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Choose chicory

Chicories include Belgian endive, radicchio, curly endive, and related flowering perennials that produce salad leaves. They are delicious and versatile plants. Even if you haven’t discovered chicory’s bold flavor, you may have enjoyed it in coffee; roasted, dried chicory has been added...
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Noodle around with salad

Salad getting old? Liven up this veggie-packed stand-by by adding either warm or room-temperature noodles. Soba, bow-tie, penne, macaroni—all make great additions to salads. And by using whole-wheat varieties—except for soba, which is buckwheat-based—you get some wholesome whole...
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Be conventional when necessary

When it comes to pesticide loads in conventionally grown produce, not all fruits and veggies are equal. Paying a premium for organic produce makes sense for many, but if you can’t—or can’t every time—try compromising on the produce with the lowest pesticide loads when grown...
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Advocate for avocados

Oh, the blessed but elusive green orb—is it a fruit or a vegetable? (Answer: It’s botanically a fruit but often plays in cuisine like a veggie.) Full of “good” fats and nutrients, and packed with flavor, it’s a great substitute for butter, margarine, and other fats or oils. Today, challenge...
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Weed in, not out

Surprise: Not only are many plants widely regarded as “weeds” edible, but they could have higher vitamin and mineral content than conventional grocery store fare. The challenge in sampling wild flora lies in avoiding pesticides and poisonous varieties. Today, challenge yourself to find out what...
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Mizuna with Soft Scrambled Eggs

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Soft scrambled eggs on top of Japanese-seasoned greens make a tasty lunch, easy dinner, or fresh take on breakfast.

Kale Salad with Caraway Seed Vinaigrette, Pickled...

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Classic deli flavors inspire this robust winter salad.

Bitter Greens With Fennel, Dates and Hazelnuts

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The beguiling combination of sweet, salty, and bitter makes this one of our favorite winter salads.

Sautéed Broccolini with Roasted Garlic, Kashi®...

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This vegetable and whole grain sauté gets great flavor from roasted garlic and great crunch from toasted walnuts.

Sautéed Rainbow Chard and Kashi™ 7 Whole Grain...

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Swiss chard is in the same family as spinach and beets. Its leaves are green, but the ribs and stalks can be a variety of colors – white, red, yellow, and orange or sold together as “rainbow chard