Ketchup as a vegetable

High school (ages 12+)
Food & Cooking

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/ketchup-as-a-vegetable

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the agency responsible for 1981 proposal?USDA's Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
2. What is the rationale for flexibility?To allow local administrators to meet nutritional requirements amidst budget constraints
3. Is ketchup a vegetable?Ketchup comes from tomatoes, but it is processed with sugar and salt, so it is not the same as a whole vegetable.
4. What happened with pizza and tomatoes in 2011?In 2011 a law called the "pizza amendment" stopped the USDA from raising the amount of tomato paste needed on pizza to count as a vegetable, letting pizza with only a small amount of tomato paste be counted.

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Nutrient-Dense: Foods that provide a high amount of beneficial nutrients relative to their calorie content.
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