Greetings -- Vegetables! -- All vegetables are plants -- Around the world -- Grow your own -- Big, big, big! -- Vegetables help your body -- Vegetables you need each day -- Any time -- World food guides -- Words to know/to learn more.
Summary:
In this interesting new book Slim explores the essential nutritional value of the vegetable group. Students will learn about the incredible variety of vegetables and vegetable products, the history of vegetables in the human diet, what is special about dark green and leafy vegetables, what changes occur when vegetables are cooked, vegetables grown around the world, and how many vegetables a person needs each day.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.