Cabbage Facts for Kids

Learn fun cabbage facts, how cabbage grows, how to choose and store it, and easy ways kids can use cabbage in cooking. This page also includes a crunchy cabbage salad recipe and a simple roasted cabbage how-to.

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Fun Cabbage Facts

Cabbage is usually available year-round.
Autumn cabbage is often said to be the sweetest.
Cabbage grows from seed in a garden.
It can be eaten raw or cooked in many different ways.
Cabbage works well in salads, soups, egg rolls, stir-fries, and cabbage rolls.

How Cabbage Grows, Buying Tips, and Storage

When Cabbage Is Available

Cabbage is usually available year-round, although autumn cabbage is often the sweetest.

How Cabbage Grows

Cabbage grows from a seed planted in a garden.

What to Look for When Buying

Cabbage should feel heavy with crisp leaves, not limp ones. It should have no bruises or cuts.

Storage Tips

Store cabbage in a plastic bag in the crisper section of the refrigerator.

Kid Tip: Let kids peel back one loose outer cabbage leaf and compare the layers to lettuce or Brussels sprouts.

How to Roast Cabbage Wedges

Cut the cabbage into wedges.
Place the wedges on a baking sheet.
Drizzle with oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Roast until the cabbage is tender and lightly browned.
Serve warm.

Cooking Tip: Roasting cabbage brings out sweeter flavor and gives the edges a nice browned texture.

Mini Activity

Count the Cabbage Layers

Look closely at a head of cabbage.
Peel back one or two outer leaves.
Notice how cabbage is made of many layers packed together.
Compare it to lettuce or Brussels sprouts.

This is a simple way to help kids observe how vegetables are built.

Cabbage Nutrition Facts

Cabbage is high in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate. One serving is about 1 cup raw cabbage, which equals about 1/2 cup cooked.

Cabbage is high in vitamin K.
It is also high in vitamin C.
It provides vitamin A.
Cabbage contains folate.

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Recipe

Cabbage Salad

This crunchy cabbage salad is an easy cabbage recipe for kids and includes noodles, carrots, seeds, and a quick homemade dressing.

Ingredients

1 cabbage, cut up
1 package chicken flavor ramen noodles, crushed
Slivered almonds
Sunflower seeds
3 to 4 carrots, shredded
3 tablespoons white vinegar
3 tablespoons white sugar
1/2 cup oil
Seasoning packet from ramen noodles
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/8 teaspoon pepper

Instructions

Cut up the cabbage and place it in a large bowl.
Let kids crush the ramen noodles.
Add the crushed noodles, almonds, sunflower seeds, and shredded carrots to the bowl.
In a separate bowl, mix the vinegar, sugar, oil, ramen seasoning packet, salt, and pepper.
Pour the dressing over the salad and toss gently.
Serve immediately.

Kid Cooking Tip: Kids can help crush the noodles, add the salad ingredients, and stir the dressing.

More Cabbage Ideas

Stuffed Egg Rolls

Stuffed egg rolls are made with cooked ground beef, soy sauce, shredded carrots, green onions, shredded cabbage, and garlic rolled inside egg roll wrappers and fried until crispy. See this stuffed egg roll recipe.

Cabbage Rolls

You can also try this tutorial on how to make cabbage rolls.

Cabbage Cooking Video: Roasted Cabbage Wedges

Cabbage Facts FAQ

When is cabbage available?

Cabbage is usually available year-round, although autumn cabbage is often said to be the sweetest.

How does cabbage grow?

Cabbage grows from a seed planted in a garden.

How should cabbage be stored?

Store cabbage in a plastic bag in the refrigerator crisper drawer.

How can cabbage be used in cooking?

Cabbage can be chopped into soups, salads, egg rolls, stir-fries, and used for cabbage rolls.

What nutrients are in cabbage?

Cabbage is high in vitamin K, vitamin C, vitamin A, and folate.

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