Fruits and Vegetables

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The One Pre-Workout Snack Sports Dietitians Want You to Eat More Often
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Cup of fresh blueberries to support healthy aging on wooden table
Want to Age Well? Add One Cup of These to Your Daily Diet
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The Most Nutritious Ways to Cook Vegetables, Ranked by Dietitians
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Fried brussels sprouts salad with quinoa, cranberries and nuts in white bowl, top view.
5 Ways to Cook Brussels Sprouts So They're Less Gassy
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Sweet potato and carrot soup on rustic table to reap sweet potato benefits for longevity
The One Carb Longevity Experts Want You to Eat More Often
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Rustic style baked pork chops with pears and rosemary in honey-garlic sauce served in a pan close-up.
How to Turn a Bunch of Pears Into 20 Gut-Healthy Dishes
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custom graphic of boiling carrots in a pot over the stove
How Bad Is It Really to Boil Vegetables?
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Young Woman cutting avocado for Healthy Smoothie For Breakfast
Want to Age Well? Eat This One Fruit Every Day
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collage of different avocado savers from brands like farberware
The 4 Best Avocado Savers That Actually Work
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minestrone soup on the pot
25 Vegetarian Instant Pot Recipes Full of Nutrients and Flavor
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Different types of sweet potatoes partially peeled on wooden cutting board over wooden background.
7 Types of Sweet Potatoes (and How to Cook Them)
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Autumn breakfast or brunch buffet table with sweet potato recipes against a white wood background
27 Sweet Potato Recipes for Meals, Snacks, Sides and Desserts
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5 Tasty Ways to Cook Kale
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man cooking vegetables on barbecue
7 Cooking Mistakes That Make Vegetables Less Healthy
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Large bowl of tasty and healthy oatmeal for Breakfast, morning meal. Top view, close up, wooden rustic table, sun light
Bananas Are Great for Gut Health, Try 7 Ways to Eat Them (Besides Banana Bread)
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Lunch table. Roasted chicken with olives and sweet peppers, paste, white wine on dark background, top view. Comfort simple food
How to Turn a Jar of Olives Into 8 Delicious Meals and Snacks
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Homemade Baked Stuffed Portobello Mushrooms on wood board
The 6 Best Air Fryer Recipes That Revamp Boring Veggies
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Pasta with chicken and broccoli
6 Cruciferous Vegetable Recipes That Help Fight Inflammation
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Close up of female hands squeezing lemon on avocado
5 Hacks That Actually Keep Avocados Fresh
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Chocolate brownie squares on cutting board, top view
5 Things to Do With Overripe Avocado (Don’t Throw It in the Trash!)
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Autumn flat bread pizza with figs, caramelized onions, blue cheese and rosemary, top view table scene on white wood
How to Turn a Box of Figs Into 6 Gut-Healthy Meals and Sides
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Orange soup topped with pomegranate seeds
How to Turn a Pomegranate Into 7 Savory, Antioxidant-Rich Meals and Sides
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overhead view of spaghetti with avocado, vegetables, spinach and parmesan
9 Tasty Ways to Eat Avocado That Aren’t Just Toast or Guacamole
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How to Turn a Bag of Oranges Into 8 Immune-Supporting Meals, Snacks and Desserts
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Pumpkin lentil curry and rice on a wooden table, top view. Indian vegetarian food concept
How to Turn a Butternut Squash Into a Week's Worth of Meals With Over 15 Grams of Protein
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Female hands peeling lychee fruit
9 Fruits Under 50 Calories You Should Be Eating More Of
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Chickpea And Avocado Collard Green Tacos With Tahini Sauce collard greens recipes
How to Turn a Bag of Collard Greens Into 6 Easy, Antioxidant-Rich Meals
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Pumpkin Risotto Baked with Cheese in a Pumpkin
How to Turn a Can of Pumpkin Into a Week's Worth of Deliciously Savory Dishes
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Salsa dip with tortilla chip
Use Up All of Your Fresh Tomatoes With These 5 Easy Recipes (That Aren’t Salad)
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Spinach soup with cream in a bowl. Top view.
6 Refreshing Ways to Use Cucumbers That Aren’t Salads
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peach ricotta pizza slices
20 Tasty Peach Recipes That Go Beyond Cobbler
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sloppy joe sandwich with corn on the cob
How to Turn a Bag of Cherries Into 5 Savory Meals
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Mexican grilled chicken tacos with watermelon salsa
8 Juicy Summer Watermelon Recipes That Aren’t Fruit Salad
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close up of a roasted potato recipe on baking sheet
25 Healthy Potato Recipes That Offer Comfort and Nutrition
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Peach Jam on Bread and Fresh Peaches
This Slow Cooker Peach Compote Will Upgrade Your Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
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Preserving Organic Vegetables in Jars
How to Pickle Beets, Onions and 3 More of Your Favorite Veggies
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A woman chef holding and picking a fresh corn from a vegetables tray
