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'Freshness' Doesn't Always Equal Good for You

Joe Decker | Posted 04.01.2013 | Healthy Living
Read More: Frozen Vegetables, Frozen Meals, Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Foods, Frozen Foods, Fast Foods, Fast Food, Healthy Food, Personal Health, Healthy Diet, Healthy Foods, Healthy Living News
Joe Decker

Fast food restaurants aren't able to tout strong nutritional value or low fat in their burgers, burritos and shakes. So they're hoping by saying their food is fresh you'll falsely assume it's healthy. As if our country's obesity epidemic has been caused by people splurging on frozen foods.

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How to Buy Healthy Foods, Without Breaking the Bank

Phil Lempert | Posted 04.30.2012 | Home
Read More: Fresh Fish, Frozen Fish, Saving Money, Healthy Food, Healthy Living, Fresh Food, Healthy Affordable Food, Fresh Vegetables, Affordable Foods, Home News
Phil Lempert

Don't skip the leafy greens! Kale, arugula, and spinach are some of the most nutritious and affordable foods you will find in a grocery store. Here are a few of my tips to eat healthier and save money.

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Worth the Drive!

Liz Neumark | Posted 02.19.2012 | Home
Read More: Portland Farmers Market, Farmers Market, Vegetables, Farmers Markets, Fresh Vegetables, Winter Vegetables, Farmers Market Portland, Maine Farmers Market, Winter Market, Farmers Market Maine, Home News
Liz Neumark

I have visited this farmers' market on several occasions, but this was my first time indoors. It is a vibrant community of vegetable, dairy, meat and honey producers, with a smattering of baked goods and crafts.

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Problem-Solving Veggie Side Dish Recipes for Thanksgiving

Susie Middleton | Posted 01.23.2012 | Home
Read More: How to Cook, Potatoes, Veggies, Vegetables, Side Dishes, Thanksgiving, Brussels Sprouts, Squash, Quick Cooking, Fine Cooking Magazine, Fresh Vegetables, Green Beans, Home News
Susie Middleton

Problem: The oven is full. The turkey's in there, maybe a pan of stuffing, too. So, um, where will the vegetables go?

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31 Chicago Schools Getting Federal Cash For Fresh Fruits And Veggies

Posted 10.03.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Fresh Fruit, Chicago Schools Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program, Illinois, Good News, Chicago Schools, Chicago, Chicago News

The state of Illinois has harvested a sizable crop of federal dollars to give away free fresh produce to the poorest students in the state's elementar...

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Michelle Obama's Food Desert Crusade

AP | By DARLENE SUPERVILLE | Posted 09.20.2011 | Home
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WASHINGTON -- Michelle Obama's campaign against childhood obesity moved a step forward Wednesday with the announcement that Wal-Mart and other retaile...

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Farmers Markets: Denver's Best 6

| Sheri L. Thompson | Posted 07.20.2011 | Denver
Read More: Denver Farmers Markets, Best of Denver, Fresh Vegetables, Buying Directly From Farmers, Farm to Table, Farmers Markets, Denver Locally Grown, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Produce, Denver Produce, Denver, Denver News

The fields have begun producing, and Colorado’s farmers are bringing their goods to the city. Pick up locally made, organic, fresh produce at these ...

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Their Spray Rigs in a Twist

Ken Cook | Posted 07.13.2011 | Green
Read More: Pesticides, Produce, Tom Vilsack, Agriculture, Pesticide Data Program, Obama, Organic, Shopper?S Guide to Pesticides, National Academy of Sciences, Usda, Agribussiness, Farm Bill, Poison, Nutrition, Alliance for Food and Farming, Pesticide, Pesticide Lobbyists, Fresh Vegetables, Pesticides Produce, Organic Fruit, Fresh Fruit, Green News
Ken Cook

It apparently doesn't occur to the pesticide-produce lobby that the reason sales for organic products have surged is because they taste better and don't deliver toxic pesticides into one's daily diet.

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San Francisco's Farmers Market: No Place Better to Learn Where Your Food Comes From

Eileen Ogintz | Posted 05.25.2011 | Travel
Read More: Sustainable Food, Farmers Markets, Agriculture, Gelato, Fresh Fruit, Oysters, Fresh-Vegetables, Fresh Food, Grilled Cheese, Foodies, Travel With Kids, San Francisco, Travel Blogs, Travel News
Eileen Ogintz

Welcome to The Ferry Plaza Farmer's Market on San Francisco's wharf. It's a California certified Farmer's Market that connects consumers with California producers.

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PHOTOS: The Heaviest Potato,The Most Expensive Truffle And 7 Other Record-Breaking Vegetables

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Food, Organic Food, Vegetables, Green Record Breakers, Green Food, Record Breaking Vegetables, Record Breaking Food, Fresh Vegetables, Winner Vegetables, Jicama, Okra, Organic Albino Cucumber, Longest Cucumber, Rutabaga, Heaviest Potato, Slidepollajax, World's Largest Squash, Heaviest Pumpkin, Most Expensive Truffle, Green News

In the age of genetically modified foods, we here at HuffPost Green find it refreshing to celebrate nature's vegetable anomalies. For the world's heav...

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Stalking Wild Watercress

One For The Table | Posted 05.25.2011 | Home
Read More: Spring, Eating Well, Watercress, Martha's Vineyard, Fresh Vegetables, Recipes, Salad Recipes, Watercress Recipe, Home News
One For The Table

Watercress is a highly underappreciated green, pushed out of the limelight by the likes of arugula and mizuna, even though it has all of their zip and less of their bite.

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Michelle Obama Buys Groceries And Talks Healthy Eating At Local Farmers Market

AP | NATASHA T. METZLER | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Farming, Fresh Vegetables, Chocolate Milk, White House, Michelle Obama First Lady, Michelle Obama, Farmers Market, Farmers Markets, Vegetables, Cheese, Green Living, White House Vegetable Garden, White House Farmers Market, Green News

WASHINGTON — First lady Michelle Obama bought cheese, fingerling potatoes, eggs, black kale and other items Thursday at the launch of a new farm...

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A Blight On Summer: Where Have All the Tomatoes Gone?

Michele Kayal | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
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Michele Kayal

This weekend I was asked to pass judgment on tomatoes. Which is far better than water because a) they have an actual taste, and b) good tomatoes are so hard to come by.

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The Truck Farm: The Coolest Urban Agriculture Project Around (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Organic Farming, Farming, Urban Farming, Community Sustainable Agriculture, Green, Ian Cheney, Sustainable Farming, Green Living, Green Living Tips, Wicked Delicate, Dr. Marion Nestle, Fresh Vegetables, Brooklyn Truck Farm, Marion Nestle, Politics of Food, Mobile Farm, Truck Farm, Curt Ellis, Home-Grown Vegetables, Food Politics, Vegetables, Local Vegetables, Food, Local Farmers, Csa, Video, Green News

Struck with the urge to build a garden but with no land to grow it on, Ian Cheney and Curt Ellis (co-creators of the film King Corn) of Wicked Delica...

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Your Favorite Farmers Markets: HuffPost Readers' Picks (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
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HuffPost Green asked you to send in pictures of your favorite farmers markets from around the country and we've been overwhelmed by the response. Here...

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Veggie Mobile: Bringing Produce To Those In Need

CNN | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Fresh Vegetables, Veggie Mobile, Cost of Vegetables, Cost of Food, Healthy Living News

For years, Mel Williams rarely ate fruit and vegetables -- unless it came out of a can. Fresh produce was too expensive or too far away until the sta...

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