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Select the answers
Select the three correct answers.
Which vegetables belong to the orange/yellow colour group?
True or False?
It is important to eat a
balanced, healthy diet including
a variety of different coloured
vegetables.
Complete the sentence
Beetroots and carrots are both examples of vegetables.
True or False?
The colours of vegetables are
random. They are not related to
how they can keep us healthy.
We need to eat plant foods in order to survive.
Vegetables are a very important plant food for humans.
Why do we need to eat vegetables?
What vegetables do you eat?
Discuss some of the differences between these vegetables.
Complete the statement by dragging words into the sentence.
Our bodies need to eat lots of
different and
of vegetables.
Why might it be useful to classify vegetables
into different groups?
Vegetable colour groups
List the coloured vegetables you can think of.
Why are the colours of vegetables so important?
The colours of vegetables are related to how they keep us healthy. For example, the red colour in tomatoes is due to a plant chemical called lycopene (ly-co-pene). It helps keep our hearts healthy.
To get a wide range of these plant chemicals, we need to eat from each colour group.
The colours of vegetables
Click on the vegetable to learn about one of its plant chemicals.
Lycopene — ly-co-pene — for cancer prevention
beta-carotene — beta-caro-tene — for healthy eyesight
Lutein — lu-tein — for healthy eyesight
Anthocyanin — an-tho-cy-a-nin — for a healthy heart and brain
allicin — al-li-cin — protection against bacteria and viruses
Why is eating different types
of vegetables important?
Vegetables contain lots of different substances that are needed by our bodies.
Some vegetables contain carbohydrate which gives us energy. Some vegetables contain protein that helps to build strong muscles. Vegetables also contain lots of different vitamins and minerals that our bodies need to function.
Eating lots of different types of vegetables helps to keep us healthy.
Types of vegetables
Drag the vegetables into the correct columns.
Root vegetables (we eat the root):
Fruit-type vegetables (has seeds inside):
Types of vegetables
Drag the vegetables into the correct columns.
Bulb vegetables (has layers):
Tuber vegetables (a lump that grows underground on the root or stem):
Types of vegetables
Drag the vegetables into the correct columns.
Flower vegetables (we eat the
flower heads):
Leafy vegetables (we eat the leaves):
Types of vegetables
Drag the vegetables into the correct columns.
Seed or pod vegetables
(we eat the seeds or pods):
Stems (we eat the stems):
Fungi:
Give Sam a wide variety of vegetables
Click and drag the vegetables to ensure he gets one of each colour.
Give Sam a wide variety of vegetables
Click and drag the vegetables to ensure he gets one of each type.
Leafy
Root
Flower
Seed or Pod
Fruit-type
Class statement
Why do we need to eat lots of different types and colours
of vegetables?
True or False?
It is important to eat a
balanced, healthy diet including
a variety of different coloured
vegetables.
True or False?
The colours of vegetables are
random. They are not related to
how they can keep us healthy.
Complete the sentence
Beetroots and carrots are both examples of vegetables.
Select the answers
Select the three correct answers.
Which vegetables belong to the orange/yellow colour group?
You have completed the lesson.