Vegetables

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Across
  1. 2. This vegetable looks like a green cucumber but is softer inside. You can cook it in many dishes or eat it raw.
  2. 5. It has a shiny skin that can be red, yellow, or green. Inside are seeds, and it tastes sweet or a little bitter.
  3. 6. It is long and green with a smooth, shiny skin. People often slice it to eat in salads or sandwiches.
  4. 7. This root is orange inside and tastes sweet when cooked. It has rough, brownish skin and grows underground.
  5. 8. Long, crunchy stalks are light green and full of water. It’s often eaten with dip or added to soups.
  6. 9. Leaves are soft, light green, and layered like a bunch of ruffles. You usually eat it fresh in sandwiches or salads.
  7. 12. Long, thin, and bright green pods hold tiny seeds inside. They snap easily when you bend them and are tasty steamed.
Down
  1. 1. These leaves are dark green and a bit wrinkled. It’s a super healthy veggie that grows close to the ground.
  2. 3. This vegetable is long and orange with a pointy tip. It grows underground and crunches when you bite it.
  3. 4. These are small green balls inside a long green pod. You can pop them out and eat them one by one.
  4. 5. It looks like tiny green trees all clustered together. Kids often find it funny but it is very healthy.
  5. 10. Tall plants have many yellow kernels on a big cob. You can peel back the green leaves to see the yellow inside.
  6. 11. It is round or oval and covered in brown or red skin. You need to cook it before eating, like baking or frying.