is peanuts a fruit,vegetable, or a whole grain?

Answer 1

Interesting question.

Definition of fruit:
1. any product of plant growth useful to humans or animals.
2. the developed ovary of a seed plant with its contents and accessory parts, as the pea pod, nut, tomato, or pineapple.

Definition of vegetable:
1. any plant whose fruit, seeds, roots, tubers, bulbs, stems, leaves, or flower parts are used as food, as the tomato, bean, beet, potato, onion, asparagus, spinach, or cauliflower.

Definition of whole grain:
of or being natural or unprocessed grain containing the germ and bran.

Going by the definitions above, I would say they can be considered both fruit and vegetable but not whole grain. I would also say by the definitions below that they are both legumes and nuts also.

Definition of legume:
1. a) A pod, such as that of a pea or bean, that splits into two valves with the seeds attached to one edge of the valves.
b) Such a pod or seed used as food.

Definition of nut:
1. a dry fruit consisting of an edible kernel or meat enclosed in a woody or leathery shell.

Answer 2

Hiya annoymous! You choice is healthier then you may think. As it has been pointed out, that you have a good mix of fat, protein and carbs. And I agree that you need to balance this out with some fresh fruit, but what I would suggest is that you add to the bagel/peanut butter combination is some very thin sliced apple. It will give a flavor boost to your meal and add just the right type of crunch, and I have found that peanut butter and apples seem to go together with each other really well. I have cut back on using dairy milk and I use Almond Breeze that seems to go along with anything I use peanut butter on. You could also toast the bagel, spread honey on it, and eat it with a side of Ants on a Log; [celery with peanut butter and raisins sprinkled on the peanut butter]. Meatloaf is a favorite, but does not like me, well is no longer heart friendly; lol! I hope this helped in some way, good luck and enjoy your meal.

Answer 3

Peanuts are not root vegetables, but a fruit that develops above ground as pointed stalk (called a peg). The peg then points and grows downward. The fruit develops a woody outer shell and the pointed fruits bury themselves in the ground. They continue to mature underground until ripe.

Answer 4

Fruit

Answer 5

They are a fruit because they have a seed in them. Just because they grow underground doesn't change their meeting the definition of fruit.

Answer 6

Peanuts are members of the legume family - like beans. They grow in pods on the roots of the peanut plant.

Answer 7

fruit

Answer 8

They are a root vegetable, kind of like potatoes.

Answer 9

peanuts are legumes

Answer 10

a fruit....it flowers