Vegetables

The Meat-Eaters Guide to Eating Less Meat

Susie Middleton | Posted 12.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Eggs, Home Cooking, Impact-of-Meat-Eating, Nicolette-Hahn-Niman, Vegetarian, Animal Welfare, Cooking, Local Eating, Vegetables, Factory Farms, Small Farmers, Family Farming, Diet, Meat, Shellfish, Meat Labeling, Green News
Susie Middleton

Secretly, I could live on chocolate and coffee. But don't tell anyone, since I make my living writing about vegetables. And my darkest secret is this: My favorite thing in the whole world is (or was) chicken pan drippings.

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How To Green Your Holiday Meal

Avital Binshtock | Posted 11.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Pesticides, Organic Farming, Hanukkah, Soil, Turkey, Agriculture, Thanksgiving, Flowers, Green, Toxins, Soup Kitchen, Decor, Vegetables, Christmas, Dishwasher, Leftovers, Holidays, Holiday Season, Food Banks, Crops, Ecuador, Green Living, Reusable, Family Meals, Decorating, Imports, Menu, Organic Food, Fruit, Cornucopia, Colombia, Water, Environment, Tips, Homeless Shelters, Food, Decorating Tips, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Working up a menu for Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah, or another upcoming holiday? Here are three tips to help you be more environmentally responsible while planning that feast.

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15 Best (And Worst) Foods For Immunity

msn.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Protection, Sickness, Cold, Supplements, Vitamin D, Swine Flu, Flu, Immunity, Germs, Wellness, Fruits, Juice, Vitamins, Health, Vegetables, Food, Eating, Vitamin C, H1n1, Living News

Is your diet making you a germ magnet? Research shows that what you eat -- or don't -- can play an important role in your immune system's ability to d...

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The Changing Face Of Vegetarianism

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Pescatarianism, Vegetarian, Vegetarianism, Vegetables, Food Politics, Vege, Green News

Vegetarianism used to be simple - its protagonists foreswore the flesh of any dead animal. Today there are "veggies" who eat fish, and people who eat ...

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Depression Linked To Processed Foods

BBC NEWS | Posted 11.02.2009 | Living

Read More: Depression, Mental Health, Organic Food, University College London, Health, Vegetables, Food, Plant-Based Diet, Natural Food, Processed Foods, Wellness, Living News

Eating a diet high in processed food increases the risk of depression, research suggests....

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An Apple a Day to Combat Obesity

Laurie M. Tisch | Posted 10.14.2009 | New York

Read More: Healthy Food, Vegetables, Local Food, Cdc, Childhood Nutrition, Urban Agriculture, Organic Food, Fruits, New-York-City-Food-Trucks, Food Deserts, New York News
Laurie M. Tisch

In New York, a unique private-public partnership is deploying specially-permitted street vendors selling only fresh fruits and vegetables to neighborhoods with significant health problems

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Ode to Local Farms and Pablo Neruda

Anne Z. Boxer | Posted 10.13.2009 | Denver

Read More: Pablo Neruda, Csas, Tomatoes, Organic Farms, Locavore, Boulder, Local Food, Vegetables, Colorado University, Poetry, Denver News
Anne Z. Boxer

We bought a community supported agriculture share early in the spring. We are now more committed to eating locally and more understanding of how difficult that will be even in the nirvana of Boulder.

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Michelle Obama On Sesame Street: Healthy Eating And Living For Kids

Posted 11.30.2009 | Impact

Read More: Healthy Eating, Childhood Obesity, Sesame Street, Michelle Obama, Vegetables, Impact News

The news broke yesterday that Michelle Obama would appear on the first episode of the 40th season of Sesame Street on November 10. She'll be talking a...

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Nutrition: 9 In 10 High Schoolers Short On Fruits, Veggies

usatoday.com | Posted 11.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Public Schools, Fruits, Healthy Living, The Balanced Life, Parenting Tips, Prevention, Kids, Health, Nutrition, Vegetables, High School, Parenting, Wellness, Living News

Less than 10% of U.S. high school students are eating the combined recommended daily amount of fruits and vegetables, a finding that the U.S. Centers ...

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How To Can And Preserve For Winter (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Eve Solomon | Posted 11.21.2009 | Green

Read More: Slidepoll, Home Cooking, Canning, Organic Food, Fruit, Summer, Veggies, Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Canned Veggies, Diy Green, Eating Healthy, Peaches, Basil, Farmers Market, Farm, Tomatoes, Green Living, Food, Green News

Farm-fresh fruits and veggies make the summer scrumptious. So keep the summer flavors coming all winter with these delicious canning videos. Make sure...

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Acne May Be Helped By Changes In Diet

wellness.com | Posted 11.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Problem Skin, Dieting Tips, Acne, Chocolate, Vegetables, Diet Advice, Food, Adolescents, Clear Skin, Diet, Teenagers, Living News

Researchers in Norway have made associations between acne, high intake of chocolate and chips and low intake of vegetables....

