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A healthy diet contains lots of fruit and
vegetables; is based on starchy foods such as wholegrain bread, pasta
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Fruit and vegetable consumption is increasing but many people still do not eat the recommended five portions a day, research for an official watchdog has found. read more »
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Document your green thumb's handiwork this growing season by taking photos of the flowers and vegetables in your garden. Photographer and gardener Joel Heffner has some tips for getting the best snaps of your garden, like filling the frame and getting an interesting angle.Most people take garden pictures by aiming the camera downward, because it's easier than bending down or crawling in the dirt. The problem is our eye level may not be the best angle from which to take a photo. Try to move around and look for interesting angles—front, back, side, top and bottom views. Also, Heffner says that cloudy days are better than sunny ones for getting good pics without harsh shadows. How's your garden doing? Post your photos in the comments.
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If you've been following author Michael Pollan's simple eating philosophy—"Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."—you're trying more than ever to incorporate vegetables in your diet. What you may not know, however, is how to best prepare those vegetables so you're getting the most nutritional value. From the New York Times: "There is a misperception that raw foods are always going to be better," says Steven K. Clinton, a nutrition researcher and professor of internal medicine in the medical oncology division at Ohio State University. "For fruits and vegetables, a lot of times a little bit of cooking and a little bit of processing actually can be helpful." Though the article emphasizes that no cooking metho read more »
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Buying locally-grown produce saves money on gas and gets fresher vegetables onto your plate, and now several web services connect local farmers with consumers. The NY Times' Michelle Slatalla points out several such services, including Spud.com in California, Greenling.com in Texas, Naturaldirect.com in Illinois, Organicstoyou.org in Oregon and Mypersonalfarmers.com in New York State. These web sites differ from the earlier generation of produce-delivery ones for two reasons: they all deliver products from local farms to nearby customers (whereas in the past it was rare to find an online organic produce delivery service that didn't read more »
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Juliet Spalding asked: With the overheads of living rising all the time, it may be possible to rescue money and improve your family's wellbeing at the same time by budding vegetables in your patch. read more »
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Whether you’re planning on growing herb garden or a vegetable garden,
container gardening is usually a perfect setting for all your gardening
wants. Even with very limited space, even if you’re living in an urban
apartment, you can grow plants just about anywhere – rooftops,
balconies, and the stairs.
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Paul Hata asked: Organic vegetable gardening seems to be the trend these days as more people have become conscious of what they are eating. read more »
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