Name:_____________________________
VITAMIN A POTASSIUM Nutrients in your food help you body grow strong and healthy. Below is a list of a few important vitamins and minerals and how they help your body. Under each nutrient is a list of foods at the market that will give you that important nutrient when you eat them. YOUR HUNT: Look through the market and find ALL of the nutritious foods you can from the list and circle them. Circle ONLY the foods you see at the market today. Also known as beta‐carotene, vitamin A is good for your eyes, kidneys, skin, respiration and digestion. It also helps you fight illness and infections. APRICOTS CARROTS LETTUCE KALE PERSIMMONS SWEET POTATOES WINTER SQUASH Iron helps carry oxygen from your lungs and is a very important part of all the cells in your body. If you don’t get enough iron, it makes you tired and weak. ASPARAGUS BLACK‐EYED PEAS EGGS FAVA BEANS PUMPKINS* SPINACH * roasted pumpkin seeds are especially iron‐rich Potassium is an important mineral that helps your blood pressure and keeps your heart healthy. It can also help keep you hydrated when you are sick or too hot. AVOCADOS CHARD KIWIS MELONS PEACHES POTATOES Vitamin C, also called ascorbic acid, keeps your cells healthy as an antioxidant. It is also works as an anti‐
histamine that helps you feel better if you have a cold. CITRUS FRUITS* KIWIS STRAWBERRIES POMEGRANATES PLUMS TURNIPS * includes oranges, lemons, grapefruits, limes, tangerines, and pomelos There are 8 major B vitamins that help your body with stress. They help convert food into energy. They also help your brain and are good for your skin and hair. AVOCADOS (B1, B2, B3, B5, B6, B9) CAULIFLOWER (B2, B9) PISTACHIOS (B1, B6) PEPPERS (B6, B9) BROCCOLI (B2, B5, B6, B9) SWEET CORN (B1, B3, B5, B9) Calcium is a mineral that mainly keeps your bones and teeth strong. It also works with other minerals in your muscles and blood to help relieve aches and cramps. ALMONDS SPINACH MUSTARD GREENS PEAS ORANGES BASIL Eating fruits and vegetables at the peak of their season gives your body the most nutrition and your mouth the best flavor. To find out what season it is, look around the farmers’ market and circle what you see today on the lists below. KIWI CHERRIES BROCCOLI ASPARAGUS MANDARINS FAVA BEANS BUTTERNUT SQUASH SPRING ONIONS NAVEL ORANGES APRICOTS CAULIFLOWER SWEET PEAS POMEGRANATES TOMATOES PUMPKINS MELONS ASIAN PEARS PLUMS PERSIMMONS PEACHES BELL PEPPERS GRAPES APPLES CORN Look at which season has the most fruits and vegetables circled.
That is the season according to agriculture and nature!
Based on what you see at market today, the season is _______________________________.
Where in California do the farmers grow the crops that they bring to the
Certified Farmers’ Market?
Each farmer has a sign which lists their name, the city they live in and they county where they farm. SMITH’S FRUIT FARM
LODI, CA
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
Below is a list of farm counties. Start with one farmer and look for the sign. Put a tally mark next to the county you see. Travel through the whole market and look at every farmer’s sign. As you travel, put a tally mark next to each county every time you see it on a farmer’s sign. SACRAMENTO COUNTY
SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY
YOLO COUNTY
SUTTER COUNTY
COLUSA COUNTY
YUBA COUNTY
BUTTE COUNTY
PLACER COUNTY
EL DORADO COUNTY
SONOMA COUNTY
SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
MONTEREY COUNTY
GLENN COUNTY
NEVADA COUNTY
STANISLAUS COUNTY
MERCED COUNTY
MADERA COUNTY
FRESNO COUNTY
TULARE COUNTY
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY
VENTURA COUNTY
SAN DIEGO COUNTY
SHASTA COUNTY
LAKE COUNTY
NAPA COUNTY
TEHAMA COUNTY
RIVERSIDE COUNTY
Which counties have the most tally marks?
____________________________________ and ______________________