Fruit or Vegetable of the Day!!!

August 2011

- You can plant the top of this fruit and it will grow another fruit in 2-3 years

- Hawaii and Costa Rica are large growers of these fruits

Pineapple

- This hybrid fruit is a cross between a plum and an apricot

- Sometimes called “dinosaur eggs”- Grown in Washington State and

California

Pluot (ploo-ot)

- Popeye ate this vegetable to get strong- This leafy green vegetable can be eaten

raw or cooked- Grown in California, Arizona, New Jersey, Texas, Colorado, Maryland, and Arkansas

Spinach

- This fruit is a fuzz-free relative of the peach

- The fruit around the pit (seed) is said to be the sweetest

Nectarine

-Officially this is a fruit (it has seeds) -This fruit can come in green, yellow,

tan and even blue- The 1st U.S. President, George Washington, loved to grow it

Summer Squash

-They were first grown as a medicine-They are not always orange

-There are purple, white and yellow too-There are special varieties that are small, sweet

and bright orange in color. They are NOT machine cut or immature vegetables

Baby Carrots

-They are a summer fruit that is grown on trees. Groups of these trees are called

orchards-They are a stonefruit (a pitted fruit)

-They are relatives of peaches, apricots and plums

-It takes 250 to make one pie

Cherries

-South Florida is a major growing area and supplier

-They are subtropical and don’t like cold weather

-It was a favorite food of the ancient Aztecs and Incas

Guava

-They are a stonefruit (a pitted fruit) and are related to nectarines, peaches, apricots

and cherries-They are good eaten right off of the tree,

dried or cooked in recipes

Italian Plum

-They have a teardrop shape and sweet taste-They are one of America’s favorite foods.

They are delicious in salads, pizza sauce, salsa and with pasta

-Collier County is a major location for growers in the country

Grape Tomatoes