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Bell peppers come in red, yellow, orange, green and even white, purple, and brown colors. But did you know all bell peppers start green? HOW IT GROWS Bell peppers grow on plants that grow about knee-height high. Farmers fertilize (nourish) the land up to three years before planting bell peppers on it. Peppers are handpicked and finish ripening on their way to the grocery store. While peppers grow best in warm climates, a touch of cold weather sweetens it. Watch to learn more about How it Grows! DID YOU KNOW
HOW TO EAT IT Bell peppers are delicious sliced and eaten raw. You can sautée peppers and add to stirfries, pasta, and more. Bell peppers are also cut up and added to salsas and sauces. Try cutting out the top and stuffing the pepper with rice and other vegetables, and baking it. Or try our Colorful Bell Pepper Nachos recipe.  Get more facts like this on the Snackster Sam app.
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What do you call two fruits that like to joke? A PEAR of jokesters! Get it? Besides making a good pun, pears are a delicious fruit that dates back to 1,000 BC! That's a long time ago! Even though it is native to Europe and Africa, the United States is now the largest producer of pears. HOW IT GROWS Pears grow on trees. The trees can live to 50-75 years old! The trees grow more than beautiful pears, they grow white (and sometimes pink) blossoms. The wood is also used to make musical instruments, furniture, and more! DID YOU KNOW
HOW TO EAT IT Pears can be enjoyed raw, canned, and baked! Get more facts like this on the Snackster Sam app.
Snackster Sam provides fun and educational content about food that grows. Join the adventure. Get it where you get apps! Learn more about TomatoesTomatoes are used to make some of your favorite dishes! It can be found in almost all parts of the world, but it was first grown in South America. Worldwide there are 7,500 varieties of tomatoes. HOW IT GROWS Tomatoes grow on the ground on a plant with vines. Tomatoes love the heat, but they are picky plants. If they get too much heat or not enough, the plant will die. Tomatoes produce a yellow flower that grows the tomato fruit. If the flower dies, the plant won't grow a tomato. The majority of tomatoes that we eat are processed into sauces and salsa. DID YOU KNOW
HOW TO EAT IT Eat tomatoes fresh, chop it and add to salads, salsa, bread and more! Cook it and add it to soups or make sauces. Or freeze it to cook it later. Get more facts like this on the Snackster Sam app.
Snackster Sam provides fun and educational content about food that grows. Join the adventure. Get it where you get apps! Let's Try Kale Get more facts like this on the Snackster Sam app.
Snackster Sam provides fun and educational content about food that grows. Join the adventure. Get it where you get apps! Apple FactsApples are the apple of our eye! One of Snackster Sam's first discoveries on the Blue Planet was apples. They grow on trees and come in thousands of varieties. HOW IT GROWS Apples seem simple enough, but there is a lot more to this fruit than you know! Apples grow on trees. Before the apple can grow, the tree fills with blossoms. The flowers are pollinated by bees and then the apple can grow. Apples are harvested at the end of summer. DID YOU KNOW
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Snackster Sam provides fun and educational content about food that grows. Join the adventure. Get it where you get apps! Test your knowledgeClick on the arrows for the next clue! Sunflower FactsYou most likely think of a sunflower as a beautiful yellow flower, but did you know you can eat it too? You can even make it into paper! Sunflower has a lot of uses and is more than a pretty face. HOW IT GROWS Sunflower starts as a small seed, like the one you're familiar with eating. Planted in the spring, the flower grows over the summer. The stalk grows to be very tall. Some sunflowers only grow 12 inches and some grow to be 16 feet tall! Most flowers grow about 6 feet tall, that's taller than most people! Like its name, the sunflower seeks the sun, which is called heliotropism. After the flower blooms, the flower faces the sun until the stalk is fully grown, and then the flower faces east. DID YOU KNOW
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Snackster Sam provides fun and educational content about food that grows. Join the adventure. Get it where you get apps! Test your knowledgeClick on the arrows for the next clue! Watermelon FactsMost watermelons that you find in stores today are seedless, but it wasn't always this way. Ask your parents about spitting watermelon seeds when they were kids. HOW IT GROWS Just like how you crave watermelon on a hot day, watermelon loves the sun, too. The plant grows a vine on the ground. The vine stretches out and can grow up to 20 feet long! Two flowers grow - one for pollinating and the other for growing the watermelon. DID YOU KNOW
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