Fruit & Veggie Trivia

“Eat your veggies.”
“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.”

You probably heard those adages all the time when you were a kid. No matter what age you are, though, a diet rich in fruits and vegetables will help you stay healthy and active.

The key to getting the most out of your meals is to eat a variety of fruits and vegetables, from artichokes and berries to watermelon and zucchini. By loading your plate with a rainbow of fresh foods, you’ll be filling up on the array of nutrients you need.

1. Do you know which fruits and vegetables provide the biggest nutritional punch? Take our quiz to test your knowledge and learn more about a variety of healthful foods.What fruit do Americans eat most often? 
2. Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing this food to America.
3. Which fruit’s juice was used for centuries to dye fabric?
4. This food has the highest content of beta carotene of all vegetables.
5. What was the first fresh fruit to bear a trademark?
6. This vegetable is one of the oldest foods known to humans.

Bonus question: One of the foods we’ve named, which most people serve as a vegetable, actually is botanically classified as a fruit. Which one is it?

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