Fruits and Vegetables

Healthy rainbow fruits
How to Tell If a Fruit Is Spoiled
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Two half cut and whole strawberries with leaves on cutting board on vintage table
3 Health Benefits of Strawberry Leaves and How to Use Them
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fresh spinach leaves
Do You Cook the Spinach First for Quiche?
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Baked potato recipe how to bake a potato grill
The Easiest Way to Bake a Potato in Foil
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Ultra violet. Preparation of vegetables salad
Onions and Indigestion
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Green spinach leaves in bowl on black table top view. Organic and diet food.
How to Roast Spinach
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Deep-fried Potato Tater Tots and ketchup close-up. horizontal top view
Cooking Instructions for Frozen Tater Tots
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Bunch of bananas
Bananas for Arthritis
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Cut corn cobs on plate on wooden board
How to Store Corn on the Cob in the Fridge and Freezer
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Zucchini
Vegans: How to Boil Zucchini
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Healthy Roasted Brussel Sprouts
The Best Way to Blanch Brussels Sprouts Then Saute Them in Olive Oil
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Onion Family
How to Substitute a Shallot for an Onion
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Woman cooking tomato sauce in a stainless steal metal pan
Is It OK to Cook Tomato Sauce in Metal Pans?
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Vegetables on table
Vegetables & Heartburn
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honey
Honey and Lemon for Digestion
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Mixed vegetables
How to Cook Vegetables in a Skillet
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raw cucumbers with their peels on a kitchen towel on a table
Why You Should Always Eat Your Cucumbers With the Skin On
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Stuffed butternut squash with chickpeas, cranberries, quinoa cooked in nutmeg, cloves, cinnamon. Thanksgiving dinner recipe. Vegan healthy seasonal fall or autumn food
What Goes Well With Squash: Side Dishes, Dinner Ideas and More
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Homemade spinach and ricotta lasagna.
Do I Need to Cook Spinach Before I Put it in a Lasagna?
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Steamed broccoli
Is Fresh or Steamed Broccoli Better for Your Health?
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Fresh organic cauliflower cut into small pieces in a bowl. Vegetarian recipe or menu background with copy space
How to Freeze Cauliflower Without Blanching
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Woman chopping broccoli in kitchen
The Secret to Stopping Broccoli From Smelling When Cooking
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Stuffed portabella mushroom
The Best Ways to Cook Portobello Mushrooms
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Corn on the cob
How to Broil Corn on the Cob
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dark purple potatoes on wooden background
Potato Nutrition Guide: Which Potatoes Are the Healthiest?
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Hasselback potatoes. Baked accordion potatoes. Delicious vegetables. Food in a gray clay plate, close-up.
How to Grill Sliced Potatoes in Tin Foil
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Canned Mushrooms
How to Cook With Canned Mushrooms
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Sliced mango fruit on plate.
3 Ways Mangoes Can Affect Your Digestion
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Closeup of a person's hands holding a white mug full of dark red cherries, to represent eating a lot of cherries
What Happens if You Eat Too Many Cherries?
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Cooked stuffed Spaghetti squash with meatballs in tomato sauce on a roasting pan
What to Eat With Spaghetti Squash: 4 Types of Meats and Recipes
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Close-up of broccoli casserole with fresh brocooli on wooden table
The Best Way to Cook Broccoli Casserole With Fresh Broccoli
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Woman Cutting Fruit Outdoors Preparing Snack For Family
Are There Any Disadvantages to Eating Apples?
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Poached pears
How to Cook a Pear in the Microwave
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Raw Brown Organic Baby Bella Mushrooms
Health Benefits of Baby Bella Mushrooms
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Plum juice
How Prune Juice Can Cause Diarrhea
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Are Banana Peels Toxic?
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person cutting fresh pineapple on wooden board
How Pineapple Can Help Reduce Stomach Fat
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Fresh Flat Beans
How to Cook Flat Beans
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Salmon fillet with asparagus and yellow sauce
Does Heat Destroy Nutrients in Fruits & Vegetables?
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Japanese  Sweet potato
Nutritional Facts for Japanese Sweet Potato
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Dried kiwi fruit
What Are the Benefits of Dried Kiwi Fruit?
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Steamed pumpkin salad with spinach and walnut .Top view.
How to Steam Fresh Pumpkin
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Chinese "wong bok" cabbage soup in winter period
The Easiest Way to Boil Lettuce
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Winter or fall salad with kale and butternut squash
3 Tasty Ways to Cook With Frozen Squash
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Healthy eating
Are Bananas Bad for Men?
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Woman filling jar with cooked apricot jam
3 Tasty Ways to Cook Fresh Apricots
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List of Non-Starchy Fruits
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Beautiful Greens
What Causes Rust on Lettuce?
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Green beans in a cup
How Many Ounces Are in a Cup of Vegetables?
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Can you eat banana peels? Banana skin on floor
Yes, Banana Peels Are Edible — Here's Why (and How) You Should Eat Them
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Mix of food bean sprouts - alfalfa, radish, clover in a bowl. Micro greens on white. Healthy eating. Top view.
Is It Safe to Eat Bean Sprouts Raw?
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Baked pumpkin slices with thyme on a wooden board over grey table. Seasonal food vegetarian recipe.
How to Cook Pumpkin in a Microwave, According to a Chef
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Watermelon. Food. Selective focus.
Benefits of Watermelon for Men
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potato salad
Digestion of Potatoes
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potato with butter
Which Is Better for You: Regular Baked Potato or Baked Sweet Potato?
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Baby carrots in bowl on white wood
How to Cook Japanese Sweet Carrots
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Grapes, wine and cheese platter
Grapes Serving Size
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Close-up of female hands cutting a peeled renal diet sweet potato into slices with a kitchen knife on a wooden chopping board
Can You Eat Sweet Potatoes on a Renal Diet?
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Tomato Soup cooked with frozen tomatoes on wooden board with basil
2 Ways to Cook With Frozen Tomatoes for Quicker Meal Prep
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Ripe and sweet blackberries in bowl on wooden table
6 Reasons Why Blackberries Can Cause Diarrhea
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Roasted carrots with dukkah. Vegetarian food. Top view, flat lay, copy space
How to Cook Carrots Soft
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Sliced Pineapple
Pineapples and Diarrhea
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Fresh Baked Potatoe
How to Bake a Potato in a Convection Oven Wrapped in Aluminum Foil
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Roasted Acorn Squash
How Long Can You Store Acorn Squash?
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Apples
The Vitamin C in Apples
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Halves of raw organic butternut squash with spices and ingredients for making
What Does Butternut Squash Go With?
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Some red pomegranates with seeds on old wooden table
Can You Eat Pomegranate Seeds?
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Corn cobs on plate
3 Ways to Keep Corn on the Cob Warm
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Cosmopolitan Martini
Bitter Lemon Nutritional Facts
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Pomme puree, mashed potatoes with scallions and thyme, shot from the top on a dark rustic background with a place for text
The Best Simple Yukon Gold Mashed Potatoes
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Baked champignons mushrooms
How to Cook Mushrooms in Butter
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How to Bake Sweet Potatoes at 400 F
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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.