LONDON — Vegetable likenesses of President Donald Trump and singer Dolly Parton and a papal “Cornclave” went on display Saturday at the Lambeth Country Show, an urban take on a country fair held annually in London’s Brockwell Park. The two-day show features sheep-shearing, livestock competitions, food, music and a vegetable sculpture contest that has attracted national renown … Read more
Interior designer and stylist Jonny Carmack has a “fruit room” in his Danbury, Connecticut, home. Colorful faux produce bedecks every inch, from the cherry-shaped ceiling fixture to a strawberry side table and a bunch of other juicy gems in decorative forms. He’s part of a trend: Love for fresh fruits and vegetables is showing up … Read more
When it comes to healthy eating, veggies are always a good choice — but one takes the cake for being the healthiest. Watercress is the most nutrient-dense vegetable, receiving a perfect score of 100 in the CDC’s long-standing ranking of “powerhouse” fruits and vegetables (PFVs). Chinese cabbage is a close second with a score of … Read more
The Food and Drug Administration said Tuesday it is banning the use of brominated vegetable oil (BVO) in food items effective Aug. 2. BVO, a vegetable oil modified with bromine, has been a food ingredient since the 1920s. It is typically used as a stabilizer in fruit-flavored beverages to prevent the citrus flavoring from floating … Read more
Forget an apple a day — eating this vegetable will keep the doctor away. Dr. Poonam Desai, an emergency medicine physician, often shares health hacks on social media. In a video posted to TikTok, Dr. Desai revealed the vegetable she eats regularly to stay healthy: onions. “Onions contain something called quercetin, which gives onions its … Read more
Miles isn’t in the mood. Chrissy Teigen stopped by “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Thursday, where she dished that her son Miles, 5, has yet to experience the joys of eating vegetables. The model, 38, who also shares daughters Luna, 7, Esti, 1, and son Wren, 7 months, with husband John Legend, opened up about her … Read more
Eat your broccoli. Leafy greens rich in vitamin K — like broccoli and spinach — could be helping to keep your lungs healthy, a new study published in the journal ERJ Open Research revealed. A group of scientists in Denmark found that people with low levels of vitamin K were more likely to have poor … Read more