Vegetables Word Search Puzzle 4

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

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

ZUCCHINI: Zucchinis are botanically fruits and can grow over 3 feet long if left on the vine, though they taste best when small.

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

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

LETTUCE: Lettuce was first grown by the ancient Egyptians over 6,000 years ago, who used it for its oil-rich seeds.

PARSNIP: Parsnips get sweeter after the first frost because cold temperatures convert their starches into natural sugars.

TURNIP: Turnips were carved like jack-o'-lanterns for Halloween in old Irish and Scottish traditions before pumpkins became popular.

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