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Kansas Wheat Trivia

• It would require a train stretching from western Kansas to the Atlantic Ocean to hold all the wheat produced in Kansas in a single year.
• One bushel of wheat weighs 60 pounds.
• In 2013, the average American consumed about 135 pounds of wheat flour.
• Annual average wheat production in Kansas for the past five years has been about 340 million bushels harvested from 8.4 million acres.
• Approximately half of the wheat produced in Kansas is exported to other countries. Half is used in the United States.
• One 60-pound bushel of wheat provides 42, 1.5-pound loaves of bread.

Cross-Out

Cross out the letters G, J, K, Q, U and Z to reveal good things wheat foods provide for your growing body.

G J C G O Q M P Z L E J X Z C K A K R B K O K H K Y D R G A J T E S Q U
G Z K J Q U F K I J B E G R Z Q U J K J L O K W J K F J A T Z J K Q U Z
K J G U Q G U V J I Q T A J M I N S K G J Z Q U Z J K Z J K Z U Q U Z J K 
K J K Q U Z U Q Z J K U Q Z U J K J G J K Q U Z P Z R JO T KE I J N G

Scrambled Up with Wheat

Unscramble these words.

1. tproxe - selling products to another country
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2. ceosnrev - saving the soil
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3. ebmocni - cuts, separates and cleans grain at the same time
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4. lubshe - wheat is often bought and sold by this unit of measurement
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5. dahr der - class of wheat used to make bread
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Beyond the Table

When you hear the word “wheat,” do you automatically think of bread, pasta and other wheat foods? 

Did you know that wheat can be used for things other than food? Wheat and wheat straw have many alternative uses that make wheat a valuable crop. 

Place an X beside the products that contain wheat.

____  shampoo
____  particle board
____  pet and livestock feed
____  paper
____  laundry detergent
____  spaghetti
____  glues
____  packaging peanuts
____  pizza

Choose Grain Foods

What foods are in the grain group?

Any food made from wheat, rice, oats, cornmeal, barley or another cereal grain is a grain product.

Put a “G” beside those foods that belong to the grain group.

____  tortillas
____  oatmeal
____  yogurt
____  french fries
____  breakfast cereal
____  whole wheat bread
____  popcorn
____  sweet potato
____  crackers
____  pasta