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Citrus Tasting

Degustación de frutas cítricas

Cooking with KidsGrades 4-5-6

© 2005 Lynn Walters and Jane Stacey. All rights reserved. Original artwork by Stephanie Morris and Monica Welsh

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Helpful Tips for the Tasting Lesson

Preparing Plates of FoodThe lesson plan is designed for three groups of students.Each group will receive four plates, one of each variety.However you choose to prepare the plates, each groupshould have the opportunity to see and draw all of thevarieties whole and then taste each of the four varieties.

Using the Tasting ChartEncourage students to use all five senses while exploringand tasting the fruits or vegetables. Ask questions aboutsize, shape, color, smell, and texture. Model the use ofdescriptive language. Give examples.

If students need prompting, ask questions that allow children to choose from opposites or answer with “yes” or“no.” “Is it wet or is it dry?” “Is it smooth or is it bumpy?”Do not ask, “What does it taste like?” Instead say, “Take amoment to think about the flavor. Would you describe theflavor as sweet, sour, bitter or salty?” If necessary, giveexamples of these flavors.

It is important that students be able to choose whether toeat the food or not and be allowed to practice using theirsenses. Acknowledge their likes and dislikes by noting thatall people are different and comment on differences in anaccepting manner. It is important not to praise children wholike a fruit or vegetable more than those who dislike it.

Choice and personal preferences are an important part oftasting lessons. Tasting foods is always voluntary. Requiring children to taste new foods may make themresistant to eating a variety of foods.

Hand WashingWashing hands properlywill remove nearly all thegerms that get on yourhands during the courseof daily activities. Do notuse antibacterial handsanitizer when workingwith food.

• Wet your hands with clean warm water

• Apply soap

• Rub your hands together vigorouslyand scrub all surfaces

• Scrub for 20 seconds(sing a,b,c’s )

• Rinse with clean water

Citrus Tasting • HELPFUL TIPS

Preparing Citrus FruitAll fruits and vegetablesare perishable so shouldbe used as soon as possible or refrigerated.Use a colander inside abowl when washing them,so that they do not comeinto contact with theclassroom sink. Use cleancool running water.


Citrus Tasting • LESSON PLAN

Grades 4-6: Citrus Tasting Lesson Plan

Preparation (15 minutes)1. Wash your hands. Wash the citrus fruits in a colander

using cold running water. Put two fruits of one varietyon a plate, then repeat to prepare the other plates.Leave one fruit whole on each plate (for drawing), then peel (or cut) and section the rest.

2. Arrange the tables to form three groups. Wash or coverthe tables. Divide the students into three groups. Directstudents to wash hands with soap and warm water.

3. Distribute four plates to each group, one of each kindof citrus fruit. Remind students to wait to taste thefruits until directions are given.

Farmer Letter and Food Information (15 minutes)4. Read and discuss the farmer letter and food information.

Ask students to take turns reading aloud. Discusswhere citrus fruits first grew and how they traveled.Use a world map or globe to trace the journey that citrus fruits made from China to the United States.

Using the Tasting Chart (25 minutes)5. Draw a large tasting chart on the board or on large

paper as a guide for the class. Write the name of eachvariety of citrus fruit, one in each box. Direct studentsto draw and label the four varieties of citrus fruits, onein each box on their tasting chart.

6. Pass out food trays and napkins. Taste each varietytogether, taking turns describing how each looks,smells, tastes, and feels. Ask students to write adjectivesand record their comments. Repeat this process until allthe varieties have been tasted. Tasting foods is alwaysvoluntary. Requiring children to taste new foods maymake them resistant to eating a variety of foods.

7. Vote on which citrus fruit was the favorite. Completethe bar graph to show how the class voted. Direct students to the additional activity page.

Clean Up (5 minutes)8. Encourage students to take responsibility for cleaning

up. Ask students to clean their tables, dispose of trash,and clean up the floor. Take the food scraps to the compost area if you have one. Share any remainingfood with someone in your school or community.

Learning Objectives• Explore and reinforce

healthy food choices.• Practice observation

and drawing skills. • Use senses to articulate

similarities, differences,& personal preference.

