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Ep154:Fruits vs Vegetables · Kidcast Daily

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  Welcome to Kick Ass Daily, where we bring news, trivia, fun
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  facts, and more just for curious kids like you.
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  Today, we're diving into a colorful, crunchy, and sometimes
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  juicy topic that you see every day, whether it's in your lunch
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  box, on your dinner plate, or maybe even growing in your
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  backyard. That's right, we're talking all
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  about fruits and vegetables. What makes them different?
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  How can you tell them apart? And are tomatoes really fruits?
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  Let's munch our way through these questions and discover
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  some tasty facts together. First things first, let's
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  imagine you're at a picnic with your friends.
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  There's a big basket in the middle filled with apples,
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  carrots, bananas, broccoli, cucumbers, and even some sweet
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  red Peppers. You might look at that basket
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  and think, I know what's a fruit and what's a vegetable.
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  But do you really? Sometimes what we call a fruit
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  or a vegetable in the kitchen isn't quite the same as what
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  scientists say. It's a bit like having two sets
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  of rules for the same game, one for home and one for school.
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  Let's start with what fruits and vegetables really are,
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  scientifically speaking. In science, fruits and
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  vegetables are parts of plants, but not just any parts.
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  Imagine a plant like a big leafy puzzle.
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  Each piece has a job. The roots hold the plant in the
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  ground and suck up water. The stem is like a straw,
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  carrying water and nutrients up to the leaves.
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  Leaves are the plants kitchen, making food from sunlight.
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  But what about fruits and vegetables?
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  Where do they fit in? Here's the secret.
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  In the world of plants, a fruit is actually the part that grows
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  from a flower and has seeds inside.
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  Think of it as a cozy suitcase for seeds, helping them travel
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  to new places so more plants can grow.
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  On the other hand, vegetables are all the other edible parts
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  of the plant, like the roots, stems, leaves, and even flowers
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  that don't have seeds. Let's play a quick game.
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  I'll name a plant part and you guess if it's a fruit or a
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  vegetable according to science. Ready.
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  Here we go. Carrot.
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  Did you guess vegetable? You're right, carrots are roots.
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  They grow underground and store food for the plant.
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  Apple Fruit. Apples grow from flowers and
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  have seeds inside, so they're fruits.
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  Broccoli. Tricky 1 Broccoli is actually a
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  flower, but it's not the fruit because it doesn't have seeds
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  inside. So in plant science, broccoli is
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  a vegetable. Cucumber.
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  Surprise, it's a fruit. Cucumbers have seeds and come
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  from the flower of the plant. Potato.
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  Vegetable potatoes are special underground stems called tubers.
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  Bell pepper fruit. Even though we often call it a
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  vegetable in the kitchen, bell Peppers have seeds and come from
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  flowers. Pretty cool, right?
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  Sometimes the fruits we eat aren't sweet and the vegetables
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  we crunch on might not be green. It all depends on which part of
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  the plant they come from. Now let's talk about what
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  happens in the kitchen. Chefs and cooks have their own
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  way of sorting fruits and vegetables.
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  They usually call sweet plant parts fruits and savory ones
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  vegetables. So in the kitchen, a tomato is a
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  vegetable because we use it in salads, sauces and sandwiches,
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  not in desserts. But in science, tomatoes are
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  fruits because they have seeds and grow from flowers.
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  This is where things get really fun.
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  Some foods are double agents. They sneak between the world of
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  science and the world of cooking, wearing different
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  disguises. Let's meet some of these
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  undercover foods. Tomato.
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  In science, it's a fruit. In the kitchen, it's a
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  vegetable. It's the ultimate secret agent.
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  Pumpkin. Yes, pumpkins are fruits too.
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  They have seeds and grow from flowers.
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  That means pumpkin pie is made from fruit.
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  Peas. Each Peapod is a fruit and the
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  peas inside are seeds, but we usually call them vegetables.
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  Corn. The kernels on a cob of corn are
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  seeds and the cob is part of a fruit, but when you eat corn on
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  the cob, you probably think of it as a vegetable.
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  Eggplant. Another fruit.
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  It grows from a flower and has seeds inside.
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  Zucchini. Yet another fruit, even though
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  we use it like a vegetable, it's got seeds and comes from the
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  flower. So if you ever want to impress
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  your friends, tell them you had fruit salad for dinner.
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  Just toss in some tomatoes, cucumbers, and Peppers.
