Plantain
I can be planted not as a seed
but by stem propagation
I have a tender green trunk
I grow from a whole big red pod
with male and female parts in the same flower
that facilitates fertilization
into thick skinned plantains with baby seeds inside
when I am green I can be fried into chips
and when ripe can be steamed or sauteed to become very sweet
Bell Pepper
You can’t wear my scientific name as a cap annually ! You can’t hear me when I ring my bell, though I am shaped like one!
colored green, yellow, red or orange commonly; brown, white, lavender or deep purple rarely;
depending on the time of harvesting and ripening !
green pepper is harvested unripe, more bitter and cheaper; red pepper is sweeter than green;
has 11 times more beta carotene,
10 times more vitamin A,
twice as much vitamin C than green bell pepper !!
I am a favorite vegetable of chefs to display their culinary skills, when stuffed and baked / steamed / sauteed or grilled in veggie burgers/ kebabs ***
(B-E-L-L-P-E-P-P-E-R)
(C-A-P-S-I-C-U-M)
Eggplant
Guess Me?
Oval I am,
colored purple, green and white
Am delicious & nutritious
when baked, sauteed or grilled
with minerals, vitamins and fiber
phyto nutrients that improve memory and cognitive activity
chlorogenic acid having hypo allergenic, immune boosting effects
(E-G-G-P-L-A-N-T)
Mushroom
Guess Me ?
” There is not enough room
to mush around this field
to grow from the ground
as button, oyster or shitake”
(Mushroom)
Bitter Melon
BITTER MELON
Though I may be a melon, most bitter am I to taste
unliked by all, but doctors advice me to be eaten often
especially those with Diabetes
since I metabolize sugars from carbs faster for improved glycemic control (blood glucose lowering effect) .
Tomato
TOMATO
To-ma- to, like twins on a seesaw
red with lycopene to reduce LDL cholesterol
protect from adrenal, prostate, skin,and testes cancer
Brussels Sprouts
No need to fly to Brussels
to buy
Brussels sprouts !!
Broccoli
” Any body can be protected
from e- coli
when you eat Broccoli “
Cabbage
Guess Me!!
Can’t hire me by Uber or taxi,
nor guess my age
I rhyme with baggage, luggage and backstage
I can be chopped into coleslaw or sauerkraut
I can be sauteed into curry or stuffed with rice
I am a delicious cruciferous vegetable
(C-A-B-B-A-G-E)
