Earthy goodness
- POSTED ON: 23 Mar, 2022
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- POSTED BY: Madhumitha Srinivasan
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What is common between carrots, beetroots, potatoes and onions? Thy all grow under the ground!
Root vegetables and tubers are crops that grow underground. Experts believe that before humans learnt to cultivate, they foraged wild root crops like these for food. Today, they make up some of the most common, popular and widespread vegetables used in kitchens around the world.
Some of the other common root tubers and vegetables are sweet potatoes, garlic, yam, parsnips, turnips, and radish.
Interesting facts:
*Because of their low metabolic rate the shelflife of these vegetables is much longer.
*Some like carrots and potatoes even germinate during storage.
*Root vegetables are low in calories, fat, and sodium.
*They are a good source of fiber and Vitamin C, besides containing significant amounts of magnesium, iron, calcium, and potassium.
Challenge
In this picdoku challenge are pictures of six root vvegetables/tubers: carrot, turnip, potato, radish, onion and beetroot. Arrange them in such a way that each 6×6 grid has only one of each, and so does the entire row & column. To play, click on a square and then the image you want in the square. Good luck!