Since food security is a key mandate of the Department of Agriculture (DA), promoting moringa (or “malunggay”) must ... alarming malnutrition problem. Plant a moringa tree in your backyard ...

Loverne Laza, a registered nutritionist-dietitian, breaks down the primary health benefits of commonly consumed vegetables ...

Look for crisp vegetables with brightly coloured leaves. Go for firm skins and unblemished flesh (but remember, organic produce often doesn't look pristine). Avoid vegetables with brown patches ...

One basic question that you might not know: Is avocado a fruit or vegetable? Before we answer the question “Is avocado a fruit or vegetable?” it’s important to understand the difference ...

Starchy and non-starchy vegetables have many important differences, but their key difference is their total starch content, which is very important in the context of your total diet. Eating plenty ...

Plant cells have several structures not found in other eukaryotes. In particular, organelles called chloroplasts allow plants to capture the energy of the Sun in energy-rich molecules; cell walls ...

Every bite an herbivore takes comes at the expense of a plant. Are plants passive victims or do they actively resist these attacks? Some plants avoid herbivory by decreasing their apparency or ...

There’s a lot of buzz surrounding watercress after the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) declared it to be the healthiest vegetable you can eat. In a ranking of “powerhouse ...

What’s actively growing in your vegetable garden in the middle of October? You may have some late winter squash yet to be harvested, but warm-season stalwarts such as cucumber and summer squash ...

Photo shows Gardener Koren Helbig kneels beside a narrow garden bed where she is growing leafy greens and vegetables. She wears a purple top After much trial and error, I'm finally eating almost ...