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Fruits and Vegetable Facts
Fruits & Vegetables are the most often overlooked portion of our daily food intake. Learn how fruits and vegetables work and how to eat more of them everyday.
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Ube Is the Totally Instagrammable Tuber That's Also Good For You
Ube is a sweet species of yam that stands out because of its vivid purple color and sweet, creamy taste.
The Once-banned Gooseberry Has Made a Comeback in the U.S.
The U.S. banned the gooseberry back in the early 1900s because it was a host for white pine blister rust disease. But now few states prohibit the tart berry, so eat up!
When Bad Watermelons Explode on Good People
Yes – it could happen to you, good person. KABOOM! It's fairly rare, but a potentially catastrophic rind failure lurks under the green-striped shell of every seemingly innocent watermelon in the produce aisle.
Why You'll Go Bananas for Mangosteens
Sometimes referred as the 'queen of fruit,' the mangosteen has a soft white interior, a mild taste and is notoriously difficult to find in the U.S. Here's why.
Brace Yourself: Bananas Are Berries, Strawberries Aren't
If bananas are berries and strawberries and raspberries are not, what in the world is a berry anyway?
Jackfruit Is a Stinky, but Otherwise, Perfect Fruit
Its smell is notorious. But get past that and the jackfruit is versatile, easy to grow and packs a nutritional punch that's hard to beat.
Is Guava the Superfood You're Not Eating?
This tropical fruit, grown all over the tropics, has lots of health benefits. Even its leaves get in on the act.
Blue Java: The Banana That Tastes Like Ice Cream
This banana has soft, sweet flesh and tastes a lot like vanilla custard or ice cream. One scoop or two?
Melon Rinds, Carrot Tops and Other Produce 'Waste' You'll Enjoy Eating
We throw out tons of perfectly good parts of vegetables and fruits often because we don't know what to do with them. But there's a lot of treasure in the trash.
Who's Eating These Hot-as-Hellfire Peppers?
It's not just people with an affinity for hot sauce. The real answer will probably surprise you.
So That's Where Baby Veggies Come From!
Little tiny vegetables seem to pop up everywhere these days, but where do they come from?
Calling a Watermelon 'Seedless' Is Kind of False Advertising
Don't let 'seedless' watermelons fool you — even though they may not prompt constant spitting, they really do have seeds.
Why aren't peanuts classified as nuts?
If peanuts are technically not nuts, what are they?
Foodstuff: The Sexiest Vegetable
Kale is a descendant of ancient cabbage. Learn more about kale in this humorous video from HowStuffWorks.
Why does kale make you gassy?
Kale has become the little black dress of the culinary world: chic, understated and perfect for nearly every occasion. But it comes with a not-so-elegant side effect. We'll — ahem — get to the bottom of why kale makes you so gassy.
What's the difference between a fruit and a vegetable?
Discerning between a fruit and a vegetable may seem simple: Fruits have seeds and vegetables don't. This works great if you're a botanist, but not so well if you're not. We'll finally tell you which category tomatoes fall into (or maybe we won't).
Why do some fruits have starch?
If you can't get enough of starchy foods, you don't need to limit yourself to potatoes and squash. Fruits have starch, too! We'll tell you why, and also reveal the starchiest fruit of them all.
Are we in a bananapocalypse?
If bananas are your favorite fruit, you may soon pick up a bunch that just seems ... different somehow. The culprit: a fungus that's killing the Cavendish.
10 Ways to Cook Kale
Kale packs a nutritional wallop -- 1,300 percent of your daily vitamin K, for starters -- and is incredibly versatile and easy to cook. Here are 10 ways to cook kale.
The Sweet Potato: 5 Ways to Spice up This Sweet Spud
Sweet potatoes have been around a long, long time, but it seems like they're just now getting the fanfare they deserve. If you'd like to add this good-for-you vegetable to your diet, here are five ways to liven it up.
How to Know What Tomato to Use for That Dish
It's hard to imagine the American diet without tomatoes. But there are so many different varieties, and it can be hard to tell what kind to use for certain dishes.
Can you substitute tomato paste for tomato sauce?
Next time you're at your local grocer, cruise down the canned vegetable aisle and take a look at how many ways they've come up with to can a tomato. Diced, stewed, whole, sauced. But can one substitute for the other? After all, they're all tomatoes, right?
Does cooking vegetables diminish their nutrients?
Does it really matter if your carrots are boiled, steamed or roasted? Actually, it does. But that's the only simple part of the equation. Why would cooking vegetables make them less healthy?
Can you put tomatoes in the fridge?
The great tomato storage debate seems to be settled by the label on that little package of Romas warning: "Never Refrigerate." Pretty straightforward. Still, many people do just that and claim no ill effects. So, is the warning valid?
How to Dry Tomato Seeds
Tomato seeds are teeny-tiny, but they hold a lot of potential. If you extract them and dry them properly, you can create your very own heirloom tomatoes.
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