Plant Parts We Eat for Kids: Roots, Stems, Leaves and More (Kindergarten and Grade 1 Science)

Hi, I'm Luna from DoodleBeez. Did you know that the vegetables on your plate come from different parts of a plant? Today we will find out which plant parts we eat!

Roots grow under the ground. They soak up water for the plant. When you crunch a carrot, a radish or a beet, you are eating a root!

Stems hold the plant up and carry water to the leaves. Celery is a stem. Asparagus is a stem too. Even a potato is a special underground stem!

Leaves catch sunlight to make food for the plant. Lettuce, spinach and cabbage are leaves. A big green salad is mostly a bowl of leaves!

Some foods are flowers! Broccoli and cauliflower are bunches of tiny flower buds. If farmers did not pick them, they would bloom into little yellow flowers.

Fruits hold the seeds of a plant. Apples, tomatoes and cucumbers are all fruits. Seeds can be food too, like peas, corn and sunflower seeds.

Now it's your turn. Which plant part is spinach: a root, a leaf, or a fruit? Pause and try. Spinach is a leaf. Its flat green leaves catch sunlight.

Great job! Remember, we eat roots like carrots, stems like celery, leaves like lettuce, flowers like broccoli, plus fruits and seeds. Practice plant parts we eat in the Science Lab at doodlebeez.com. See you next time!