Fruit or Vegetable of the Day!!! August 2011

- You can plant the top of this fruit and it will grow another fruit in 2-3 years - Hawaii and Costa Rica are large growers of these fruits

Pineapple

- This hybrid fruit is a cross between a plum and an apricot - Sometimes called “dinosaur eggs” - Grown in Washington State and California

Pluot (ploo-ot)

- Popeye ate this vegetable to get strong - This leafy green vegetable can be eaten raw or cooked - Grown in California, Arizona, New Jersey, Texas, Colorado, Maryland, and Arkansas

Spinach

- This fruit is a fuzz-free relative of the peach - The fruit around the pit (seed) is said to be the sweetest

Nectarine

-Officially this is a fruit (it has seeds) -This fruit can come in green, yellow, tan and even blue - The 1 st U.S. President, George Washington, loved to grow it

Summer Squash

- They were first grown as a medicine -They are not always orange -There are purple, white and yellow too -There are special varieties that are small, sweet and bright orange in color. They are NOT machine cut or immature vegetables

Baby Carrots

-They are a summer fruit that is grown on trees. Groups of these trees are called orchards -They are a stonefruit (a pitted fruit) -They are relatives of peaches, apricots and plums -It takes 250 to make one pie

Cherries

- South Florida is a major growing area and supplier -They are subtropical and don’t like cold weather -It was a favorite food of the ancient Aztecs and Incas

Guava

-They are a stonefruit (a pitted fruit) and are related to nectarines, peaches, apricots and cherries -They are good eaten right off of the tree, dried or cooked in recipes

Italian Plum

-They have a teardrop shape and sweet taste -They are one of America’s favorite foods. They are delicious in salads, pizza sauce, salsa and with pasta -Collier County is a major location for growers in the country

Grape Tomatoes