Vegetables Word Search Puzzle 10

CHARD: Swiss chard isn't from Switzerland - it's named after a Swiss botanist. Its colorful stalks can be red, yellow, white, or pink.

CARROT: Carrots were originally purple, white, and yellow - not orange! Orange carrots were bred in the 1600s. They're full of vitamin A, which helps your eyes.

BEETROOT: Eating beets can turn your pee pink or red - a harmless condition called beeturia that affects 10-14% of people.

CUCUMBER: Cucumbers are 96% water, making them one of the most hydrating vegetables you can eat.

CHIVES: Chives are the smallest member of the onion family and grow beautiful purple pom-pom flowers that are also edible.

PEPPER: Bell peppers start green and change to yellow, orange, or red as they ripen - the color shows how sweet they are!

PUMPKIN: Pumpkins are 90% water and were used by Native Americans for food and medicine long before Halloween traditions began.

POTATO: Potatoes were the first vegetable grown in space by NASA astronauts in 1995 on the space shuttle Columbia.

OKRA: Okra gets slimy when cooked because it releases a natural mucilage that works as a thickening agent in soups and stews.