Let’s Taste Cherry Tomatoes!
Let’s Taste Cherry Tomatoes!
Included in this kit:
Included in this kit:
Cherry Tomatoes
Cherry Tomatoes
You will need:
You will need:
A cutting board
A sharp knife
Salad dressing for dipping, if desired
A cutting board
A sharp knife
Salad dressing for dipping, if desired
Directions:
Directions:
1. Invite your child to wash their hands and join you in
preparing the cherry tomatoes.
1. Invite your child to wash their hands and join you
in preparing the cherry tomatoes.
2. Have your child wash the cherry tomatoes under
cool running water.
2. Have your child wash the cherry tomatoes under
cool running water.
3. Have your child remove any tops on the tomatoes if
they are still attached, by twisting and pulling them
off.
3. Have your child remove any tops on the tomatoes if
they are still attached, by twisting and pulling
them off.
4. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half for tasting and set
out salad dressing for dipping, if desired.
4. Slice the cherry tomatoes in half for tasting and
set out salad dressing for dipping, if desired.
5. Encourage your child to taste the cherry tomato.
Let them know that they can have more if they
would like. Be sure to taste the cherry tomato with
your child.
5. Encourage your child to taste the cherry tomato.
Let them know that they can have more if they
would like. Be sure to taste the cherry tomato
with your child.
FYI:
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FYI:
This vegetable is actually a berry!
A long time ago, people thought tomatoes were
poisonous.
Did you know tomatoes come in red, yellow and
orange varieties?
There are at least 10,000 varieties of tomatoes
Food for Thought (Questions you might ask your child
during the activity):
1. Where are the seeds located in a tomato?
2. Can you think of foods that contain tomatoes?
(spaghetti sauce, ketchup, salsa…)
3. Do you like the cherry tomato better with or
without the salad dressing?
4. What colors do you see on the inside of the kiwi?
5. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?
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This vegetable is actually a berry!
A long time ago, people thought tomatoes were
poisonous.
Did you know tomatoes come in red, yellow and
orange varieties?
There are at least 10,000 varieties of tomatoes
Food for Thought (Questions you might ask your child
during the activity):
1. Where are the seeds located in a tomato?
2. Can you think of foods that contain tomatoes?
(spaghetti sauce, ketchup, salsa…)
3. Do you like the cherry tomato better with or
without the salad dressing?
4. What colors do you see on the inside of the kiwi?
5. Is a tomato a fruit or a vegetable?