Fruits & Vegetables: Nutrition, Culinary Uses & Preservation

Variety comparisons and diverse culinary forms, such as juices or dried extracts, determine the nutritional value and physiological impact of plant-based diets on systemic health.

Cripps Pink apples

Pink Lady Apple Nutrition

The Pink Lady is quite a catch. Sweet, rosy, plump and smooth-skinned, she's popular with men, women and children, too. Pink Lady apples are a modern breed, developed in the 1970s in Australia. They require a hot climate, and are mostly grown in the southern U.S., southern Europe, South Africa and Australia.

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Glass jars of lemon honey with flowers

Lemon & Honey for Colds

The common cold has no cure, and its symptoms can last for one to two weeks. If you catch a cold, you can't do much about it but stay comfortable and hydrated. That's where honey and lemon come in. Prepared with warm water, they make a soothing drink that can ease your discomfort.

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Dried apple rings

Is No-Sugar-Added Dried Fruit Good for You?

If you avoid eating dried fruit with added sugar, you're making a smart choice because you'll avoid the excess calories from all that fructose. Still, you may wonder whether dried fruit is really a healthy choice at all.

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