• Practice oral reading and comprehension.

• Broaden knowledge of adjectives.

• Practice graphing concepts and skills.

Drawing Suggestions• Use colored pencils

and crayons.• Vary line thickness.

Enrichment Options• Plant citrus seeds to

grow classroom plants.• Create a Healthy

Foods bulletin board. • Invite a farmer to

speak to your class.• Take a field trip to a

farmers’ market or local farm.

Citrus Tasting Supplies• Six each of four

varieties of citrus fruits (24 total) navel orange, blood orange, grapefruit, and tangerine

• Twelve paper plates• One plastic citrus

peeler or knife• Small paper food trays

and napkins, one each per person

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Citrus Tasting

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Degustación de frutas cítricas • PÁGINA DEL ESTUDIANTE

Queridos estudiantes,

Si quieren ganarse la vida como agricultores, más vale que cultiven algo que lagente quiera comprar. Para mí, eso significaba encontrar algo delicioso que yomismo pudiera vender. Me gustan las frutas cítricas y encontré una variedadexcelente de mandarina que se llama Pixie. Es una mandarina pequeña pero tandeliciosa que creí que la podría vender. En 1980 sembré mis primeros árboles dePixie en el Valle Ojai, en California. Para 1987 los árboles tenían suficientes frutaspara comenzar a venderlas. En la última temporada, vendimos casi 300.000 librasde mandarinas.

Los árboles de mandarina Pixie crecen bien altos— como unos 25 pies. Florecen enabril y para mayo ya tienen frutitas como del tamaño de un chícharo. Las frutascrecen desde entonces hasta la siguiente primavera, cuando ya se puede empezara cosechar. Cuando hace calor, es necesario regar los árboles cada semana paramantenerlos saludables.

Corto las malezas del huerto con una máquina para cortar pasto y uso otra herramienta, un weed eater, entre las hileras de los árboles. Otro trabajo importantees fertilizar los árboles. Cada año comproun par de toneladas de plumas de gallinamolidas (llamado feathermeal en inglés) ypongo un poco alrededor de cada árbol.

Además de cuidar los árboles y reparar elequipo agrícola, un granjero no hace másque sentarse a contar su dinero. ¡Estoybromeando! Ser granjero es un trabajoduro; algunos años se obtienen buenasganancias, otros no. Me siento afortuna-do de poder hacer algo que me encanta.

Atentamente,Jim Churchill

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Citrus Tasting • STUDENT PAGE

Dear students,

If you want to grow something for a living, you should try to find something thatpeople will pay money for. For me that meant finding something delicious that Icould sell myself. I like citrus fruit and I found a really good kind of tangerinecalled Pixie. Pixie is a small fruit, but it is so delicious that I thought that I couldsell it. In 1980 I planted my first Pixie trees in the Ojai Valley in California. By1987 the trees had enough fruit that we began selling it. This past season we soldalmost 300,000 pounds of tangerines.

Pixie tangerine trees grow pretty tall—about 25 feet tall. The trees bloom in Apriland by May there are little tiny fruitlets, about the size of a pea. The fruit growsfrom then until the following spring, when it begins to be ready to harvest. Whenit’s hot we need to water the trees once a week to keep the trees healthy.

I mow the weeds in the orchard and use a weed eater between the tree rows.Feeding the trees is another important job. Every year I get a couple of tons ofground-up chicken feathers, called feathermeal, and spread some around each tree.

Apart from all of the work taking care of the trees and fixing the farm equipment, farming is mostly just sitting around counting your money. Just kidding! Farming is hard work,and some years you make a good profit and some years you don't.I feel lucky to be doing something that I love.

Sincerely,Jim Churchill

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Las frutas cítricasDatos de nutrición y bocadillos cítricosLas frutas cítricas pertenecen, como puede imaginar, al grupo alimenticio de las frutas. Existen muchas variedades,incluyendo las mandarinas, las naranjas sanguinas, los tangelos,los kumquats, las toronjas, los limones y las limas. La mayoría de ellas son ricas en vitamina C, la cual ayuda a que no se forman moretones cuando sufre un golpe. También le ayuda al cuerpo a combatir infecciones.

