What are fruits?

Fruits are the sweet and juicy parts of plants that help them grow more babies.

Imagine you're eating a big, red apple, it tastes good, right? That’s because fruits are like little gifts from the plant to the animals (and people!) who eat them. When we bite into an apple or a banana, we’re helping the plant spread its seeds far and wide, so new apple trees or banana plants can grow somewhere else.

Fruits come in many shapes and sizes, some are round like oranges, others are long like carrots (but wait, carrots aren’t fruits, that’s a fun trick!). You might find them on trees, vines, or even underground. A strawberry is a fruit too, it’s like a tiny red hat with little white “hats” on top!

Fruits help plants make more friends (like you and me!) by giving us food we love to eat. And when we eat them, we often spit out the seeds or throw them away, those seeds then grow into new fruit trees! So next time you bite into a juicy peach, remember: it’s not just tasty, it's also helping the plant make more sweet and juicy gifts for everyone else.