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TheBUZZ Dietary flavonoids reduce ovarian cancer risk? WHAT THEY’RE SAYING Women that consume a diet high in flavonoids from fr…

All fruits and vegetables contain some degree of fiber which helps to prevent constipation. Fruits and veggies with edible peels (apples, pears, dates, sweet p…

Fruits & Veggies–More Matters® is a health initiative focused on helping Americans increase fruit & vegetable consumption for better health. We do…

According to the USDA Food Inspection Service, canned foods are safe indefinitely as long as they are not exposed to freezing temperatures, or temperatures abo…

What dietitian’s find interesting, you may not. As nutrition professionals, we collect nutrition facts from current research, biochemistry books, and up to d…

Still entertaining family and friends after Thanksgiving? Don’t sweat feeding the masses. Use up Thanksgiving leftovers to keep everyone happy. And even ke…

You’d think at Thanksgiving, I’d write about turkey But I’d so much rather be just a bit quirky! My focus today will be cast toward the fields To celebra…

‘Tis the season for sweet potatoes!  November is Sweet Potato Awareness Month and it’s perfect timing with Thanksgiving coming up in just a few we…

TheBUZZ Your brain knows how many calories are in your food? WHAT THEY’RE SAYING If you ask someone how many calories are in an…

You are both right! Black eyed peas are a legume (a mature bean). As a legume, black eyed peas are a vegetable and also a bean for protein. Black eyed peas con…

Typically black spots on the outside of Napa cabbage won’t affect the inside leaves, but this depends on when the cabbage was harvested and how many days it…

Ginger has been used in medicinal remedies for thousands of years, but the mechanism on how or why it works in different therapies is still not well understood…