Is all food with seeds considered a fruit?

No, not all food with seeds is considered a fruit. This is a common misconception!

Here's why:

* Botanical Definition: In botany, a fruit is the mature ovary of a flowering plant, containing the seeds. So, the presence of seeds is a characteristic of a fruit, but not the defining factor.

* Culinary Definition: In culinary terms, we often use the term "fruit" to refer to sweet, fleshy foods that we eat for dessert. However, this definition doesn't align with the botanical one.

Examples of foods with seeds that are NOT fruits:

* Beans: Legumes like beans and peas develop from a different part of the plant than the ovary.

* Nuts: Nuts are seeds contained within a hard shell (like almonds, walnuts, etc.).

* Grains: Grains like wheat, rice, and corn are actually the fruits of grasses, but we typically eat the seeds within them (the endosperm).

So, the key takeaway is that the presence of seeds alone doesn't make something a fruit. It's the origin and development of the seed-bearing structure that determine if it's a fruit or not.