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NEWS ABOUT: vegetables

vegetables stories: 18 news summaries

 First Lady 
 to Garden 
 on Sesame 
 Street 

Michelle Obama will educate the residents on the value of healthy eating

Sep 30, 09 7:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - What do Michelle Obama, Cameron Diaz, Eva Longoria Parker, Ricky Gervais, and Kobe Bryant have in common? All of them will appear on this season of Sesame Street, its 40th anniversary. The first lady will flex her green thumb and talk about gardening and eating healthy on the show’... More »

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entertainment • nutrition • Michelle Obama • vegetables • gardening • first lady • Sesame Street • locavore

 Oft-Reviled, 
 Green Peppers 
 Get Seat at Table 

Long thought inferior to reds, greens are finally getting respect from chefs

Aug 12, 09 12:02 PM CDT
(Newser) - It looks so innocent, but foodies far and wide detest the green bell pepper. One veggie-loving chef has never served a green pepper in her restaurant; Alice Waters of Chez Panisse calls them “a mistake.” The sweeter red version traditionally gets all the love, but some are starting... More »

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food • vegetables • peppers • Jay-ZTV • food trends

 Veggie Gardens 
 Thrive in Lean Times 

Seed sales set records amid recession

Jun 15, 09 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sales of vegetable seeds are skyrocketing this season and experts say it’s not just the local food movement or Michelle Obama’s First Garden that’s driving the craze. Americans hit hard by the recession are slashing grocery bills by growing their own, as evidenced by a 30% spike... More »

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vegetables • gardening • recession • Americans • food prices • grocery shopping

 Michelle Digs Into 
 White House 
 Garden 

President bans beets from veggie plot

Mar 20, 09 2:55 PM CDT
(Newser) - Michelle Obama and kids from a Washington elementary school got their hands dirty today, Newsday reports, breaking ground for a vegetable garden on the White House lawn. The garden, the first on the grounds since World War II, will feature many veggies—but not beets, at the president’s request.... More »

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Barack Obama • Michelle Obama • vegetables • gardening • fruits and vegetables • home garden • beet

(Newser) - The Obamas are planting a vegetable garden at the White House, the Washington Post reports. And not just any garden—it will have 55 different vegetables, including the one that vexed candidate Obama: arugula. Michelle will break ground tomorrow with local students, and chefs will use its bounty to feed... More »

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Michelle Obama • White House • vegetables • gardening • President Obama • Obama family • home garden

Book Review


 How to Eat for Yourself, 
 Your Wallet, the Planet   

New Book tells how to eat healthier, cheaper, and greener

Jan 5, 09 4:12 PM CST
(Newser) - Mark Bittman is a unique voice in American food writing, an “anti-foodies’ foodie” who rejects both the “chefolatry” of gourmet mags and Rachel Ray-style pandering, writes Laura Miller in Salon. His new book, Food Matters: A Guide to Conscious Eating, is both exceedingly ambitious—it purports to... More »

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food • environment • vegetables • diet • book reviews

Disgusted No More: Britons Eating Brussels Sprouts

Britons say they like the veggie, but many will toss the leftovers

Dec 14, 08 8:33 PM CST
(Newser) - Brussels sprouts were once no-nos at Christmas dinner in Britain, but the veggie is gaining ground as people learn how to cook them, the Telegraph reports. Nearly two-thirds of Britons now like them, although one-third admit they refused to try them as kids, a survey says. Even jokes about the... More »

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food • vegetables • Britain • Christmas

Sure, I'm Vegetarian.
Just Not on Thanksgiving

Eat-less-meat movement gaining stride with moderation approach

Sep 30, 08 11:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sticking to a plant-based diet without denying yourself grandma's pot roast has a name—flexitarian. And whether it's to live longer, save a buck, or because there are better meatless offerings at restaurants, a growing number of Americans are becoming part-time vegetarians, Newsweek reports. "It's not that meat is... More »

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meat • vegetables • PETA • vegetarianism • cookbooks • vegan diet • fruit and vegetables • flexitarian

Locavore Movement Spurs Luxe Niche

Personal gardeners, chefs spring from move to locally grown food

Jul 22, 08 9:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The number of people seeking out locally raised food—locavores-—is on the rise, reports the New York Times, as are businesses that cater to them. People too busy (or lazy) to plant their own garden or visit a local vegetable dealer are hiring people to find the best regional... More »

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environment • vegetables • gardening • locavore • locally grown food

