These Six Phase 2 and 3 Vegetables Are Actually Fruits!
At least botanically speaking, a fruit is defined as the ovary of a plant and the vehicle by which they get their seeds out into the world. In contrast, a vegetable is any other part of the plant that is eaten, such as its roots, stems, or leaves.
In culinary terms, however, plant-foods are classified by flavor and how they are customarily served: vegetables are generally served alongside an entree or as an appetizer, while fruits are eaten as dessert.
However, the divide between these two categories of classifications has resulted in quite a few seedy fruits being commonly regarded as vegetables in the popular imagination.
For the purposes of the 123Diet, though, the culinary system prevails: low-sugar and low-calorie vegetables are suitable for all-day eating, while higher-sugar and higher-calorie fruits are best reserved for mornings.After all, in the famous words of late journalist Miles Kingston, "Knowledge is knowing that a tomato is a fruit. Wisdom is not putting it in a fruit salad." When it comes to a healthy diet, common sense ought to outweigh meaningless scientific distinctions!
Still, if you'd like to learn a little more about your food, enjoy this round-up of phase 2 and 3 vegetables with a hidden fruity side!
1. Tomato

2. Zucchini

Zucchinis, being the ovary of the zucchini flower, are another great pretender. It may also be worth noting that the blossoms of the zucchini flower themselves are also edible, and are often served stuffed with cheese or used as a pizza topping in the fruit's native Italy or used in soups and quesadillas in Mexico.
3. Cucumbers

4.Avocados

5. Green Beans

6. Eggplants

Bonus: Rhubarb

In contrast to the other ingredients listed here, rhubarbs are the rare "fruit" that is secretly a vegetable: they're the stalks of the rhubarb plant, not its ovary! No reason not to include this one in your fruit salads, though: a rhubarb by any other name would taste as sweet!