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Nutrition Education Program
Avocado Answer Key
Grade 4
Answer Key
5. brain, nervous system
1. potassium
6. true
2. healthy
3. guacamole 7. false
8. false
4. fruit
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2. Avocados are green in color.
3. Avocados are packed with a lot of potassium.
4. Potassium is good for your muscles, especially your heart.
5. The heart is a muscle.
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1. Avocados are considered a fruit.
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6. Avocados are 75% fat, but they are good fats that reduce the risk for heart disease
7. At one time the avocado was a “luxury food” reserved for royalty
8. Avocado is the main ingredient in guacamole
9. Guacamole contains tomatoes, another fruit that is good for you.
10. Guacamole is typically eaten with tortilla chips made from corn.
Other interesting facts:
• Avocados have approximately 5 grams of fat per serving and are loaded with
beneficial monounsaturated fat.
• Monounsaturated fats help prevent heart disease, lower LDL (“bad”) cholesterol, and
help kids with growth and development, especially their brain and nervous system.
• Avocados are high in Vitamin E, which is an antioxidant the body uses to help prevent
disease and repair damage to cells that can lead to disease.
• Avocados are especially high in potassium, which is important for muscle function
(including the heart). They contain more potassium per gram than bananas.
• Avocados came to Florida from the West Indies. They were named “Alligator Pear”
because of their shape and bumpy green skin.
• Avocados can be substituted in foods to boost health. Avocados can be a substitute for
cheese or mayonnaise. In baking, avocados can replace butter and cut the fat content
by 40%.
• Placing an apple or banana in a closed paper bag with an under ripe avocado will
help it ripen faster so it can be enjoyed sooner!
• Avocado plants can be grown by seed, but it can take 5-13 years for it to actually
become a tree and bear fruit.
• You can sprout an Avocado plant by saving the seed, submerging it half way in cup of
water and keeping it by a sunny window.
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Healthy Snacks
recipes
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Eat slices of avocado plain
Add to a salad
Add to a fruit and veggie smoothie
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Put diced avocados and tomatoes on beans
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and eat plain or in a wrap for a healthy meal.
Guacamole
Take 2 ripe avocados and mash up with
lime juice, cilantro, red onion, tomato and
garlic. Add salt to taste and a dash of cumin.
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What do you remember?
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Directions: Fill in the blank using
the word bank. Use your knowledge
about avocados!
Word Bank
calcium
unhealthy
guacamole
potassium
healthy
vegetable
fruit
monounsaturated eyes
tortilla
bones
hair
brain
saturated
nervous system
1. Avocados are filled with ____________________, which is good for your
heart.
2. Avocados have about five grams of fat per serving, which is considered
_____________________ fat.
3. _______________________ is made with avocados.
4. Avocados are considered a _______________________.
5. The fat in avocados helps kids to have a healthy ________________ and
_________________ __________________.
Directions: Circle the correct answer.
6. The fat in avocados is considered a “healthy fat.” (True, False)
7. Avocados were first introduced in California. (True, False)
8. Bananas contain more potassium than one avocado. (True, False)
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Royal Artist
Directions: Avocados are also know as Alligator Pears. Use the space
below to draw fruits and vegetables that also look like animals. Remember
to have fun and make it silly... just like Vitamin Bee.
Avocado
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