Fruits and Vegetables

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  1. 2. Vegetables are an important source of this B vitamin.
  2. 8. Beans, peas, and lentils can be considered part of the Vegetables group or part of this group (two words, no space).
  3. 11. This group of vegetables includes beans, peas, and lentils.
  4. 12. fruits with an outer skin covering a soft, fleshy fruit. The fruit surrounds a single, hard seed, which is called a stone or a pit.
  5. 13. large, juicy fruits with thick rinds and many seeds. They are in the gourd family.
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  1. 1. small, juicy fruits with thin skins
  2. 3. ____ fruits have a thick outer rind. A thin membrane separates the flesh into segments.
  3. 4. The USDA recommends eating at least half of your fruits whole, rather than drinking fruit juice, because fruit juice does not contain _____.
  4. 5. fruits with a central, seed-containing core surrounded by a thick layer of flesh.
  5. 6. Fruits are great sources of _____, dietary fiber, and Vitamin C.
  6. 7. This group of vegetables includes broccoli and kale (two words, no space)
  7. 9. This group of vegetables includes hominy and breadfruit.
  8. 10. _____ fruits include bananas, papayas, and pineapples.