chapter 1 ~ why have a garden - a garden for everyone
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Good idea!
A garden......but how?
We havent much money and
the children need to eat. Whydon’t we plant something andmake a garden?
Read this manual, itwill help you find asolution.
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1- A healthier family.
2- Saving money and an increase in income.
3- Solving your own problems.
The whole familyparticipates in thegarden!
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What kinds of food canwe produce in thegarden?
The motor of a truck needs energy to work.Fuel provides that energy.
A child needs energy to grow healthy andstrong. Food provides that energy.
The whole family needs energy from food tohave good health.
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High ProteinFood for
development:meatfish
cheese
eggsmilk
flourbreadrice
potatoesoil
vegetablesfruits
HighFiber/Vitamin
Food:
Ca lor ieFood:
...there are different food types. In a garden it is possibleto produce mainly high fiber and vitamin content foods.
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Test 1
What types of food are:bread, potatoes, fish, milk, lettuce, carrot,sugar, oil, orange, tortillas, eggs and onions.
Write each one in the group where itbelongs:
High proteinfoods (for
development) _________ _________ _________ _________
Calorie
Foods _________ _________ _________ _________
HighFiber/vitamin
Foods _________ _________ _________ _________
You will find many testslike this one!Look for the correctanswers in the followingpages.
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The answers forTest 1 are:
High proteinfoods (for
development)fishmilk meateggs
CalorieFoodsbread
potatoessugar
oiltortillas
HighFiber/vitamin
Foodslettucecarrotorangeonion
H i g h p r o t e i n f o o d s ( f o rdevelopment) : Develop musclestissue, bones and teeth.
Ca lo r i e f oods : Provide thenecessary energy to performtasks.
High f i be r / v i t amin foods :Have vitamins, like vitamin "A"that is essential to good eye sight,and vitamin "C" which helpsmaintain healthy gums and bloodvessels. They also provideminerals like iron, which form partof red blood cells. In addition theycontain fiber which improvesdigestion.
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G a r d e n v e g e t a b l e s a r e :fresherhealthiermore nutritiousand cheaper
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Test 2Write the most suitable word on the dotted line. Chooseone from the words in brackets ( ) .1- Good health requires a/an ...........................diet.(varied-abundant)
2- A garden provides fresher…………...................(protein-vegetables)
3- ..........................foods provide vitamins, mineralsand fibers. (High fiber/ vitamin - development)
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Carbohydrates:
Example: potatoes,sweet potato, andyucca,
Proteins:
Example: beans,peas, sweet corn andmany leafyvegetables likecabbage andcauliflower.
Fats:
Example: soybean orsoy and many maturevegetable seeds(pumpkin).
Vitamin s andminerals:
There are manyvegetables rich invitamin A and C.
Fibers:
Improve thedigestive system.
Answ ers for test 2
1- varied2 -vegetables
3 -high fiber/vitamin
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Vegetables from the garden are:fresherhealthiermore nutritiouscheaper
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Benefits of a garden:
1-It provides food for the family.
2-You can sell part of the produce toneighbors or in the nearby market.
3- Together with the produce of otherfamilies, a large amount and varietyof vegetables can be assembledfor selling.
You need to get organized!
4-You can make sauces, jams andpreserves with the vegetables for
family use or to sell. Somevegetables can be sun dried andstored.
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Small children:- remove stones- weed- catch worms and bugs- help in the harvest
Bigger children:
- weed and till the soil- sow- water- harvest
The father and the mother:
-teach the children to do the jobs and to work together tomake a nice garden.
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1- Connection betweenfood and health.
2- Nutritional qualitiesof vegetables.
3- The importance of agarden.
In this chapterwe have seen:
Test 3
In the circle at the end of each sentence place a"T" if the sentence is true and a "F" if it is false,as shown in the example:Example:
Food energy allows us to grow healthy and strong.Exercises:1- To do any activity it is necessary to have energy.2- It is not necessary to consume food from all
the food groups.3- Many nutritious foods can be produced in a
garden.4- Garden produce cannot be preserved.5- Potatoes and bread contain carbohydrates.6- Planting a garden lets you save money.7- The father and the mother must teach the
family how to work in the garden.8- Small children can work in the garden.
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Answ ers for test 31- T2- F3- T
4- F5- T6- T7- T8- T
If two or more answers werenot correct, you shouldreview the material inChapter 1
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