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Last night as we were commenting on blogs, I was inspired by a fellow student to write about Veggie Tales. As I posted in my last blog, both tomatoes and cucumbers and NOT vegetables. Scientifically, they are both considered a fruit. This is Crazy, right? Does this mean that Veggie Tales should be changed to Scientific Fruit Tales? I love Veggie Tales-they crack me up! However, they should not change this knee slapping show just because some goofy scientists decided to label this vegetables as "fruits."
On another note, I thought I would investigate how many other vegetables (in the culinary sense) are actually fruit. As mentioned earlier, a vegetable is in fact a culinary term. Apparently there is nothing scientific about it. Pumpkin, squash, cucumbers, tomatoes, and even green beans are considered to be "fruit-vegetables." Simply put, this is because of the seeds in them. Most everyone thinks that these are vegetables and after many debates, some of which have ended up in the supreme court, I think we will just have to meet have way. I believe I will start calling this controversial food group fregetables. Look here for more information on fregetables:
http://www.suite101.com/content/fruit-or-vegetable--a9756
I'm a fan of Veggie Tales too! I knew about tomatoes being controversial but I didn't know that cucumbers had fallen into the fight as well. I'm sure Veggie Tales won't change their name just because a group of scientists want to say something is a fruit. If "vegetable" is just a culinary term, that makes everything a fruit, right (all their seeds are inside)? I don't think it should be such a big deal. Going all the way to the Supreme Court over it? Wow.
ReplyDeleteKarlor 92,
ReplyDeleteI think i may have been that fellow student that inspired you! It is crazy how incorrect a show can be. Although the show was popular before people started obsessing over what fruits and vegetables actually are. I agree that even though the characters are "incorrect", they should keep it the way it is. It would just confuse everyone. Thanks for blogging!
www.truthaboutfoods10.blogspot.com
Dear Kayla,
ReplyDeleteThis is an awesome post. It is also really interesting. Thank you so much for posting this.
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