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The environment fresh produce is stored in can affect the shelf-life of produce – so use-by dates may not always be accurate.
US shoppers are seeing higher fruit and vegetable prices thanks to trade tensions, extreme weather and geopolitics, just to name a few reasons.
While contamination in soil is real, the benefits of gardening outweigh it, and there are plenty of simple, affordable steps gardeners can take to protect themselves.
Peas can be a good source of protein, fibre and micronutrients.
The words used to describe this peppery green are a linguistic fossil record revealing the history of Italian migration.
A nanoscopic view of lettuce reveals why it wilts and spoils faster than other vegetables.
Food co-ops are local groups where people join together to buy food in bulk, usually straight from farmers or wholesalers.
What’s actually happening in your body when you eat an entire cucumber? Two dietitians explain.
Collards may have arrived in southern Morocco via early Muslim traders, and Morocco may have been a stop in the journey the vegetables took to America.
Australians tend to eat too much junk food and not enough fruit and vegetables. But how might these trends change in the years to come?
Not knowing exactly when regular meat consumption became part of our ancestors’ diets is a gap in our understanding of human evolution.
Fibre can help prevent overeating and lower your type 2 diabetes risk. But even if you think you eat lots of veggies, you might still not be getting enough fibre.
Each year, a striking difference occurs in Australia when Shepard avocados briefly replace Hass at the shops. Here’s why.
Young urban farmers in Khayelitsha are nurturing connections, creating economic opportunities, and promoting environmental conservation.
Organic soils, one of the pillars of Québec’s food self-sufficiency, could disappear within 50 years. Fortunately, the application of straw or wood chips could regenerate these soils.
We should be eating plenty of fresh produce every day. But throwing away another bunch of wilted herbs is demotivating. Thankfully, there are helpful tips to make produce last.
Community-centred approaches to urban agriculture have been successful in various parts of the world.
Children have an innate preference for fruit. But vegetables are just as important. Here are some tips if your kids don’t want to eat their veggies.
The turkey doesn’t have to be the star this Thanksgiving. Vegetable side dishes are packed with nutrients − depending on how you prepare them, they can help keep you energized this holiday season.
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Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Honorary Associate Professor, University of Leicester
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Professor (Food Science & Human Nutrition), Singapore Institute of Technology
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Associate Professor, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, School of Medical, Indigenous and Health Sciences. Advanced Accredited Practising Dietitian, University of Wollongong
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Professor of Community Health and Wellbeing, The University of Queensland
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Research Fellow, School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, The Open University
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Lecturer, University of Leeds; University of the Western Cape
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Professor Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle
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Assistant Professor in Nutrition & Dietetics, University of Canberra
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Program Director of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Accredited Practising Dietitian, Adelaide University
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Senior Lecturer in Nutrition, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Senior Research Associate, School of Agriculture, Food and Ecosystem Sciences, The University of Melbourne
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Professor, Business and Management, Queensland University of Technology
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Professor, Faculty of Agriculture and Environment, University of Sydney