Vegetables

Are you eating your alliums? These powerhouse vegetables, including familiar favorites like onions and garlic, are packed with incredible health benefits. In this article, we explore why allium vegetables are so healthy, how they can support your well-being, and simple tips to incorporate them into your daily meals.

Discover the surprising vegetable that outranked kale, spinach, and sweet potatoes to claim the top spot as the world’s healthiest veggie. Find out the top health benefits of watercress, potential downsides, and environmental considerations. Plus, get tips on finding, storing, and using watercress in recipes.

When it comes to growing your own food, it’s hard to find anything easier, quicker, or more nutritious than sprouts. If you’re thinking about how to optimize your immune system, balance your blood sugar levels, improve your digestion, support your heart and liver health and function, or enhance your family’s food security, then sprouts could be just the thing you’re looking for. Here’s what you need to know about the different kinds of sprouts, how to put them to use for more nutrition in your home, and how to avoid bacterial contamination.

Jicama may not be on your list of regularly consumed vegetables, but perhaps it should be! It’s been a staple food in Central America for a long time, and with good reason. Once you discover its many health benefits and learn how to eat jicama in a variety of delicious ways, you’ll wonder why jicama isn’t more popular. And you just might want to add it to your shopping list.

Fresh corn on the cob is one of the great pleasures of summertime. But there are many other ways to enjoy corn, and you don’t have to wait for summer. In this article, we’ll explore the different types of corn, the best ways to store it, and a few delicious corn recipes you can enjoy year-round.

Corn is one of the most widely eaten foods in the world. It’s also incredibly versatile. You’ll find corn in baked goods and bread, popped as a snack, grilled on the cob, fed to cows, used to fuel cars, and as the base ingredient for a huge range of processed foods and additives. But is corn good for you? And how do you choose the healthiest corn to eat?

What are nightshade vegetables? And do they cause inflammation or other adverse health effects? Should you avoid eating nightshades? This article wades into the controversies and questions surrounding the nightshade family of vegetables to discover the truth.

Arugula was a valued green in ancient Rome, where it was celebrated in poetry and prose for its effects on mind and body. Unfortunately, it’s far less popular today than its cousins spinach and kale, even though arugula may be the healthiest green of all. In this article, we’ll look at the evidence for arugula’s health benefits and see if those ancient Romans were right to celebrate it.

Arugula is a sharp, slightly bitter leafy green that has a long and honored history in Mediterranean cuisine. A truly versatile vegetable, it’s great both raw and cooked, and offers significant health benefits either way. So where and when can you find arugula? How can you tell when it’s at its peak? And what dishes are enhanced by this peppery green?

Winter squash varieties are tasty, nutritious, and a delightful addition to any home cook’s culinary arsenal. From acorn to spaghetti to butternut, winter squashes deserve a spot on your plate. With their robust nutritional profiles, nutty flavors, and culinary versatility, they’re a must for the winter months. Find out how you can make the most of these cool-weather fruits (yes, technically, squash is a fruit!) when properly selected, stored, and prepared.

Sweet potatoes are one of the most versatile and delicious foods out there — and they’re incredibly healthy to boot. From their origins in the highlands of Peru to their place on the festive tables of England’s King Henry VIII, societies have long had a love affair with these colorful tubers. So let’s find out how to choose, store, and prepare sweet potatoes to eat them on a regular basis.

Summer squash is a versatile and abundant vegetable. But sometimes, it can be difficult to know how to deal with the sheer volume that comes from the garden. Or even what to do with it when it’s available at the grocery store or farmers market. How do you select, store, and prepare summer squash for maximum nutrition and culinary value? And what are some creative ways to cook it and make the most of a summer harvest?