Is it a Fruit or a Vegetable? Top 10 Confused Foods
A cucumber. A pickle. They’re the same thing, but are they fruits or vegetables? Cucumber is actually a fruit.
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Worlds Healthiest Foods- Food of the Week: Cabbage October 20, 2019As you might imagine from the complicated set of descriptions above, it has been equally complicated for plant researchers to trace the exact history of cabbage and its development. Because of the linguistic overlap between "choy" and "cabbage" and ...
- Recipe of the Week: 5-Minute Healthy Sauteed Red Cabbage October 20, 2019If you are used to eating green cabbage, I encourage you to try the special flavor and nutrients found in red cabbage as part of your Healthiest Way of Eating. It tastes great and you will also benefit from its rich concentration of health promoting ...
- Best sources of Vitamin C October 20, 2019Vitamin C may be the most familiar of all of the nutrients. Although most adults would be hard pressed to name a good food source of biotin or riboflavin, most everyone can name citrus fruits as good sources of vitamin C. It is also a commonly used ...
- From the kitchen: Tips for Preparing Cabbage October 20, 2019Even though the inside of cabbage is usually clean since the outer leaves protect it, you still may want to clean it. Remove the thick fibrous outer leaves and cut the cabbage into pieces and then wash under running water.If you notice any signs of ...
- Should I Include Meatless Meals In My Diet? October 20, 2019Ever since 1977 and the United States Senate report on Dietary Goals, we've been asked to decrease our consumption of meat. During the 1980's, the emphasis was on choosing lean meats rather than fatty cuts. During the 1990's, the Dietary Guidelines ...
- Can Preparation Methods Impact the Benefits of Cruciferous Vegetables? October 20, 2019In each of the 100 individual food profiles on our website, we tell you the best way to select, store, prepare, and cook each food. Our recommendations are based on our experience with the pleasures of eating - including textures, flavors, and ...
- How Does Cutting, Slicing, and Chopping Affect Fresh Vegetables? October 20, 2019Food scientists treat the cutting, slicing, and chopping of fresh vegetables as procedures that wound the cells of the plants and trigger injury-based responses by the plant cells. As a general rule, researchers treat vegetable chopping as a form of ...
- I've heard a lot about eating a "colorful diet." Should I pick fruits and vegetables based on color to help me get more benefits from these foods? October 20, 2019Color shouldn't be the only factor when picking fruits and vegetables - but it also shouldn't be ignored. In this article, we will tell you when to rely on color and when to rely on other features of fruits and vegetables. You'll learn the basis of ...
- What is Healthy Saute? October 20, 2019"Healthy Saute" is a very special way of preparing foods because it has the benefits of three methods in one. It is a saute that uses vegetable or chicken broth or water in place of heated oils; I am particularly conscious of creating ...
- Which foods contain chlorophyll, and in what amount? October 20, 2019While most plant foods contain at least small amounts of chlorophyll, green vegetables are an especially concentrated source of this nutrient. We've seen studies on most of our 38 WHFoods vegetables, and many would be considered as fairly ...
- Food of the Week: Cabbage October 20, 2019
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