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2. Vegetables are used in cooking to add: colour texture flavour
Fruit and vegetables
Vegetables
Vegetables are used in cooking to add:
colour
texture
flavour
versatility.
They’re also high in nutrients, containing:
vitamins A, B, C, D
minerals (iron and calcium)
fibre.

3. Fruit and vegetables
Types of fruit
Dried: figs, dates, currants, sultanas, raisins, apples, prunes
Canned (tinned): pineapples, pears, peaches, mixed fruits
Frozen: strawberries, blackberries, raspberries, cranberries
Jam/preserves: strawberries, apricots, plums, marmalade, mango for mango chutney
Glace: (preserved in heavy sugar) cherries
Crystallised: (whole fruits preserved in sugar) mandarins, cherries, citrus fruits (for marmalade)
Candied: (preserved in sugar) orange, mixed peel

4. Roots: carrots, parsnips, turnips, beetroot
Fruit and vegetables
Types of vegetables
Roots: carrots, parsnips, turnips, beetroot
Tubers: potatoes, artichokes
Bulbs: onions, shallots, garlic
Stems: asparagus, celery
Leaves: cabbage, lettuce, spinach, Brussel sprouts
Flowers: cauliflower, broccoli
Seeds: peas, beans, sweetcorn
Fungi: mushrooms
Sea weed: kelp
Sea vegetable: samphire

5. Fruit and vVegetables
Did you know?
Peppers, tomatoes, courgettes, marrows and cucumbers are actually fruits?

6. Vitamin A: keeps your eyes healthy, keeps mucus membranes moist.
Fruit and vegetables
Vitamins
Vitamin A: keeps your eyes healthy, keeps mucus membranes moist.
Vitamin B: a group of vitamins, helps release energy from carbohydrate foods.
Vitamin C: helps the body absorb iron.
Vitamin D: works with calcium to strengthen bones and teeth.

7. Most foods contain minerals, however, the ones you might lack are:
Fruit and vegetables
Minerals
Most foods contain minerals, however, the ones you might lack are:
Calcium: needed for strong bones and teeth. Works with vitamin D and phosphorous. Lack of calcium can cause brittle bone disease (osteoporosis). It is also found in dairy products such as milk, cheese and yogurt.
Iron: makes red blood cells. Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. Lack of iron causes anaemia.

8. Fruit and vegetables
Fibre
Fibre is found in fruit and vegetables, wheat and cereal products. Fibre is not absorbed by the body. It passes through the body and collects waste rubbish. It absorbs water as it passes to make it soft. Lack of fibre causes constipation.