Not All Corn Products Are Gluten-Free — Here's How to Shop Safely
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Homemade Meat and Rice Stuffed Bell Peppers
Low-Carb Cauliflower Fried Rice and 8 More Creative Ways to Add Veggies to Your Favorite Meals
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Homemade Baked Parmesan Green Bean Fries
5 Quick-and-Easy Green Bean Recipes to Make for Dinner Tonight
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Homemade Individual Chicken Pots Pies
5 Clever Recipes for Frozen and Canned Peas That Aren’t, Well, Cooked Peas
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concept illustration of natural sugars found in fruit like bananas
Is the Sugar in Fruit as Bad for You as Refined Sugar?
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Roasted brussels sprouts with bacon brussels sprouts recipes
6 Delicious Ways to Enjoy Brussels Sprouts — Other Than Roasted
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healthy food: baked sweet potato stuffed with cheese and parsley close-up. Horizontal
The Best Ways to Prep a Sweet Potato to Reap All the Healthy Benefits
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Cauliflower recipes like Italian pasta fettuccine
6 Low-Carb Cauliflower Recipes That Crush Those Comfort-Food Cravings
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Banana recipes like banana pancakes
5 Brilliant Banana Recipes You Haven't Tried
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Homemade beet kvass in a glass jar
Should You Start Drinking Beet Kvass for Gut-Friendly Probiotics?
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Grilled chicken breast with corn and zucchini on a blue plate top view. Summer dish with grilled chicken and vegetables on the white background
28 Corn Recipes to Enjoy All Summer
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Yogurt with blueberries and granola
4 Major Reasons to Eat More Blueberries
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Homemade oatmeal cookies with cranberries cranberry recipes
9 Festive Cranberry Recipes to Whip Up All Year-Round
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Mushrooms
Mushroom Identification: Your Guide to Edible Mushrooms
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Kiwis (Actinidia deliciosa) and pocketknife on wooden table
4 Ways to Eat a Kiwi
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Cucumber sliced on the cutting board, salad ingredient.
How to Stop Burping After Eating Cucumbers
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fresh beet juice with mint leaf in a glass
The Benefits of Beet Juice, Raw Beets and Cooked Beets
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spinach isolated on white background
Health Benefits of Pasalai Keerai
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Bowl of sun dried tomatoes on wooden background.
How to Store and Freeze Sun-Dried Tomatoes
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Boiled new potato with butter, dill and green onion
4 Simple Steps to Freeze Boiled Potatoes
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overhead photo of peeled canned tomatoes and fresh tomatoes on old dark wooden table
How to Substitute Fresh Tomatoes for Canned Diced Tomatoes
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potato salad with fresh radishes in a bowl top view
Boiling Potatoes the Right Way for Potato Salad
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Cubed bottle gourd served over a bowl of rice
What Types of Gourds Are Edible and What Are They Used For?
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Fresh carrots
How to Freeze Unblanched Carrots
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Ingredients for pickled beetroots in the jar
How to Pickle Beetroot in Malt Vinegar
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Roasted vegetables
Make Delicious Roasted Vegetables — No Oil Required
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White rice in black bowl with wood chopsticks
Rice & Colitis
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Baked grilled banana halves with honey and nuts.
Does Baking a Banana Change the Nutritional Value?
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Basket with assortment of fresh vegetables
Can Old Vegetables Make You Sick?
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Bok choy in the kitchen
Bok Choy & Hypothyroidism
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Close-up of red apples
How to Tell If an Apple Is Still Good to Eat?
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an overhead photo of a bowl of roasted, cut and cubed sweet potatoes with herbs next to a fork on a wooden table
How to Peel and Cube Sweet Potatoes Ahead of Time for Easier Meal Prep
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Papaya
How to Eat a Raw Papaya
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Cooking Bell Peppers and Onions in the Microwave
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Woman Suffering From Cold Sitting On Bed With Tissue
Sneezing and Running Nose From Food Allergies
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Homemade Creamy Scalloped Potatoes
How to Cook Scalloped Potatoes in an Electric Roaster
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Eating plenty of fruits and vegetables is important for overall health and wellbeing. On our fruits and vegetables page, we offer a variety of resources to help you better understand the health benefits of these foods, including information on vitamins, minerals and antioxidants found in produce.

Our team of nutrition experts provides in-depth articles on how to incorporate more fruits and vegetables into your diet, as well as advice on how to select and store these foods to maximize their nutritional value. We also offer practical tips for meal planning, healthy snacking and cooking with fruits and vegetables.

Whether you are looking to improve your overall health or simply want to learn more about the benefits of produce, our fruits and vegetables page has something for you. We offer advice on how to overcome common barriers to eating more fruits and veggies, as well as information on various fruit- and vegetable-based recipes and meal ideas.