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  Now let's zoom in for a closer look at fruits.
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  Fruits can be juicy, like oranges and watermelons, or dry,
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  like nuts and beans. Some fruits are soft, like
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  Peaches, others are crunchy, like apples.
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  They come in all shapes and sizes.
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  Tiny blueberries. Giant watermelons, spiky
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  pineapples, and smooth bananas. And did you know bananas don't
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  have big seeds? But those tiny black specks
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  inside are the seeds. Nature loves variety.
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  Fruits are important because they carry seeds.
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  When animals, birds, or even humans eat fruits, the seeds get
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  spread to new places, helping more plants grow.
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  It's like nature's way of sending out invitations for a
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  plant party. Vegetables, on the other hand,
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  are all about the plants. Other parts.
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  Let's go on a little veggie adventure and see what we find.
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  Roots. These are the underground
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  powerhouses. Carrots, beets, radishes, and
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  turnips are all roots. They store energy for the plant
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  and are packed with nutrients. Stems.
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  Crunchy celery and juicy asparagus are stems.
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  Some stems grow above ground and some, like potatoes, grow below
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  Leaves. Spinach, lettuce, kale, and
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  cabbage are all leaves. They're like the plants food
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  factory turning sunlight into energy.
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  Flowers, Broccoli and cauliflower are actually flower
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  buds. If left to grow they would bloom
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  seeds, peas, beans, and corn seeds.
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  Even though we call them vegetables, they're technically
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  seeds from the fruit bulbs. Onions and garlic are bulbs,
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  special underground storage units for the plant.
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  When you eat your veggies, you're eating all these amazing
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  plant parts, each with its own job and special taste.
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  Here's a fun fact. Did you know that some plants
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  can be both a fruit and a vegetable, depending on how you
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  use them? For example, rhubarb is usually
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  used in sweet pies, but it's actually a stem, so it's a
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  vegetable. Let's do a quick did you know
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  round? Did you know that strawberries
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  aren't actually berries in the scientific sense?
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  The tiny seeds on the outside are actually the fruits, and the
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  red part is a swollen stem. Did you know that bananas are
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  technically berries? Even though they don't look like
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  the berries you see in the forest, they meet all the
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  scientific rules for a Berry. Did you know that the world's
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  heaviest cabbage weighed over 138 lbs?
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  That's as heavy as a big dog. Did you know that some
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  vegetables, like lettuce were eaten by ancient Egyptians over
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  4000 years ago? Did you know that apples float
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  in water because they're made of 25% air?
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  That's why bobbing for apples works so well.
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  Now let's talk about why eating fruits and vegetables is so
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  important for you. Fruits and veggies are packed
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  with vitamins, minerals, and fiber that help your body grow
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  strong, keep your skin healthy, and make your brain sharp.
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  They come in a rainbow of colors, red strawberries, orange
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  carrots, yellow Peppers, green broccoli, blue blueberries, and
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  purple eggplants. Each color has its own special
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  powers. Red fruits and veggies like
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  tomatoes and strawberries are good for your heart.
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  Orange and yellow ones like carrots and bananas are great
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  for your eyes and immune system. Green veggies like spinach and
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  broccoli help keep your bones and teeth strong.
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  Blue and purple foods like blueberries and eggplant are
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  awesome for your memory. So the next time you fill your
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  plate, try to eat a rainbow of fruits and vegetables.
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  Your body will thank you. Let's do a quick recap of what
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  we learned today. Fruits are the parts of plants
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  that grow from flowers and have seeds inside.
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  Vegetables are all the other edible parts, roots, stems,
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  leaves and flowers. In the kitchen.
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  We call sweet plant parts fruits and savoury ones vegetables.
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  But in science, it's all about where the seeds are.
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  Some foods like tomatoes, cucumbers, and Peppers are
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  fruits and science. But vegetables in the kitchen?
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  Eating a rainbow of fruits and veggies gives your body the
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  nutrients it needs to stay healthy and strong.
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  And don't forget, plants are full of surprises.
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  From giant cabbages to tiny berries, there's always
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  something new to discover. Thanks for joining us on this
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  tasty adventure through the world of fruits and vegetables.
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  Next time you take a bite, remember you're not just eating
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  food, you're exloring the amazing world of plants.
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  Kee asking questions, Tay curious.
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  And we'll see you next time on Kick Ass Daily, where learning
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  is always deliciously fun.