Fun facts!

Here are some fun facts to get everyone excited about the new garden you want to plant!

1.A stalk of celery only contains 10 calories. The human body uses more calories digesting celery, and so celery is said to be a great snack, as it helps an individual to lose weight.

2.The cabbage contains almost as much water as watermelon. Watermelon is 92% water, cabbage is 90%. Carrots are not too far behind with a water content of 87%.

3.Tomatoes are very high in the carotenoid Lycopene; eating foods with carotenoids can lower your risk of cancer...Other vegetables high in carotenoids are carrots, spinach, sweet potatoes, and collard greens

4.Most of the nutrients in a potato reside just below the skin layer

5.The tomato, by definition, is actually a fruit and it took a ruling by the Supreme Court in 1893 to make the tomato a vegetable.