Vegetables Word Search Puzzle 37

ONION: Onions make you cry because cutting them releases a gas that irritates your eyes and mixes with your tears to form acid.

GARLIC: Garlic has natural antibacterial and antiviral properties and has been used as medicine for over 7,000 years.

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

TOMATO: Tomatoes are scientifically fruits because they have seeds, but the Supreme Court legally classified them as vegetables in 1893.

CELERY: Celery is 95% water, but the myth that it takes more calories to digest than it contains is false.

KALE: Kale became a trendy superfood in the 2010s, but it's been grown for over 2,000 years and was common in ancient Rome.

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

SPINACH: Spinach was made famous by Popeye cartoons, though it doesn't actually give you instant super strength!

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