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MY DAILY DIET: FRUITS 10

Many fruits are grown on a farm like this one and then shipped all over the world for people to eat. Many fruits will only grow in a certain kind of climate.

America comes from North American farms. Oranges, for example, often come from the state of Florida. Apples are grown in Washington State and New York State, among other places. Other fruits travel a long way to get to you. Bananas, mangos, and pineapples are fruits that don’t grow very well in most places in North America. Bananas, for example, are mostly grown in India, Latin America, and the Philippines. They need a hot place to grow. Fruits grow on plants, which grow in the ground on farms. Different sorts of fruits

MAKE CONNECTIONS Some fruit is organic and some is not. Organic means that farmers didn’t use chemi- cals to grow their produce. Farmers often use chemicals to kill bugs and help their plants grow bigger. Many people don’t want to eat fruit and other foods that have been grown with chemicals, though. Chemicals can make farmworkers sick, pollute the soil and water and kill animals, and even make people who eat the food sick. Grocery stores often have a section of fruits and vegetables that are all organic.