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Michelle Obama Shops At White House Farmers Market, Talks Healthy Eating

AP | NATASHA T. METZLER | Posted 11.17.2009 | 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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Barcode On Your Broccoli: FDA To Approve Laser Labels For Vegetables

Slashfood | Posted 11.11.2009 | Technology

Read More: Healthy Food, FDA Approvals, Health, Vegetables, Fda Approval, Food, Food Safety, Fda, Tag Vegetables, Laser, Technology News

The FDA is expected to approve laser-etching of fruits and vegetables in the next month or so, paving the way for produce "tattooed" with product info...

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Farmers Market Near White House Is Approved

New York Times | Rachel Swarns | Posted 11.10.2009 | Green

Read More: White House, Michelle Obama, Farmers Market White House, Farmers Market, Vegetables, Green News

With a little help from the White House, a nonprofit group won approval on Thursday to set up an open-air farmers market near the Executive Mansion, a...

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5 Habits Of Healthy People You Can Have Too

Tara Stiles | Posted 09.30.2009 | Living

Read More: Tara Stiles, Healthy Living, Analysis, Yoga, Drink Water, Meditate, Fruit, Vegetables, Meditation, Wellness, Healthy Habits, Living News
Tara Stiles

We all want the secrets to health and vitality. We can buy bottles, creams, and whatever else is advertised to us, but ultimately anything sustainabl...

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Reselling Things That Already Exist

Sophie Pollitt-Cohen | Posted 09.27.2009 | Comedy

Read More: P Diddy, P. Diddy, Cheese, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Toothpaste, Time Travel, Deodorant, Gold's Gym, Dolly Parton, Grapes, Soap, Ancient Egypt, Vampires, Dog Food, Ancient Greece, Vegetables, Sunblock, Ancient Rome, Cowboys, New York Times, Philosophers, Law and Order, Advertising, Ponies, Magic, Oats, Floss, Comedy News
Sophie Pollitt-Cohen

For a hot minute, I couldn't decide if this strategy is the dumbest thing since "Keeping Up With The Kardashians" or if it's pure genius. I was stuck with an uncomfortable in-between feeling.

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

Michele Kayal | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living

Read More: Pink Lady, Early Girl, Beefsteak, Blight, Brandywine, Cherry Tomato, Guide, Farmers Market, Summer, Recipes, Water, Tomato Blight, Food, Green Zebra, Mortgage Lifter, Tomatoes, Heirloom, Healthy Food, Fresh Vegetables, Vegetables, Yellow-Pear, Living News
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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Half Of All Fruit And Vegetables Bought In UK Is Contaminated

The Sunday Herald | Posted 09.02.2009 | Green

Read More: Fruits, Fruit and Vegetable Contamination, Vegetables, Green News

ALMOST HALF of the fresh fruit and veg sold across the UK is contaminated with toxic pesticides, according to the latest scientific surveys for the go...

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

Huffington Post | Barbara Fenig | Posted 08.30.2009 | 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, 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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Growing Pains

Jerry Zezima | Posted 08.28.2009 | Living

Read More: Fruits, Michelle Obama, Home Improvement, Horticulture, White House Garden, Oval Office, Humor, Nature, Vegetables, Food, Gardening, Rhode Island, Barack Obama, Culture, Living News
Jerry Zezima

We have had several delicious meals featuring string beans, jalapenos and parsley, and there will be plenty more when the tomatoes, eggplants, bell peppers and cauliflowers are ready to eat.

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For A Garden's Bad Hair Days, The Art of Distraction

Suzy Bales | Posted 08.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Containers, Plants, Weeds, Vegetables, Roses, Floral Wreath, Stump, Bee Skep, Gardening, Pots, Green News
Suzy Bales

What's a gardener to do when caught with his or her petals down?

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

Huffington Post | Ami Cholia | Posted 08.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Farmer's Markets, Slideshow, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fresh Fruit, Fresh Food, Green Living, Fresh Vegetables, Farmers Market, Farmers Market Photos, Farmers Market Slideshow, Green News

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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Orthorexia: How Healthy Is Too Healthy?

Orthorexia | Melissa Feinberg | Posted 08.10.2009 | Living

Read More: Healthy Eating, Fruits, Health Conscious, Obsessed With Being Healthy, Orthorexics, Orthorexia, Orthorexic, Vegetables, Health, Living News

Since writing about Michael Pollan's "In Defense of Food", I have been thinking about a point he explores in his book and I only touched on in my last...

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NY Food: How Hard Is It To Get Fruits And Vegetables In The City?

Gotham Gazette/Huffington Post | Courtney Gross | Posted 08.10.2009 | New York

Read More: NY Produce, NYC Shopping, Fruits, Produce, Food Problems NYC, Vegetables, Fruits and Vegetables in NY, Ny Food Drought, Produce in NY, New York News

Who knew finding an apple would be so difficult in the Big Apple? Less than a quarter of New York City food retailers -- everything from your local...

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4 Cancers That A Vegetarian Diet Prevents

thedailygreen.com | Posted 08.01.2009 | Green

Read More: Vegetarian, Bladder Cancer, Vegetables, Bone Marrow Cancer, Vegetarian Diet, Cancer, Blood Cancer, Diet, Vegetarianism, Benefits-of-Vegetarian-Diet, Stomach Cancer, Green News

Want to avoid blood, bone marrow, bladder and stomach cancer? (Um, yes.) Try a vegetarian diet....

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