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Plants for Food

Foods from Plants

Fruits and vegetables are plant parts.

Plant Part Example n. a plant people often use for its smell or taste
herbs
So are herbs and spices. Herbs and

Roots spices are used to flavor food. The

Stems plant parts used as food can be roots,

Leaves stems, leaves, flowers, fruits, seeds, and

Flowers bark. For example, herbs are plant

Fruits leaves that can be used fresh or dried

Seeds in cooking. Spices are dried seeds or

nuts.

Bark

Unit 5 | Plants for Food