Week 5 Health Reports

Zoe: celery has 37% vitamin k which is good for bones. It also has phthalides which help to lower stress and regulate the stress hormones.

Norah: sugar snap peas are high in vitamin k. Vitamin k is good for calcium and for your bones. It has folate which is good or heart health and is also a good source of iron and beta carotene.

Eliza: Green peppers actually have more vitamin c than an orange. Vitamin c helps the immune system, skin, mucous membranes and bones.



Rachel: what are the health benefits of broccoli?
Broccoli can help your eyes, skin, bones, blood, nervous system, and can even protect our skin from the sun.
If you're sick, you should definitely have broccoli- it helps your immune system.


Mikael: what are the health benefits of carrots?
They make your eyes stronger, helps prevent cancer, helps your skin from getting sunburned, helps keep heart and skin healthy. Helps your body on the inside. Helps your teeth and gums.

Grant: what are the health benefits of cauliflower?
Has vitamin C, which helps in a lot of different ways. Keeps you from getting diabetes (that's cool)!. It helps you digest foods. It has protein, and phosphorous (the metal)

David: what are the health benefits of zucchini?
Makes your blood flow better, keeps away cancer, has vitamin C, keeps your heart healthy, and has Manganese!! It keeps your cells from rusting and makes it good for playing soccer and makes it so you don't get tired.

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