My boyfriend and I were having a debate, is the Tomatoe a fruit or a veggie?...
I think it's a fruit, (I swear it was on the Magic School bus lol)
My boyfriend thinks it is a Veggie...
what do YOU think ;)
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My boyfriend and I were having a debate, is the Tomatoe a fruit or a veggie?...
I think it's a fruit, (I swear it was on the Magic School bus lol)
My boyfriend thinks it is a Veggie...
what do YOU think ;)
Technically a tomato is a fruit, but I always refer to it as a vegetable as it just seems more like a veggie than a fruit.
do you have any back to your basis?? Meaning do... you have any info backing up that it is a fruit and not a veggie?? :p (I must be right lol)
It is indeed a fruit. I am sure you can find plenty of information online. :p
I believe it's a fruit, however, I always think of it as a veggie. ;)
A fruit, because of the seeds.
Yep, a fruit is always created after a plant has been pollinated and the seeds are formed inside it. This is supposed to attract a bird or other animal who will digest the fruit but leave the seeds in its faeces, therefore allowing the new plant a good start in life.
A vegetable is a different area of the plant, usually the root, and it has no seeds.
I like to think of it as a veggie, the thought of putting fruit on burgers and subs etc..yuk!:p
veggies have seeds... what about the cucumber? and the bean?Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Z
A cucumber technically is a fruit too, produced when the plant has been pollinated (I think!). I think a bean is different, I think it's a pulse but I'm not entirely sure how they're different to fruit and veggies :)
Wow, did you do a project on fruits and veggies? lol :p How do you know this??Quote:
Originally Posted by Miss Z
LMAO, my brain is crammed full of all sorts of useless stuff I think :p Whether it's all right or not remains to be seen!Quote:
Originally Posted by GreyhoundGirl
I've always been taught a tomato is a fruit so it would make sense that a cucumber is too.
Fruit! What Zara said! I was also taught that things like green beans and peppers are also technically fruits.
Yup, I was going to say the same thing! Although in the summer, when they are in abundance and juicy and red, I eat them as I would an apple. But as much as I know they're fruit, my tummy says veggie (sprinkles salt...)Quote:
Originally Posted by buttercup132
I know they are technicaly a fruit but as far as I am concerned they are veggies, you do not put tomatos in a fruit salad nor do you put melons and such in a veggie salad, n you put Tomato in a veggie salad lol
A tomato is a fruit because ... well ... because I looked it up in the dictionary and that's what I found. Is it called a to-MAY-to, or a to-MAH-to?
as for the mentioned beans those are seeds
I would pronounce it to-MAH-to but I believe in the USA it is pronounced to-MAY-toQuote:
Originally Posted by cassiesmom
Fruits are the part of the plant containing seeds. This includes tomatos, squash, eggplant and cucumber.
Vegetables are plant roots, stems, and leaves. This includes rhubarb, used in pies.
I learned this in school.
I put tomato's in veggie salads.Quote:
Originally Posted by cali
Me too!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Felicia's Mom
I was sooo **surprised** to learn that tomatoes were actually FRUIT!!
I was a shocked 4th grader~ :D And I told my younger Sister what I had learned!!!!
Hey Sis, They're a Lot like Apples!!!! :D