{"id":12384,"date":"2026-07-07T09:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T06:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/%d7%a4%d7%a2%d7%99%d7%9c%d7%95%d7%aa-3-%d7%a4%d7%99%d7%a8%d7%95%d7%aa-%d7%91%d7%90%d7%a4%d7%a8%d7%99%d7%a7%d7%94\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T11:17:48","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T08:17:48","slug":"activity3-fruits-in-africa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/activity3-fruits-in-africa\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity 3: Fruits in Africa"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"12384\" class=\"elementor elementor-12384 elementor-8136\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1acf13 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d1acf13\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32392c3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"32392c3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2c0826 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d2c0826\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"font-size: 12px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Home<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/about-the-children-and-youth-unit \"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Children and Youth Unit<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/arrows-website-cultures-journey\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Arrows Website<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) <a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/arrows-website-africa-kitchen\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">African Cuisine<\/span><\/a> \\(\\blacktriangleright\\) Activity 3: Fruits in Africa<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbbd485 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dbbd485\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Activity 3: Fruits in Africa - A Celebration of Tropical Flavors<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e7acdc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2e7acdc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9475ea e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b9475ea\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0effef0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0effef0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cf3c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1cf3c12\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The tropical climate in Africa creates a perfect environment for growing juicy tropical fruits, which form an important part of the local diet.<br \/>In this activity, we will be exposed to the variety of fruits grown on the continent (such as pineapple, papaya, and plantain), learn about their historical origins, and understand their place in the African meal.<br \/>Additionally, we will prepare a colorful fruit salad or a refreshing smoothie inspired by African cuisine.<\/p><p>In this activity (by: Dr. Galit Botzer), the children will get to know a variety of fruits grown in Africa and understand their importance in the local cuisine and the diet of the people of the continent.<br \/>These fruits originated in different places around the world. They were imported to Africa throughout history and took their place in local agriculture.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b4c12e6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b4c12e6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74db8b2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"74db8b2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d4.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-4022\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d4.jpg 300w, https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d0\u05e4\u05e8\u05d9\u05e7\u05d4-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a9f14c0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a9f14c0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31a60e2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"31a60e2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f83a481 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f83a481\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>African Fruit Salad<\/h3><p>A wide variety of tropical fruits were domesticated in Africa.<br \/>Some of them originated in Africa, but many of them were imported, such as mango and banana which were imported from East Asia.<br \/>Usually, an African meal does not include dessert, and it is customary in Africa to eat fruits as a snack.<br \/>In West Africa, the closest thing to a dessert is a fruit salad called &#8220;after chop,&#8221; which includes a variety of fruits.<br \/>In East Africa, the Swahili prepare Saladi ya matunda for dessert. It is interesting to note that one of the ingredients of the African salad is avocado.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ef4d846 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"ef4d846\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-82a42a0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"82a42a0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_1681908451.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_1681908451\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODkzNSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzE2ODE5MDg0NTEuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_1681908451-rngyfzebfdsibvegklngba4xn75oy6mxfl0g3v7dg0.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_1681908451\" alt=\"shutterstock_1681908451\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e12552 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4e12552\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67b614e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"67b614e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Activity<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970a62e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"970a62e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6dbed3 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d6dbed3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2369010 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2369010\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3><strong>Which fruits do you know? \u00a0<\/strong><\/h3><p>The following fruits grow in Africa.<br \/>Although their origin is not originally in Africa. They were imported to Africa from other countries, but the tropical climate in West Africa is suitable for growing them.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b96fba2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b96fba2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8cd1f05 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8cd1f05\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70be5f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"70be5f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-950d24e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"950d24e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Guava<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2951d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c2951d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2561786295.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_2561786295\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODk1MSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzI1NjE3ODYyOTUuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_2561786295-rngygx8i9f2txu1b30a0t1lj12iwnad9k8hxdtt780.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_2561786295\" alt=\"shutterstock_2561786295\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-97ab7f3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"97ab7f3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Guava plants grow in tropical and subtropical countries.<br \/>The guava fruit is sweet and its skin is thin.<br \/>The fruit has a strong characteristic scent.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e67e4c2 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e67e4c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7564f84 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7564f84\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Pineapple<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f1bbd2c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"f1bbd2c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d0\u05e0\u05e0\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05d0\u05d5\u05e9\u05e8.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"pineapple at market tropical fruit at south america\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6MjQ1OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDIwXC8wMVwvXHUwNWQwXHUwNWVhXHUwNWU4LVx1MDVkN1x1MDVkOVx1MDVlNlx1MDVkOVx1MDVkZC1cdTA1ZDBcdTA1ZTBcdTA1ZTBcdTA1ZTFcdTA1ZDlcdTA1ZGQtXHUwNWRlXHUwNWQwXHUwNWQ1XHUwNWU5XHUwNWU4LmpwZyJ9\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/\u05d0\u05ea\u05e8-\u05d7\u05d9\u05e6\u05d9\u05dd-\u05d0\u05e0\u05e0\u05e1\u05d9\u05dd-\u05de\u05d0\u05d5\u05e9\u05e8-oj4ga94j204za4razkc39ecrwpi3r7dznln5in0us0.jpg\" title=\"pineapple at market tropical fruit at south america\" alt=\"pineapple at market tropical fruit at south america\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3400ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f3400ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A fruit that originated in South American countries.<br \/>It was domesticated all over the world.<br \/>Today, Ivory Coast in West Africa is one of the largest exporters of pineapples.