​Kelly Has Read About the Powerful Phytonutrients in Plants and Wants

question 18

Multiple Choice

​Kelly has read about the powerful phytonutrients in plants and wants to start consuming foods that provide her with the highest amounts of phytochemicals.She decides to go shopping and look for some of the foods she read about in her nutrition book.Kelly also wants to identify which foods will help her reduce certain health problems that she is genetically predisposed to.Answer the following questions to help Kelly with her shopping.
-Kelly has heard that broccoli and cabbage can reduce the risk of cancer.Which family of vegetables do these foods belong to?

• A)goosefoot
• B)buckwheat
• C)gourd
• D)onion
• E)cruciferous

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