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MEET THE SUNSHINE SQUAD! Orange and yellow power comes from many tasty, good-for-you fruits and veggies. Can you match these fruits and veggies with their names? ___ Yellow beets ___ Butternut squash ___ Carrots ___ Yellow peppers ___ Sweet corn ___ Sweet potatoes ___ Yellow tomatoes ___ Yellow apples ___ Apricots ___ Bananas ___ Cantaloupe ___ Yellow figs ___ Grapefruit ___ Golden kiwi ___ Kumquat ___ Lemons ___ Mangos ___ Nectarines ___ Oranges ___ Papayas ___ Peaches ___ Yellow pears ___ Pineapple ___ Pumpkins ___ Tangerines 1 6 11 16 21 2 7 12 17 22 3 8 13 18 23 4 9 14 19 24 5 10 15 20 25 Why are we orange and yeow? Do you ever wonder in the Fall, why leaves are orange...not green? If you're asked, don't stall, just say, "Because the leaves have carotene!" Carotene puts the color in fruits and veggies too. Like mangoes, corn and carrots, to name a few. So fill your plate with orange and yellow yummy foods galore. These sunshine foods are fun to eat and help you PowerUp more!

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Page 1: MEEt thE suNshiNE sQuAd!

MEEt thEsuNshiNE sQuAd!

Orangeandyellowpowercomesfrommanytasty,good-for-youfruitsandveggies.Canyoumatchthesefruitsandveggieswiththeirnames?

___ Yellow beets ___ Butternut squash ___ Carrots ___ Yellow peppers ___ Sweet corn ___ Sweet potatoes ___ Yellow tomatoes ___ Yellow apples ___ Apricots___ Bananas___ Cantaloupe___ Yellow figs___ Grapefruit___ Golden kiwi___ Kumquat___ Lemons___ Mangos___ Nectarines___ Oranges___ Papayas___ Peaches___ Yellow pears___ Pineapple___ Pumpkins___ Tangerines

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Yellow beets-12, Butternut squash-19, Carrots-2, Yellow peppers-6, Sweet corn-3, Sweet potatoes-23, Yellow tomatoes-16, Yellow apples-4, Apricots-25, Bananas-7, Cantaloupe-14, Yellow figs-5, Grapefruit-17, Golden kiwi-24, Kumquat-18, Lemons-11, Mangos-22, Nectarines-9, Oranges-10, Papayas-21, Peaches-20, Yellow pears-15, Pineapple-1, Pumpkins-8, Tangerines-13.

Yellow beets-Underground, Grapefruit-Tree, Carrots-Underground, Pineapple-Bush, Peaches-Tree, Butternut squash-Vine.12 • powerup4kids.org

Why are we orange and yellow?Do you ever wonder in the Fall,why leaves are orange...not green?If you're asked, don't stall, just say, "Because the leaves have carotene!"

Carotene puts the color in fruitsand veggies too.Like mangoes, corn and carrots, to name a few.

So fill your plate with orange and yellowyummy foods galore.These sunshine foods are fun to eatand help you PowerUp more!