Fruit and veg fact factory

Some kids just don’t think fruit and veg is fun. Well, these fantastic fruit and veg facts may just prove them wrong – and may even tempt them to try a few new things.

Did you know carrots used to be purple?

Well they did, until the sixteenth century when farmers in Holland started to plant orange crops in honour of the Dutch hero, William of Orange.

Apple stars

If you cut an apple in half the other way (sideways, not down the core) you’ll see a pretty star shape in the middle.

Peas please, Louise!

Peas are brilliant. Fact. Boil them with a bit of mint, or mixed up with sweetcorn. Or use them for grass if you’re making a dinner-picture.

Flower power

Broccoli and cauliflower are vegetables, but they’re also actually flowers!

Fruit soup anyone?

Did you know tomatoes aren’t really a vegetable? They’re actually a fruit because they have seeds in the middle.

Ever seen a rabbit wearing glasses?

No? That’s because carrots are packed full of vitamin A which is important for eye-health and helps you see in dim light.

Did you know?

Kiwi fruits have as much vitamin C in them as oranges.

Record-breaking veg

According to the Guinness Book of Records, the largest carved pumpkin in the world weighed 1,469lb and was carved by Scott Cully in Pennsylvania in the USA.

Eruptions in the kitchen?

Onions make you cry because there’s something in them that irritates tear ducts. In fact, it’s the same thing that’s produced by volcanoes when they erupt. But don’t worry, onions don’t erupt, so they’re perfectly safe to eat.

Rachel Skingle,
Warwickshire

"We seem to spend more time as a family now than we did, so it has had a very positive impact on us as a family. "