June 6, 2009--Questions from Tim

Tim was talking to me while I was washing dishes, and asking me a bunch of questions. (He's four years old).

"Mom, are tomatoes a fruit"?

"Yes."

"Are potatoes a fruit?"

"No."

"Are bananas a fruit?"

"Yes."

"Are there peanuts in peanut butter?"

"Yes."

"Is there some kind of food in jelly?"

"Yes--jelly is made from fruit. Like strawberries, or grapes."

"Are avocados a fruit?"

"Yes."

"Do they make jelly out of avocados?"

"No--avocados wouldn't make very good jelly. It's not very sweet--and people like to use sweet kinds of fruit to make jelly."

"Do they make jelly out of bananas?"

"No, they don't."

"But bananas are a sweet fruit!"