36 Power-Packed Plants!

Power-Packed Plants! by Drew Mathews Table of Contents Packed with Power page 2 Chapter 1 Flavorful Fruits and Vegetables page 4 Chapter 2 Healing Herbs page 10 Chapter 3 Special Spices page 12 Chapter 4 Start Eating and Drinking page 14 Glossary/ Index page 15 Comprehension Check page 16

电力包装工厂!作者:Drew Mathews充满力量的目录第2页第1章美味的水果和蔬菜第4页第2章治愈药草第10页第3章特殊香料第12页第4章开始吃和喝第14页词汇表/索引第15页理解检查第16页

Packed with Power Some plants are packed with power! Fresh fruits and vegetables are filled with vitamins and minerals. They can keep you healthy. They can help you grow and make you strong. They can give you energy. Plus, they are fun to grow and taste great! The whole family can work together to grow fruits and vegetables. You can even ask a neighbor to help. Basil is an herb. Fresh basil can make foods look and taste better. Some herbs and spices are also packed with power. These plant bits add color and flavor to food. Herbs can help you get better when you are sick. They can even help you sleep well.

一些工厂充满了能量!新鲜的水果和蔬菜富含维生素和矿物质。 它们可以让你保持健康。 他们可以帮助你成长，让你变得强大。 他们可以给你能量。此外，种植它们很有趣，味道也很棒!全家人可以一起种植水果和蔬菜。 你甚至可以请邻居帮忙。 罗勒是一种草本植物。新鲜的罗勒可以使食物看起来和尝起来更好。 一些草药和香料也富含能量。 这些植物碎屑可以为食物增加颜色和味道。 当你生病时，草药可以帮助你好转。 它们甚至可以帮助你睡得更好。

Chapter 1 Flavorful Fruits and Vegetables Fruits and vegetables are full of vitamins. Orange vegetables, such as carrots, sweet potatoes, and pumpkins, have a lot of Vitamin A. Do you like sweet fruits, such as cantaloupe, apricots, peaches, papayas, and mangoes? Their orange color means that they are packed full of Vitamin A, too. Eat five to seven servings of fruits and vegetables every day. A peach is one good and tasty serving! Vitamin A keeps eyesight strong. It helps your body fight germs. It keeps your skin healthy. And it helps the cells in your body to grow. And that helps you grow taller and stronger. Count On Carrots Have you ever heard the saying that eating carrots will help you to see better in the dark? Well, it's not true. But carrots will keep your eyes healthy so you can see well. Carrots burst with Vitamin A. Rabbits have the right idea! A rabbit makes a stand for carrots.

水果和蔬菜富含维生素。 橙色蔬菜，如胡萝卜、红薯和南瓜，含有大量的维生素a。 你喜欢甜的水果吗，比如哈密瓜、杏、桃子、木瓜和芒果? 它们的橙色也意味着富含维生素A。 每天吃五到七份水果和蔬菜。 桃子是一种美味可口的食物!维生素A保持视力强。 它能帮助你的身体对抗细菌。 它能让你的皮肤健康。 它能帮助你体内的细胞生长。 这会帮助你长得更高更强壮。 你有没有听过这样的说法:吃胡萝卜可以帮助你在黑暗中看得更好? 好吧，这不是真的。但是胡萝卜会让你的眼睛保持健康，这样你就能看得很清楚。 胡萝卜富含维生素A。 兔子的想法是对的!一只兔子站着吃胡萝卜。

Make a huge fruit salad with raspberries, blueberries, guavas, grapefruit, and oranges. Yum! That's a sweet treat that's packed with Vitamin C. Or try some red and green bell peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, and parsley. Eat them fresh in a salad, or steamed just a little. Don't be the kind of cook that drowns them in water. That will make the vitamins lose their strength. Fruit salad is packed with Vitamin C. You need Vitamin C for healthy cells, bones, teeth, and blood. It even helps heal cuts and bruises. That's not all. Vitamin C also helps your brain work better. It's an important vitamin! C the Truth Some people say that Vitamin C helps keep colds away. That's not true. But it can help shorten the time your cold lasts. Orange juice is packed with Vitamin C.

用覆盆子、蓝莓、番石榴、葡萄柚和橙子做一份巨大的水果沙拉。 Yum !这是一种富含维生素C的甜食。 或者试试红色和绿色的灯笼椒、西红柿、花椰菜和欧芹。 把它们放在沙拉里新鲜吃，或者蒸一点。 不要做那种把他们淹死在水里的厨师。 这会使维生素失去效力。 水果沙拉富含维生素C。 健康的细胞、骨骼、牙齿和血液都需要维生素C。 它甚至有助于治疗伤口和擦伤。 这还不是全部。维生素C还能帮助你的大脑更好地工作。 它是一种重要的维生素!C真相有人说维生素C有助于远离感冒。 这不是真的。但它可以帮助缩短感冒持续的时间。 橙汁富含维生素C。

Fruits and vegetables have a lot of vitamins. They also have minerals. Minerals keep you healthy, too. Iron is a very important mineral. It helps blood carry oxygen to all the parts of the body. You may feel weak and tired if you don't have enough iron. Red meat, nuts, grains, lentils, beans, and leafy green vegetables have a lot of iron. Soy beans and food made from soy, such as tofu and soy milk, have iron in them, too. These soy foods contain iron. milk nuts tofu soy beans cheese Calcium is another very important mineral. Children need calcium to build strong bones and teeth. Older people need calcium to keep their bones strong. Dairy products have a lot of calcium, and so do grains, nuts, broccoli, and other dark green leafy vegetables. Soy foods also help to make your bones stronger. Very Vegan Some people don't eat meat or dairy products. These people are called vegans. They can get a lot of their iron and calcium by eating power-packed plants. A bowl of vegetables can be a full meal.

水果和蔬菜含有大量的维生素。 它们也有矿物质。矿物质也能让你保持健康。 铁是一种非常重要的矿物。 它帮助血液将氧气输送到身体的各个部位。 如果你没有摄入足够的铁，你可能会感到虚弱和疲劳。 红肉、坚果、谷物、扁豆、豆类和绿叶蔬菜都含有大量的铁。 黄豆和由大豆制成的食物，如豆腐和豆浆，也含有铁。 这些大豆食品含有铁。 牛奶、坚果、豆腐、大豆、奶酪钙是另一种非常重要的矿物质。 儿童需要钙来强健骨骼和牙齿。 老年人需要钙来保持骨骼强壮。 乳制品含有大量钙，谷物、坚果、西兰花和其他深绿色绿叶蔬菜也含有大量钙。 大豆食品也有助于使你的骨骼更强壮。 非常严格的素食主义者有些人不吃肉或奶制品。 这些人被称为纯素食主义者。 它们可以通过食用富含能量的植物来获得大量的铁和钙。 一碗蔬菜可以是一顿饱饭。