COOKERY 10 HELEN O. ROBIDILLO PREPARE VEGETABLE DISHES Are plants or parts of plants like leaves, fruits, tubers, roots, bulbs, stem, shoots and flower. They also give vitamins and minerals. Provide nutrients vital for health and maintenance of your body. Are important sources of many nutrients, including potassium, dietary fiber, folate, vitamin A and C. - help maintain normal blood pressure. Ex. sweet potato, white beans, tomato helps reduce blood cholesterol levels and may lower risk of heart diseases. - It is also important for bowel function. Ex. Broccoli, berries - Helps the body from red blood cells. Ex. Dark green leafy vegetables(spinach) - Keeps eyes and skin healthy and helps to protect against infection.. Ex. green and yellow (leafy vegetables) - Helps heal cuts and wounds, and keeps teeth and gums healthy Ex. Fruits(strawberries and citrus) Classification of Vegetables ❖The squash family. ❖Roots and tubers. ❖Seeds and pods. ❖Pulses / legumes ❖The cabbage family. ❖Stems, stalks, and shoots. ❖The onion family. ❖Fruit-vegetables. ❖Leafy greens. Gourds & Squash Family ❖ Chayotes ❖ Cucumbers ❖ Squashes Winter: • Acorn • Banana • Butternut • Pumpkin Summer: • Zucchini • Yellow ROOTS Are those grown underground. They are directly connected to the plant via leaves or leaf stem. TUBERS Are connected to the root system. However, they are not directly connected to the stem and leaf system of plant. Roots ❖Beets ❖Carrots ❖Celery root ❖Parsnips ❖Radishes ❖Rutabaga ❖Turnips ❖Water chestnuts Tubers Potatoes • Mealy. • Waxy. • Russet. • Red. • Yukon. • Sweet. Seeds and pods ❖Corn ❖Okra ❖Legumes: fresh beans Green beans Haricot vert Peas ❖Pulses: dried beans PULSES Pulses ❖Black beans ❖ Black-eyed peas ❖Lentils ❖Red kidney beans ❖Pinto beans ❖Great northern beans Cabbage Family Is a wide range of vegetables used for their heads, flowers, or leaves. Bok choy Broccoli Brussels sprouts Cauliflower Head cabbage Kale Kohlrabi Napa cabbage Savoy Onion Family Bulb onions Garlic Leeks Scallions Shallots Stems, stalks, and shoots Artichokes Asparagus Bamboo shoots Celery Fennel Hearts of palm Nopales Fruit-vegetables Avocados Eggplants Peppers - Hot - Sweet Tomatillos Tomatoes Leafy greens • • • • • • • Collards Mustard Sorrel Spinach Swiss chard Turnip greens Lettuces