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-33ea8a5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"33ea8a5\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8e8b159 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8e8b159\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Papaya<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32258e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"32258e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2393780563.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_2393780563\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODk0NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzIzOTM3ODA1NjMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_2393780563-rngygk2rlqktfakf7ul8u4x2pobrnix0ufd4nycpn4.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_2393780563\" alt=\"shutterstock_2393780563\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-832233c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"832233c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">A fruit that originated in Central America.<br \/>Grows in all tropical countries.<br \/>The fruit is ripe to eat and sweet when its color is orange.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82b10e e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d82b10e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7be0083 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7be0083\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Banana<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55fe2c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"55fe2c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2283024163.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_2283024163\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODkzOSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzIyODMwMjQxNjMuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_2283024163-rngyg7uv4w438d2677b3fq02znzzvgkigqvtfcutw0.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_2283024163\" alt=\"shutterstock_2283024163\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-eb1e502 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"eb1e502\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">We know the sweet yellow banana.<br \/>However, a variety of banana called <strong>plantain<\/strong> grows in Africa, which is not sweet and is a main source of carbohydrates.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bd3ea38 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bd3ea38\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b2626c4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b2626c4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Avocado<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3380048 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3380048\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2538998677.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_2538998677\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODk0OSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzI1Mzg5OTg2NzcuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_2538998677-rngygth5i2xone6roynij2jonj1fshyc7pvzgpyrww.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_2538998677\" alt=\"shutterstock_2538998677\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c146f6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c146f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Avocado is a subtropical fruit tree.<br \/>The height of an avocado tree can reach up to 51 meters.<br \/>The avocado originated in Mexico and Central America, from where the Spaniards distributed it to South America and Africa.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-db77bac e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"db77bac\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67956bf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67956bf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Coconut<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d28528 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4d28528\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2431689889.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_2431689889\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6ODk0NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzI0MzE2ODk4ODkuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_2431689889-rngygoryjwr91cdlgemdolqdololq0foj2mk2c5qs0.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_2431689889\" alt=\"shutterstock_2431689889\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d68fdc2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d68fdc2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Coconut grows in hot and humid places.<br \/>It is believed to have originated in South America and spread from there around the world.<br \/>The coconut includes fruit that can be eaten fresh or fried.<br \/>Coconut water is nutritious and includes sugar, dietary fiber, and vitamins.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f72612f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f72612f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-02d463b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"02d463b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ea585c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ea585c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fruit Salad<\/h3><p>In the first stage, the children will prepare a fruit salad from fruits they are less familiar with. It is recommended to combine familiar fruits (banana, orange, strawberry, melon) in the salad alongside less familiar fruits (pineapple, papaya), and also to adapt the variety of fruits to the season of the year.<br \/>It is recommended to involve the children in cutting the fruits and to use plastic knives.<br \/>Orange juice can be added to taste.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ba3109 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2ba3109\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c50e219 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"c50e219\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_2757611787.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_2757611787\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE1NSwidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzI3NTc2MTE3ODcuanBnIn0%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_2757611787-rno4o6a0q1krh65ycfitkx4ht1ey9mvd7gh97pndu8.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_2757611787\" alt=\"shutterstock_2757611787\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a7b83 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a3a7b83\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-37981c6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"37981c6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d7fb20b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d7fb20b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Fruit Smoothie<\/h3><p>Now the children will prepare a fruit smoothie.<br \/>Ask your children which fruit they love.<br \/>We recommend trying a mango smoothie, but the mango can be replaced with another fruit from the list: banana, grapes, melon, papaya, peach, plum, pineapple, or a combination of several fruits.<\/p><ul><li>Cut the fruits and place them together in the food blender.<br \/>Add milk, water, or orange juice as a base according to your taste. Ice cubes can be added.<br \/>\\(\\space\\)<\/li><li>As an extension, you can play with the quantities in the recipe: decrease \/ increase the amounts of liquids and ice cubes.<br \/>And examine the resulting outcome: a thicker \/ thinner smoothie.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90189f4 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"90189f4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-90d929b elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"90d929b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/shutterstock_270742259.jpg\" data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"shutterstock_270742259\" data-e-action-hash=\"#elementor-action%3Aaction%3Dlightbox%26settings%3DeyJpZCI6OTE1NywidXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6XC9cL3JhbmdlLmhhaWZhLmFjLmlsXC93cC1jb250ZW50XC91cGxvYWRzXC8yMDI2XC8wNVwvc2h1dHRlcnN0b2NrXzI3MDc0MjI1OS5qcGcifQ%3D%3D\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/wp-content\/uploads\/elementor\/thumbs\/shutterstock_270742259-rno4oaz7o7r737z4kzjyfdxsryrsc4e0w3qom3gez4.jpg\" title=\"shutterstock_270742259\" alt=\"shutterstock_270742259\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Set out on a sweet tour among the fruit trees of Africa. We will get to know juicy tropical fruits, their health benefits, and their importance in the local diet. A colorful activity that brings you together with the rich and fresh variety that African nature has to offer.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":8935,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"elementor_header_footer","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[62,111,61,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-12384","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa","category-africa-kitchen","category-arrows-website","category-kitchen","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12384","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=12384"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12384\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13609,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12384\/revisions\/13609"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8935"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12384"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12384"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/range.haifa.ac.il\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12384"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}