day 2:ORANGE/YELLOWApricotsCantaloupeGrapefruitLemonMangoesNectarinesOrangesPapayasPeachesPineapplesTangerinesButternut squashCarrotsYellow peppersYellow potatoesPumpkinRutabagasSweet cornSweet potatoesYellow tomatoesOrange and yellow fruits andvegetables:• Help you to be able to see(help you maintain goodeyesight and vision health)• Keep you from getting sick(help maintain a healthyimmune system)• Keep your heart healthy(may reduce the risk of heartdisease and complications ofdiabetes)• Keep you healthy as you getolder (they lower your risk ofcertain cancers)Do you know…?• Baby carrots are cut from largecarrots.• Bananas are green when they arepicked, and they don’t turn yellowuntil they ripen.• Which state produces more carrotsthan any other state in the U.S.?(California)• What is the most popular fruit in theUnited States? (Banana)• What is the most popular fruit in theworld? (Mango)Day 3:GREENAvocadosGreen applesGreen grapesHoneydewKiwifruitLimesGreen pearsArtichokesAsparagusBroccoliBrussels sproutsGreen beansGreen cabbageCeleryChayote squashCucumbersLeafy greensLettuceGreen onionOkraPeasGreen pepperSpinachZucchiniGreen fruits and vegetables:• Keep your bones and teethstrong• Keep you healthy as you getolder (they lower your risk ofheart disease and certaincancers)• Keep your eyes healthy(vision health)Do you know…?• Asparagus was first grown inGreece about 2,500 years ago.• California is broccoli country. Ourstate grows more than 90% of thenations broccoli!• Which vegetable is never soldcanned, dried or frozen, only fresh?(Lettuce)• California is the only state thatproduces kiwifruit in the UnitedStates.• Green grapes need to be picked atjust the right moment of ripeness asthey don’t sweeten after picking.
Day 4:BLUE/PURPLEBlackberriesBlueberriesBlack currantsDried plumsPurple figsPurple grapesPlumsRaisinsEggplantPurple peppersPurple potatoesBlue and Purple fruits andvegetables:• Keep you healthy as you getolder (they lower your risk ofheart disease and certaincancers)• Help you remember things(memory function)• Help you to digest foodDo you know…?• Blueberries grow in clusters onbushes.• Eggplants are almost 95% water.• 70% of the world’s plums aregrown in California.• Purple cabbage juice is an indicator– when mixed with an acid likelemon juice, it will turn red, butwhen mixed with a base like bakingsoda, it turns blue.Day 5:WHITEDatesWhite nectarinesWhite peachesCauliflowerDaikonGarlicGingerJicamaMushroomsOnionsParsnipsWhite potatoesShallotsTurnipsWhite CornWhite fruits and vegetables:• Help keep your bloodpressure at a healthy level• Keep you healthy as you getolder (they lower your risk ofheart disease and certaincancers)Do you know…?• California produces morecauliflower than any other state inthe U.S.• The average American eats about124 pounds of potatoes per year.(Germans, on average, eat twice asmuch).• Daikon, an Asian radish, comesfrom two Japanese words: Dai(meaning large) and kon (meaningroot). Daikon can grow to be 20inches long!
Day 4:BLUE/PURPLEBlackberriesBlueberriesBlack currantsDried plumsPurple figsPurple grapesPlumsRaisinsEggplantPurple peppersPurple potatoesBlue and Purple fruits andvegetables:• Keep you healthy as you getolder (they lower your risk ofheart disease and certaincancers)• Help you remember things(memory function)• Help you to digest foodDo you know…?• Blueberries grow in clusters onbushes.• Eggplants are almost 95% water.• 70% of the world’s plums aregrown in Cali<strong>for</strong>nia.• Purple cabbage juice is an indicator– when mixed with an acid likelemon juice, it will turn red, butwhen mixed with a base like bakingsoda, it turns blue.Day 5:WHITEDatesWhite nectarinesWhite peachesCauliflowerDaikonGarlicGingerJicamaMushroomsOnionsParsnipsWhite potatoesShallotsTurnipsWhite CornWhite fruits and vegetables:• Help keep your bloodpressure at a healthy level• Keep you healthy as you getolder (they lower your risk ofheart disease and certaincancers)Do you know…?• Cali<strong>for</strong>nia produces morecauliflower than any other state inthe U.S.• The average American eats about124 pounds of potatoes per year.(Germans, on average, eat twice asmuch).• Daikon, an Asian radish, comesfrom two Japanese words: Dai(meaning large) and kon (meaningroot). Daikon can grow to be 20inches long!
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