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Children have an innate preference for fruit. But vegetables are just as important. Here are some tips if your kids don’t want to eat their veggies.
The turkey doesn’t have to be the star this Thanksgiving. Vegetable side dishes are packed with nutrients − depending on how you prepare them, they can help keep you energized this holiday season.
A nutritionist breaks down the health-giving benefits of various salad leaves.
As the cost-of-living crisis bites into our household budgets, growing or foraging food can save you money.
Functional foods − which should not be confused with ‘superfoods’ − possess specific components that contribute to better health.
Thérèse Coffey’s recent suggestion that Brits eat turnips instead of tomatoes during food shortages was mocked – but the turnip hasn’t always been so unpopular, as a food historian explains.
Some people juice beetroot, some eat it, others mix up a drink from the powdered form. Here’s how it might affect your athletic performance.
Solar-powered cold storage technology is of prime significance in efforts to cut post-harvest losses.
Most of us know we should eat different coloured fruits and vegetables, but do you know why?
Pumpkins are a versatile fruit that can be prepared in many different ways.
The celebration of generous portions, meat and fat as masculine and patriotic would have been alien to Washington and Jefferson, who advocated vegetables and moderation as American ideals.
Heat can release bound up nutrients from vegetables.
Really, how productive is the average home vegetable garden – and will it leave you hungry? It largely depends on space, soil and gardening skills.
The preparation of ancient meals in prehistoric West Africa combined vegetables, pulses, tubers and, possibly, herbs and spices.
Eating more plant-based foods is great for your health, for farm animals and the environment.
Facing a growing bias against indigenous crops, Kenyan researchers set out to showcase the value in local options - and set a global standard.
Homegrown tomatoes and corn in Alaska? Climate change could make it possible in the 2030s and ‘40s – a rare silver lining for this fast-warming state.
Vegetables, fruits and legumes are nutritious and sustainable – but subsidies overwhelmingly neglect them.
Taking lessons from the past could help enrich our diets for little cost
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Lead for Evidence-Based Medicine and Nutrition, Aston Medical School, Aston University
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