CRANBERRIES

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 Nutritional Facts

Cranberries are in the berry family of fruits. They contain high amounts of Vitamin C. They are grown in Mass. and are harvested in the fall.

Nutritional information per 1 serving of cranberries:
Vitamin C- 60 mg. Carbohydrates- 15 g. 61 calories

***The cranberry was a favorite of the Indians who invented cranberry sauce sweetened with maple sugar or honey.

***Cranberries are called BOUNCE berries because the ripe ones bounce.

***Cranberries are found wild in the sandy, cool temperature areas like MA and NJ

Children's Book of the Month:

CRANBERRY THANKSGIVING is a wonderful children's book about a family Thanksgiving dinner and all the exciting preparation involved.

Cranberry Links

• **www.foodtv.com
• **www.healthy.net/library/
• **www.swcp.com/hughes/cran.htm

Cranberry Links for Elementary Grades

• http://www.wpt.org/GetReal!/400/411/CRAN/CRAN.HTM
  Cranberry growing- a story by and for kids
• http://www.nemaine.com/rc&d/pictures98.htm
  Pictures of cranberry bogs
  
  

Kiddie Jokes:

Q. Which weighs more: a pound of turkey or a pound of cranberries?

A. They both weigh the same.

NEWS FROM THE CAFETERIA

Cranberries are not a food item served in our cafeteria regularly. On Thanksgiving and Christmas, we try to serve cranberry sauce. Very few children take cranberry sauce.

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