Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint USD
C elebratin g local food, local farmers & nutrition education!
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"Making a Difference in the Life of Each Child with Every Bite"
Yucaipa-Calimesa Joint Unified School District is proud to be participating in Farm To Student serving healthy foods & promoting nutrition education!
Celebratin g local food, farmers & nutrition education!
Granny Smith Apples | Blood Oranges
Blackberries | Milk
Apples
Most apples are harvested & sold fresh.
Apples are one of the most widely cultivated tree fruits. The U.S. is home to approximately 322,000 acres of apple orchards. of the Most Popular Varieties of Apples:
1. Red Delicious
2. Gala
3. Granny Smith
4. Golden Delicious
5. Fuji
2,500+ 21% of apples are juiced
apple blossom is the flower that comes from an apple tree. grown in the United States.
Most apples are An apple tree takes at least 4 years to start producing fruit.
Fiber
Fiber supports movement through the digestive system
Fiber is a type of carbohydrate body doesn’t digest; it simply passes through.
Soluble fiber dissolves in water…it helps regulate blood sugar levels and removes cholesterol from
Insoluble fiber is sometimes referred to as “roughage. ”
2 types of fiber:
1. Soluble fiber
Insoluble fiber
Fiber is ONLY found in plant foods.
Dairy & meat products do not have any fiber.
Fiber helps to regulate the body’s use of sugar.
Insoluble fiber does not dissolve in water…it helps food move throughout the digestive system.
BOTH forms of fiber are important & beneficial to overall health.
Oranges
Oranges are a type of citrus fruit with most of them grown in the U.S. from FL, CA, TX &
Popular Types of Oranges: 1. Blood 2. Hamlin 3. Valencia 3
600+ varieties of oranges.
Blood oranges are known for their sweet taste
Oranges
Sub-tropical areas have ideal climate for growing oranges.
Most oranges are harvested by hand. oranges are juiced.
Vitamin C
Vitamin C supports the immune systemthe body’s defense against infections.
ENERGY booster!
Vitamin C is an antioxidant. Antioxidants help protect against damage caused by exposure to harmful substances in the environment.
Vitamin C is also referred to as “ascorbic acid.”
The body cannot make vitamin C on its own - it has to come from food.
Vitamin C helps keep you happy & healthy! What do you call a vitamin that improves your eyesight?
A Vitamin C!
Vitamin C is a very important vitamin for healthy gums & teeth.
Blackberries
Blackberries are a type of aggregate fruit.
Aggregate fruits are made up of “drupelets.”
There are around 80 drupelets on each blackberry.
Blackberries are a member of the rose family, Rosaceae.
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Main Types of Blackberries:
1. Thorny
2. Thornless
3. Trailing Thornless
375 species of blackberries.
Navaho thornless blackberries are known to be the sweetest.
A blackberry plant can live for
Blackberry plants are perennials, meaning they will grow back year after year.
Vitamin K
Vitamin K supports proper blood function, bone growth & kidney health. The body has the ability to create vitamin K on its own.
2 main forms of vitamin K: K1 and K2. soluble which means…
Vitamin K helps the body heal from wounds.
It absorbs better into the body when eaten with foods with some fat like olive oil!
Vitamin K helps produce proteins that bind themselves to calcium - this helps build strong bones.
Vitamin K supports heart health.
Vitamin K is found throughout the body in the liver pancreas
Vitamin K plays a role in proper function with clotting.
Milk is a type of dairy product –most commonly made from cows. essential nutrients
Milk is made up of 85-95% water with the rest being fats, proteins, carbohydrates & vitamins
Breeds of Dairy Cows: 6
1. Ayrshire
2. Brown Swiss
3. Guernsey
4. Holstein
5. Jersey
6. Milking Shorthorn
Holstein cows all have a unique pattern of spots!
1 cow produces around 6 gallons of milk per day. Cows can SEE almost 360 degrees and SMELL up to 6 miles away!
dairy farms!
Protein
Protein builds, maintains and replaces the tissues in the body.
Protein helps to transport & store nutrients throughout the body.
18 - 20% of the body is protein.
EVERY cell in the human body contains protein.
The body cannot store protein long term… which is why protein needs to be consumed daily.
Protein is made
blocks.
Protein plays a big role in building and repairing muscles.
Protein is a MACRONUTRIENT . A macronutrient is a nutrient that the body needs in LARGE
Protein helps maintain fluid balance throughout the body.
