Preparing

Vegetable
Dishes
Classification of Vegetables Acoording to Parts of Plants
1. Gourd Family – Cucumber, Pumpkin, Chayote,
2. Seeds and Pods – beans, peas, corn, okra
3. Fruit vegetable – avo
4. cado, eggplant, sweet pepper, tomato
5. Roots and Tubers – beet, carrot, radish, turnip,
artichoke, potato, sweet potato
6. Cabbage Family – cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower,
Brussels sprout, bokchoy
7. Leafy greens – spinach, lettuce, coriander
 Classification of Vegetables According to
Chemical Composition
1.Carbohydrates rich vegetables – seeds, roots,
tubers
2.Protein rich vegetables – legumes, peas,
beans
3.Fat rich vegetables – nuts, olives, avocado
4.High moisture content – mushroom,
tomatoes, radish, green leafy vegetables
 Classification of Vegetables According to
Nutritive Value
1.Vitamin A rich vegetables – green leafy
and yellow fruits and vegetables
2.Vitamin C rich vegetables – yellow
vegetables
3.Vitamin B (complex) – legumes, peas,
beans
 DIFFERENT
TYPES OF
VEGETABLES
PEAS
EGGPLANT
BRUSSEL SPROUTS
BOKCHOY
ONION
SCALLION
LEEK
GARLIC
SHALLOT
LETTUCE
ASPARAGUS
BAMBOO SHOOTS
OLIVES
MUSHROOM
PEANUT