burger with bun, lettuce, meat, tomato, pickle, onion and cheese
 
 
 
Burger,
Where Does Food Come From?
 
 
 
 
 
 
by Amy Garrett
illustrations from clipart.com

boy eating a burger
Eat a burger. It has different kinds of food.

burger with bun, lettuce, meat, tomato, pickle, onion, and cheese
Look at the burger. It has a bun, lettuce, meat, tomato, pickle, onion and cheese. Where does food come from?

tomatoes growing on a plant
 
 
Plants
 
 
Food comes from living things in the environment. Plants live in the environment. Food comes from plants.

beef cattle standing in a field
 
 
Animals
 
 
Food comes from living things in the environment. Animals live in the environment. Food comes from animals.

bun
Bun
A bun is a kind of bread. Bread comes from wheat. Wheat is a plant.

wheat growing in a field

 

 

 

 

 

Wheat

 

 

 

 

 

 
Wheat is a grass like plant. Wheat is ground into flour. The flour is used to make bread and buns. Wheat grows in fields.

lettuce

Lettuce

 

 Lettuce is a plant. It is a green leafy vegetable.


letuce growing in the ground

 

 

 

 

 

Lettuce

 

 

 

 

 

 

Lettuce leaves grow out of the ground. All of the lettuce that grows above ground can be eaten. Lettuce grows in fields and gardens.


meat patties cooking on a grill
Meat
 
Meat comes from animals. The burger is made from kind of meat called beef. Beef comes from cattle.

beef cattle standing in a field

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beef Cattle

 

 

 

 

 

Meat comes from beef cattle. Many different cuts of meat come from cattle. Hamburger is used to make burgers. Cattle live on farms ranches and in cattle lots.

 


red tomato
Tomato
A tomato comes from a plant. It is a vegetable that grows on a plant.

tomatoes growing on a plant

 

 

 

 

 

Tomato

 

 

 


 
 
Tomatoes grow on plants. Tomato plants are vines. The vines cannot be eaten. Tomatoes grow in fields and gardens.

 


pickles in a jar
Pickles
Pickles are made from cucumbers. Cucumbers are vegetables.Cucumbers are plants.

cucumber vine growing in the ground

 

 

 

 

 

Cucumber

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cucumbers grows on plants. Cucumber plants are vines. The vines cannot be eaten. Cucumbers grow in fields and gardens.


onion, whole with the skin on
Onion
 
The onion is part of a plant. It is a root vegetable.

onion plants growing in the ground

 

 

 

 

 

 

Onion

 

 

 

 

 

The white part of the onion  grows underground. There are green leaves above the ground. The white and green parts can be eaten. Onions grow in fields and in gardens.


cheese
Cheese
 
 
Cheese is made from milk. Milk comes from cows.    

dairy cows standing inside a barn

 

 

 

 

 

 

Dairy Cows

 

 

 

 

 

Cheese is made from cow's milk. Cows are animals that give us food. Cows live on farms.

 


burger
Food comes from living things in our environment. Plants and animals live in our environment. A burger has food from plants and animals.

 
 
 
Food from plants


bun
lettuce
tomato
pickle
onion
boy eating a burger
 
 
 
Food from animals
 
meat
cheese