Vegetables Word Search Puzzle 50

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

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

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

BAMBOO: Young bamboo shoots are edible and bamboo is the fastest-growing plant on Earth, growing up to 35 inches in a single day!

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

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

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

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

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