Las frutas cítricas pueden ser un bocadillo refrescante y jugoso.Los gajos de naranjas y de toronjas también son deliciosos comoparte de cualquier comida. ¿Alguna vez ha preparado una limonada casera o un licuado de naranja y fresas?

Las frutas cítricas en la historiaLa naranja es la fruta más conocida de la familia de los cítricos. Las naranjas crecieron primero en la China y se comenzaron a cultivar, allí y en la India, entre los años 2000 y3000 a.C. La palabra naranja deriva de la palabra hindú narangi.

En el año 1200, se llevaron naranjas desde China a Francia e Italia. En 1493, CristóbalColón llevó naranjas a las Américas. Los naranjos crecieron bien en la Florida y enCalifornia, donde todavía son cultivos importantes. La toronja se desarrolló en los años1700, un cruce entre la naranja y el pomelo, otra fruta cítrica grande.

El cultivo de las frutas cítricasLos árboles de frutas cítricas son plantas subtropicales, lo cual significa que no puedentolerar temperaturas menores que unos 30 grados F. Por este motivo no crecen en NuevoMéxico, donde hay inviernos fríos. La mayoría de las frutas cítricas que se encuentran enlos Estados Unidos se cultivan en California, la Florida y Texas.

Un naranjo que creció de una semilla tarda unos diez años para producir fruta. Los naranjos tienen una vida muy larga, a veces entre cincuenta y ochenta años. Un naranjomaduro produce un promedio de 1.500 naranjas al año.

¿Dónde crecieron primero las naranjas?

¿Cómo llegaron a las Américas?

¿Dónde se cultivan la mayoría de las frutas cítricas en los Estados Unidos? ¿Por qué?

Palabras de vocabularioinfeccionescultivartolerar

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Citrus FruitsNutrition Facts and Citrus SnacksNot surprisingly, citrus fruits are part of the fruit food group.There are many kinds of citrus fruits, including tangerines,blood oranges, tangelos, kumquats, grapefruits, lemons, andlimes. Most of them are very high in vitamin C, which helpskeep you from getting bruised when you’re bumped. It alsohelps your body fight off infections.

Citrus fruits make refreshing, juicy snacks. Peeled orangesand grapefruits are also delicious as part of any meal. Have you ever made homemade lemonade or an orange-strawberry smoothie?

Citrus Fruits in HistoryThe orange is the best known fruit of the citrus family. Oranges first grew in China.Sometime between 2000 and 3000 B.C., orange trees were being cultivated in China andIndia. The word orange is derived from the East Indian Hindi word narangi, which soundsa lot like the Spanish word naranja.

In the year 1200, oranges were brought from China to France and Italy. In 1493,Christopher Columbus brought oranges to the Americas. Orange trees grew well inFlorida and in California, where they are still an important crop. Grapefruit was developed in the 1700s. Grapefruit is a cross between the orange and the pummelo, another large citrus fruit.

Growing Citrus FruitsCitrus trees are subtropical plants, which means they cannot tolerate temperatures lessthan about 30 degrees F. Citrus trees will not grow in New Mexico, which has a cold winter. Most citrus fruit in the United States is grown in California, Florida, and Texas.

It takes about ten years before an orange tree that is grown from seed will bear fruit.Orange trees will live for a very long time, from fifty to eighty years. Each full-sizedorange tree bears an average of 1,500 oranges per year.

Where did oranges first grow?

How did they get to the Americas?

In the United States, where do most citrus fruits grow? Why?

Vocabulary Wordsinfectionscultivatedtolerate

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Citrus Chart / Tabla de frutas cítricas

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ä Muestre como votó su clase. Escriba el nombre de cada fruta o verdura al fondo del gráfico.Luego coloree el número de cuadros para mostrar cuantos votaron por cada una.

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Writing Activity • Actividad para escribir

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Degustación de frutas cítricas • RECETA DE CASA

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