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Cross out the word CARROT each time it appears in this box. Write down the remaining letters to discover some other root vegetables. A carrot is a root vegetable. That means it grows underground and is part of the root of its plant.
In the past, our leaves were used to decorate the hats of 25 . •
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We were one of the 22 vegetables grown by humans.
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Doctors say that we improve 24 because of our very high level of vitamin A (carotene).
to 21. Don’t our feathery green tops look similar?
Some food comes to us straight from the farm. These are known as fresh foods. Processed foods go to factories before the store. The food gets frozen, canned, cooked into meals, or even dried. Fresh or Processed
Use raisins, berries, or olive slices for eyes and peanut butter for glue.
Use carrots, fruits, vegetables, and imagination to make creepy treats!
Use bell pepper slices to make fangs and broccoli for hair.
Carefully slice one carrot into round, coin- like shapes.
Slice another carrot into sticks.
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The small carrots that most people call baby carrots are not young carrots. They are small segments of regular carrots that have been peeled and made to look like smaller, hence younger, carrots.
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Look at the chart showing the fresh and processed foods. Can you add two or more fresh foods and then show how they are sold after being processed? This can help make food last, but it isn’t always the healthiest way to eat. Eating fresh, whole foods helps us be our best at everything we do and keeps us healthy far into the future. Eating real food is also good for the earth. Foods that are unprocessed consume less energy as they go from farm to market than foods that take a side trip to be sliced, diced, and rearranged in factories.
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Look carefully! Only one of these carrots is di erent than the others. Can you nd it?
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