 Fla., Mexico Are Main
 Salmonella Sources: FDA 

Agency stepping up efforts to track contamination

Jun 13, 08 4:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Food and Drug Administration is focusing Florida and Mexico as sources of the salmonella outbreak that has afflicted 228 people in 23 states, the Wall Street Journal reports. The “vast majority” of tomatoes imported at the time of outbreak appear to have come from those areas. Officials have... More »

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Florida • FDA • Mexico • food contamination • vegetables • tomatoes • salmonella • outbreak

 How to Cut Back on Meat 

NYT provides advice on changing your diet

Jun 11, 08 9:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - Curbing the meat craving can be a challenge in a culture that sees it as the main course—so Mark Bittman offers seven ways to ease the shift in the New York Times:
  1. Don’t worry about protein. By varying your veggies, you can get the amino acids
... More »

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food • cooking • meat • vegetables • vegetarianism

 Eat Your Veggies; Here's How 

Cooking (or not) can boost nutrients, experts say

May 20, 08 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Chomping on a raw carrot may give you the keen eyesight of a cartoon rabbit, but boiling the vegetable first is a better way to release its nutrients, scientists say. The New York Times looks at a variety of cooking methods and finds the goodness of the good stuff on... More »

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nutrition • cooking • vegetables • vitamins • lycopene • nutrients • vitamin B • vitamin C • lutein • beta carotene

 Ditch the Lawn, Grow a Garden! 

Artist/architect wages war on 'antisocial' front yards

Apr 20, 08 5:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - A renegade architect/artist has declared war on an unlikely enemy: the suburban front lawn. To improve what he sees as an “actively antisocial space” which consumes resources and serves no definite purpose, Fritz Haeg is looking to transform lawns into food gardens, reports Men's Vogue. His first four repurposed... More »

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environmentalism • vegetables • fruits and vegetables • homeowners • eco friendliness • Fritz Haeg • suburban lawn

Green Veggies May Fight Alzheimer's

Study links low folate levels, elevated dementia risk

Feb 5, 08 4:40 PM CST
(Newser) - Folic acid, already known to help prevent birth defects, may play a role in the development of dementia, the BBC reports. Elderly subjects with low levels of folate in their blood were three times more likely than people with normal levels to develop dementia, a South Korean study found . But... More »

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elderly • dementia • vegetables • antioxidants • folic acid • health research • folates • vitamin B • Alzheimer's Disease

Atkins Linked
to Blood Vessel,
Heart Damage

High-fat, low-carb regimen unhealthy
over time, study says

Nov 7, 07 6:36 AM CST
(Newser) - The Atkins diet can hurt blood vessels and swell inflammation linked to artery and heart disease over time, according to a study released yesterday. US scientists say the Atkins regimen can cause inflammation to spike by 30-40%, while low-fat diets like South Beach and Ornish kept it stable or lowered... More »

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University of Maryland • heart disease • fat • vegetables • weight loss • diet • LDL • Atkins diet • South Beach diet

Could Kids' Cookbook Be
a Copycat?

Jessica Seinfeld's take on sneaking veggies into meals isn't the first

Oct 19, 07 4:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Full of clever ways to get kids to eat their veggies, Jessica Seinfeld's new cookbook, Deceptively Delicious, has been endorsed by Oprah and is already topping bestseller lists. But it has at least one detractor: Missy Chase Lapine, whose book The Sneaky Chef, published in April, is full of... More »

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Jerry Seinfeld • vegetables • Oprah Winfrey • publishing • HarperCollins • Jessica Seinfeld • cookbooks

You Say 'Tomato,' FDA Says 'Not a Cancer Cure-All'

Study shows no link between lycopene and reduced risk of many types of the disease

Jul 11, 07 1:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Tomatoes and lycopene, the pigment that gives them their color, do not prevent cancer, the FDA says, contradicting preliminary research. Researchers analyzed 145 studies of lycopene, tomatoes, and cancer risk and found "no credible evidence" that the vegetable wards off lung, colorectal, breast, cervical or uterine cancers, according to... More »

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cancer • FDA • breast cancer • Harvard Medical School • prostate cancer • preventative medicine • cervical cancer • lung cancer • vegetables • ovarian cancer • cancer research • lycopene • tomatoes • colorectal cancer

British Supermarket Cans Prince Charles

What rot! Royal carrots not up to snuff

Jun 26, 07 4:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - Veggies raised on an organic farm owned by Prince Charles have been dumped by a  British supermarket chain because the less-than-majestic food doesn't meet quality standards. The farm had been providing carrots to Sainsbury's supermarkets, but as of the end of January the Crown Prince was "sacked," the ... More »

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organic food • farming • carbon footprint • Prince Charles • England • vegetables • supermarket

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