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Go deeper with these carefully curated collections of fruit and veggie stories.

Chicken Picadillo

This zesty one-pot meal is easy to throw together on a busy weeknight. Preparation Time: 30 minutes 2 tsp olive oil 1 large onion, finely chopp…
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How to Create a Smoothie

Smoothies are easy, fun and quick to make. They are nutritious and make a great snack or breakfast drink. During the hot summer days, nothing beats a cold drin…
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Eating During the Dog Days of Summer

My area of the country just got through a week long heat wave of temps hovering around 100 degrees with heat indexes in the 110’s and it sounds like we&#…
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Make this Plate: A Smoothie Breakfast

Make Half Your Plate Fruits & Veggies   MyPlate Challenge: Show us how you’re following the MyPlate guidelines and make one of these plates (or ano…
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Healthy Menu Ideas for Summer: Menu 9

This healthy menu is based on a daily 2,000 calorie recommendation. Depending on your age, sex, and physical activity level, your calorie recommendation may va…
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Top 10 Ways to Enjoy Jalapeños

Stuff ’em. Most of the fiery heat from jalapeños is dissipated when cooked and they develop a mellow, acidic spiciness, which is a perfect partner to cr…
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Portion Size: Does it Matter?

I recently saw a show where they compared a typical fast food meal from back in the 1970’s to one today.Both meals consisted of a hamburger, so…
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A Franken-Fruit?

A few weeks ago, I was attending one of our store’s manager meetings. The hour was almost up and we had reached the best part of the meeting – the…
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