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High nutritional value of cabbage, its greatest feature is rich in cellulose, can promote intestinal peristalsis, help digestion and prevent constipation. Choose to eat two meals a day cabbage, either boiled or fried in can achieve a good weight loss.
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Food for Thought
March 2011
Cabbage
Tasting Trio
Cool Cabbage Confetti
Serving size– 35 servings Ingredients
1/4 c salad
• 1 10 oz. package shredded green
cabbage
Preparation
1. Place green and red cabbage in a • 1 10 oz. package shredded red
large bowl and mix. cabbage
2. Add the crushed pineapple and juice. • 1 20 oz. can of crushed pineapple
3. Add salt and pepper. Mix ingredients in 100% juice
together and chill for 30 minutes. • 1/8 tsp. salt
4. Serve salad to students on paper • 1/8 tsp. pepper
plates.
Source: Network for a Healthy California, Hawthorne
Unified School District
Did You Know?
• Cabbage is an excellent source of vitamin
C and vitamin K. Vitamin K helps blood clot.
• Red, purple, and Savoy cabbage are a
good source of vitamin A, which is essential for healthy nocturnal vision.
• Savoy and Chinese cabbage are a good source of folate.
• Many vegetables evolved from the original wild cabbage including
broccoli, Brussel sprouts, cauliflower, collards, and kale.
• Wild cabbage spread to Northern Europe from Asia and the
Mediterranean as early as 600 B.C.E.
• In 1541, French explorer Jacques Cartier introduced cabbage to North
America.
• California leads the nation in commercial cabbage production: over
13,000 acres valued over $70 million!
• Cabbage harvest peaks in California just in time for the traditional
St. Patrick’s Day meal of corned beef and cabbage.
Sources: http://www.harvestofthemonth.com/download/Winter/Cabbages/Cab_edu_2.pdf
Image adapted from:
www.inspection.gc.ca/english/plaveg/
fresh/vegleg/cabbchou/cabbage.gif
To download reproducible botanical
images, visit the Educators’ Corner at
www.harvestofthemonth.com.
Curriculum Ideas Cabbage Resources & More
Harvest of the Month teacher materials: http://
Math: www.harvestofthemonth.com/download/Winter/Cabbages/
Cab_edu_2.pdf
• Explorers traveled with cabbage to prevent
scurvy and introduced it to North America in • California Cabbage: http://ucanr.org/freepubs/
docs/7208.pdf
the 1500s. Determine the distance from
• Fruits & Veggies Matter: http://
Europe to North America. Have the students convert the distance www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/month/cabbage.html
from miles into yards, feet, kilometers, meters, etc…
The Have a Good Day Cafe
Research & Investigation:
by Frances Park & Ginger Park
• Make a list of cruciferous vegetables, with the phytonutrients they
contain, and what health benefits they provide. The Talking Vegetables by Paye & Lippert
• What is scurvy and how do you prevent it?
Green Power: Leaf and Flower Vegetables
by Meredith Sayles Hughes
Source: http://www.harvestofthemonth.com/download/Winter/Cabbages/
Cab_edu_2.pdf
What’s in the Name?
Physical Activity Corner Pronunciation: kăb’ĭj
Crossing with Cabbage
Spanish name: cole
Family: Brassicaceae
Objective: Students will develop
endurance to maintain heart health. Genus: Brassica
Species: Brassica oleracea
Supplies: World map, tickets, and a track
(or a run loop) Cabbage is a cole crop of the Mustard family
(Brassicaceae) and its varietal name, B. oleracea
Activity Time: 20 minutes a day
Capitata, distinguishes this cruciferous vegetable
Activity: asbeing “in the form of a head.” The species B.
After your students have calculated the distance between Europe and oleracea, or wild cabbage, is grouped into seven
America, have your students run or jog the distance by the end of major cultivars based on development. Within the
month!!! Capitata Group are the green, red, purple, Chinese
(Napa) and savoy varieties which belong to another
Give each student a ticket for every lap they complete. species, B. rapa.
At the end of the 20 minutes collect all the tickets.
Have one student add up the number of tickets. As a class multiply
the length of the track by the number of tickets to determine the
distance traveled.
Mark on your world map how far you have traveled.
Repeat until your students and the cabbage reach
America! Source: http://www.harvestofthemonth.com/download/
Winter/Cabbages/Cab_edu_2.pdf
Getting the Grade March Events
API scores improve when
students limit screen time. ⇒
With spring testing around the
corner, encourage students to Network for a Healthy California-
turn off the TV and get at Monrovia Unified School District
least one hour of physical 1831 Santa Fe Place
Monrovia, CA 91016
activity each day!
626.471.2776
FAX 626.471.2088
For CalFresh information, call 1-877-847-3663. Funded by USDA SNAP, an equal opportunity provider and employer. Visit
www.cachampionsforchange.net for healthy tips. •California Department of Public Health
