The Medicine Cabinet: What’s the Origin of the Five-Servings-per-Day Guideline?

The Medicine Cabinet: What’s the Origin of the Five-Servings-per-Day Guideline?

Q: Where did the recommendation that we need five servings of fruits and vegetables come from? A: According to one…

Trim Pesticide Residues in Produce

Trim Pesticide Residues in Produce

It’s time to tune into the Dirty Dozen, based on the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) analysis of USDA tests on…

Shining the Light on Plant Proteins

Shining the Light on Plant Proteins

Environmental Nutrition Newsletter More and more people are putting plant proteins — beans, lentils, peas, soyfoods, nuts, seeds and whole…

Study Shows Marketing Health Food to Kids Works

Study Shows Marketing Health Food to Kids Works

The Kid’s Doctor The marketing of foods to children continues to be a hot topic. As any parent knows, by…

Crunch on cruciferous vegetables

Crunch on cruciferous vegetables

All veggies are good for you, but cruciferous vegetables are in a special category. This group of vegetables is rich…

The beet goes on

The beet goes on

People have been eating beetroot for its health properties since the Middle Ages. In modern times, however, it’s the liquid…

Environmental Nutrition: Shout-out to Brussels sprouts

Environmental Nutrition: Shout-out to Brussels sprouts

Brussels sprouts can get a bad rap, especially from kids. But there’s more to these little veggies than meets the…

How to select the best vegetables this fall season

How to select the best vegetables this fall season

Four vegetables in season now — broccoli, chard, mushrooms and potatoes — are delicious in fall dishes. See what these…

The healthiest fall vegetables you’re not eating

The healthiest fall vegetables you’re not eating

By Carolyn Malcoun If the craze for pumpkin-spice everything is any indication, many of us love fall vegetables (at least…