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Looking Beneath the Edipeel Produce Coating

Fruits and vegetables are healthy food choices—but they don’t last. Before you have a chance to eat your avocado, orange, or apple, it may spoil. Within just a few days of purchase, many of these highly perishable foods can turn to trash. It’s not just a problem in individual households, but a liability throughout the…


Abra Berens’s Food Is a Celebration of the Midwest’s Bounty—and a Love Letter to the People Who Grow It

“What are you most excited about?” That, says Abra Berens in her new cookbook, is the single best question you can ask a farmers market vendor—or a restaurant server, or even a grocery store stockist—and is your surest path to a delicious discovery. These people are skilled workers with the most intimate and recent knowledge…


The Bittersweet Truth About the Fruit We Love to Eat

Fruits and vegetables go together like “two peas in a pod”—but are they really as similar as we’ve been told? In general, the nutrients from fruits can be quite different from those of vegetables. Their respective effects on our health can also be very different, especially when considering the varying content of fructose sugar in…


Broiled Apricots

During World Wars I and II, sugar was in short supply. Homemakers did their part for the war effort by minimizing how much sugar they used and by using alternative sweeteners such as honey. This meant that desserts became less sweet, with time, and fruits took center stage. This recipe for broiled apricots is adapted…


Staying Cool Is All about Blood Flow

Oppressive summertime heat gets everybody talking about the importance of staying cool. But a regular summer day can also put your body at risk if you’re not taking care of yourself. Hot weather, in a way, is like a stress test for your body. Some people will respond poorly. Hot temperatures could lead to heart…


17 Ways to Eat Summer Fruits

Summer fruits are typically cold and refreshing and can provide just the right amount of sweetness to keep those taste buds satisfied on a hot and humid day. In-season summer fruits can include mangoes, coconuts, pears, strawberries, peaches, and assorted other berries like raspberries, blueberries, and blackberries. These fruits all provide a variety of health…


Use This Trick to Help Stop Peaches Turning Brown

By Ebony Williams From The Atlanta Journal-Constitution It’s peach season, and we’re gearing up to make some amazing dishes with Georgia’s signature fruit. There’s nothing worse than having a piece of fruit turn brown. Browning doesn’t necessarily mean the food is spoiled, but it can certainly ruin the look of a dish you’ve worked hard on….


Chia Seed Pudding Three Ways: Tropical, Berry, and Chocolate | Eat Better

Everyone loves a good snack, but unfortunately, when the “snack attack” comes, we usually make poor choices and end up regretting it later. Fortunately, with a bit of preparation, you can put together a healthy, delicious, and filling snack that will keep your body and brain sharp for at least a couple of hours. Nutrient-dense…


What Fruit Has the Most Vitamin C?

Vitamin C is an essential part of a healthy diet. Bodies cannot make vitamin C or store it well, though, so humans need to get the daily recommended amount through foods. Fruits and vegetables are the best sources of vitamin C, but which one packs the biggest punch? According to the National Institutes of Health, the recommended…


5 Misconceptions About Weight Loss and Healthy Eating

Can you get fat from eating late at night? Should you cut all carbs if you’re serious about losing weight? We turned researchers on these topics help separate myth from fact and set the record straight on healthy eating habits. Are Carbohydrates Bad For You? Carbohydrates are one of the three major nutrients in the…