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Fresh Fruit and Vegetables Month - June each year

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National Fruits and Vegetable Month is celebrated in June in the United States. Fruits and vegetables are such an important part of our diet because they are full of special and important nutrients that give us energy, keep us healthy, and even prevent chronic illnesses later on. Celebrating fresh fruits and vegetables in June is a great way to encourage everyone to fill their diets with more of these delicious and colourful foods! Something that I was always told growing up is that I should "eat the rainbow" (how fun is that?)! Which basically just means you should try and have as many colours in our food as possible and the best way to do that is having lots of different fruits and vegetables. They come in all sorts of different colours because different fruits and vegetables have a variety of vitamins and minerals that are all important to our health.

Fun Facts about Fruits and Vegetables!

• Pumpkins, avocadoes, and tomatoes are actually fruits, even though a lot of people consider them vegetables.
• In order to get fresh fruit and vegetables to places that have harsh winters, the food may be stored in special cool storage technology to keep it fresh for months!
• Corn is actually a member of the grass family.
• Strawberries aren't technically berries because their seeds are on the outside. (But they are still delicious)!
• Some fruit can ripen after it is picked like the apple or banana, while others cannot like grapes.
• A really fun science experiment in schools is using lemons or potatoes to power a light.

It's not always easy to convince kids that its great to choose the fruits and vegetables over the candy bar—I know that I never made it particularly easy for my parents. But we can build some excitement by making crafts and having a healthy snack! So try some of these nutritional crafts and check out our sneaky-nutrition recipes!

	Coloring Pages
Fruit and Vegetable Crafts:
	Apple Paper Plate Craft preschool and kindergarten (other apple crafts)
	Carrot Basket Cutey Carrot Paper Craft
	Four Food Groups Mobile preschoolers and up
	Paper Plate Wreath preschool and kindergarten
	Paper Strip Pumpkin Elementary school and up
	Watermelon Notebook
	Watermelon Paper Plate Craft preschool and kindergarten
Sneaky Nutrient Recipes:
	Beetroot Crepes
	Butternut Squash Mac n' Cheese
	Lime, Zucchini & Pistachio Muffins
	Sweet Potato Brownies

Other Holidays You May Be Interested In:

• National Nutrition Month - March
• National Dairy Month - June
• Cheese Day - June 4th