Name That Veggie: Test Your Vegetable IQ

Name thatVeggie!
Test Your Vegetable
IQ

Know how. Knownow.
Alice Henneman, MS, RD
ahenneman1@unl.edu ●http://food.unl.edu
University of Nebraska-LincolnExtension in Lancaster County
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This publication has been peer-reviewed ● May 2011Created with PowerPoint 2007

How well do youknow your veggies?

Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010(DGA2010) recommend eating at least 2-1/2 cups of vegetables daily
(based on a 2,000 calorie diet)

Starchy
Red & orange
Beans & peas
(legumes)
Dark-green
Other
Pick a variety of vegetables from each DGA2010 vegetable subgroup

Dark-green
1-1/2 cups
a week

Red & orange
5-1/2 cupsa week

Beans & peas
(legumes)
1-1/2 cupsa week

Starchy
1-1/2 cupsa week

Other
4 cups a week

See if you can guess the following vegetables ...

There is one from each vegetable subgroup
Starchy
Red & orange
Beans & peas
(legumes)
Dark-green
Other

Veggie 1
Excellent source of protein, high in dietary fiber, potassium, and folate
Often eaten cold in salads or hot in soups
The type sold in the United States is usually cream-colored and relatively round
Main ingredient in hummus
NAME THAT VEGGIE!

Garbanzo Beans (also calledChickpeas)
Bean & Pea (Legumes) Subgroup
Photo courtesy of U.S. Dry Bean Council, www.americanbean.org

Veggie 2
The French called them “love apples”
High in lycopene, an antioxidant that may help lower the risk of certain cancers and other conditions such as cardiovascular disease and osteoporosis
Taste best when stored at room temperature
Botanically, they are a fruit
NAME THAT VEGGIE!

Tomato
Red & Orange Vegetables Subgroup

Veggie 3
High in vitamin A
A dark green lettuce
Had its start as a Mediterranean weed
Has a long, loaf-shaped head of sturdy leaves
NAME THAT VEGGIE!

Romaine lettuce
Dark Green Vegetables Subgroup

Veggie 4
Contains phytochemicals that may help reduce the risk of certain cancers
Its four-petaled flowers bear a resemblance to a Greek cross, resulting in it frequently referred to as a crucifer or cruciferous vegetable
Mark Twain called this vegetable “… a cabbage with a college education”
Creamy white in color
NAME THAT VEGGIE!

Cauliflower
Other Vegetables Subgroup

Veggie 5
The leading vegetable crop in the U.S.
A medium (5.3 oz.) skin-on serving has just 110 calories
High in potassium, a nutrient the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2010 recommend Americans increase in their diet
A model of this vegetable serves as the basis for a toy named after it
NAME THAT VEGGIE!

Potato
Starchy Vegetables Subgroup

Eat your veggies …

Starchy
Red & orange
Beans & peas
(legumes)
Dark-green
Other

“Thank you” to the followingpeople (in alphabetical order)forreviewing these slides!
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Cindy Brison
Lisa Franzen-Castle
MardelMeinke
David Palm
Amy Peterson
Karen Wobig

References
U.S. Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2010. 7th Edition, Washington, DC: U.S. Government Printing Office, December 2010. (http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/DGAs2010-PolicyDocument.htm) Retrieved April 22, 2011
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Fruits & Veggies Matter website. (http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/index.html) Retrieved April 22, 2011
Produce for Better Health Foundation. Fruits & Veggies More Matters website. (http://www.fruitsandveggiesmorematters.org/) Retrieved April 22, 2011

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