ROOT Health and earning uccess o Hand-In-Hand strategy. Create a safe environment for students to taste new fruits and xploring California Root Vegetables: aste esting What You Will Need (per group): ½ cup each of raw, peeled, and sliced jicama and turnips Printed Nutrition Facts labels for jicama, turnips, potatoes, and rutabagas** Record sensory impressions by creating a Venn diagram on the board. Asn nutrition staff. Include sensory descriptions or reasons why they liked or disliked Examine Nutrition Facts labels for all items. Discuss how they differ nutritionally. Refer to (page 2) and explain how tubers differ from roots. **Download from the Educators’ Corner of www.harvestofthemonth.com Cooking in Class: Jicama Cucumber alad 1 pound jicama, peeled and cut into 2 medium cucumbers, quartered, 1 fresh lime 3 teaspoons chili powder Small plates and forks mix well. Serve immediately. www.harvestofthemonth.com. Reasons to at Root Vegetables A ½ cup of sliced jicama is a good �ber. Complex carbohydrates* (commonly Corn Dry beans Peas USDA Nutrient Database Wellness Foods A to Z Nutrition Facts Serving Size: ½ cup raw jicama, sliced (60g) Calories from Fat 0 % Daily Value Total Fat 0g 0% Trans Fat 0g 0% 0% Total Carbohydrate 5g Protein 0g Vitamin A 0% Calcium 1% Vitamin C 20% UTA What re Complex Carbohydrates? complex carbohydrates. They also provide vitamins, �ber. The primary function of carbohydrates is to provide energy for the body, especially the brain and nervous Complex carbohydrates are made of polysaccharides The body uses enzymes to break down complex then uses for energy. In plants, starch is produced by photosynthesis. Tubers Whitney, and Rolfes, Sixth Edition, 2002, pp. 97, 114-117. www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov Tubers Tap Roots Tuberous Arrowroot, galangal, ginger, ginseng, otanical Facts base of the plant stem. They anchor the plant, absorb divided into six subgroups: Tap Roots, Tuberous Roots, Corms, Rhizomes, Tubers, and Tubers differ from other roots in that they are swollen can take nutrients from the ground, but cannot store energy stolon developing Tuber Plant How Much Do I Need? most can be eaten raw or cooked. The amount of fruits and Teens and Adults, Recommended Daily Amounts of *If you are active, eat the higher number of cups per day. Visit www.mypyramid.gov How Do Root Vegetables row? have enough room to develop properly. Tubers do not (in the Educators’ Corner) on www.harvestofthemonth.com www.ncsu.edu/sustainable/pro�les/pppotato.html www.urbanext.illinois.edu/veggies/potato1.html Buried Treasure: Roots & Tubers by Meredith Sayles Hughes, 1998. To download reproducible botanical Educators’ Corner at www.harvestofthemonth.co chool arden: o Dig or Not to Dig? compacted or dense soil, there is less room for air, making 20 root seeds of same variety (e.g., turnips, parsnips) 4’ x 8’ garden area that has not been prepared (soil is String Markers Spading forks Student Activity: Divide garden area in half using string. ed A.” Use forks to loosen soil to six Label the other side “ .” Leave it untouched. Plant equal number of seeds in eds A and Harvest mature plants and taste the edible parts. Write an analysis of which bed was more suitable for plant growth and why. Compare it to original predictions. Roberta Jaffe and ary Appel, Addison Publishing Company, 1990. www.csgn.org Form a Nutrition Advisory Collaborate with school nutrition staff to create a taste that complies with USDA www.calsna.org/NAC/NAC.asp www.fns.usda.gov/cnd/menu/menu_planning.doc tudent dvocates Complex carbohydrates, like those found in starch, provide the body with longer releasing energy. How does this differ from the energy provided by simple What is a root? What is a tuber? List examples of each. How do soils become compacted? What happens www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/cropsystems/components/ 3115s01.htm www.garden.org tudent leuths lice of Root Vegetable History Turnip fossils were found in caves in China dating back Jicama was brought to the Philippines and Malaysia by Rutabagas are believed to have originated in www.ba.ars.usda.gov/hb66/078jicama.pdf Home rown Facts Jicama is not commercially California leads the nation Turnips are produced In California, parsnips are grown mainly in home gardens. Source: www.agcensus.usda.gov/Publications/2007/Full_Report/ Volume_1,_Chapter_1_State_Level/California/st06_1_034_034.pdf Student Activity: local growers near you by going to www.ams.usda.gov. rowse by Subject.”) Or, visit www.localharvest.org. www.cdfa.ca.go dventurous ctivities Math nalysis nutrients – including vitamins and minerals – in different Taste Testing www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/foodcomp/search This material was produced by the California Department of Public Health, with funding from the USDA Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly the Food Stamp Program). These institutions are equal opportunity providers and employers. In California, food ctivities & Resources alore Visit the Educators’ Corner online for more resources: Cooking in Class (recipe analyses, cooking tips) Reasons to Eat (Nutrition row (botanical images, growing tips) Student Sleuths (Answer Key) Adventurous Activities Literature Links (book lists) Links to California Content Standards (all grades) All available at www.harvestofthemonth.com. iterature inks Research the history of turnips and rutabagas in Irish, If allowed, conduct a taste test in a school library. Have www.harvestofthemonth.com Cafeteria Connections Examine the school lunch menu. List the different will try. Record feedback and submit summary to the school nutrition staff with recommendations. Promote lunch time as a way for students to obtain www.schoolnutrition.org Just the Facts Only the roots of jicama plants are edible. Turnips are members of the mustard family. The name The word comes from two Asian words: www.uga.edu/rootandtubercrops www.panen.psu.edu/s.n.a.c Physical ctivity Corner Form a “walking school bus” to promote physical activity. www.walkingschoolbus.org. A healthy lifestyle consists not activity. The recommended amount of physical activity for www.cawalktoschool.co