Farmers Market (Photo credit: ianmalcm)   Nowadays, you can eat pretty much any fruit or vegetable you want, all year long. But should you? During the summer and fall, farmer&[...]

Research scientists have performed various studies on the valuable life-extending antioxidants in vegetables. These studies reveal whether it’s healthier to eat vegetables ra[...]

The fruits and vegetables we consume on a daily basis are flooded with bacteria, minuscule microbes that live in produce and had never really been studied before. Researchers at th[...]

Your mother told you to eat your vegetables. Now the Recipes for Health columnist Martha Rose Shulman suggests blending them. She writes: Here’s a new concept: view the holid[...]

A couple of years ago I posted about eight sneaky foods vegetarians should avoid because they contain surprising animal-based ingredients. Since that list was not entirely exhausti[...]

"No! I won't taste it… I hate cauliflower!" She pushed the white vegetable away from the other foods on the plate. "But just try it," I urged. "I[...]

There’s no doubt vegetables have lots of good nutrition to offer, but how you purchase, store, and prepare them can dramatically affect their value.  Here’s what y[...]

It's entirely possible that you're curious about buying a juicer. In case you haven't heard, juicing is trending. We're not talking about the Barry Bonds type of ju[...]

Any carb-o-phobe will tell you to choose sweet potatoes over white ones, but is that sound nutrition advice? We’ve put these tubers head-to-head; find out which comes out on [...]

The colorful skin of an apple, grape or tomato is certainly chockfull of nutrients. But by no means are the outer layers of most fruits and vegetables the prime source of their nut[...]