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Blueberry Chia Pudding With a Purple Twist
This creamy blueberry chia pudding combines blueberries, chia seeds, and a surprising purple vegetable for a fiber-rich, whole-food way to eat more blue and purple plants.
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Why Are Blueberries Blue? What Happens to Anthocyanins After You Eat Them
Why are blueberries blue? Discover what anthocyanins are, what happens to them after you eat them, and how your gut microbes help transform these colorful plant compounds.
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Creamy Carrot & Red Lentil Soup: Cozy, Creamy, & Packed with Plants
This creamy carrot and red lentil soup is cozy, nourishing, and packed with plants, with carrots, lentils, cauliflower, ginger, and warming spices.
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Why Is a Carrot Orange? What Your Body Does With Beta-Carotene
Why are carrots orange? Learn how beta-carotene becomes vitamin A, why cooking and dietary fat affect absorption, and why what’s in your food isn’t always what your body can use.
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The Creamiest Roasted Red Pepper Hummus (With a Veggie-Packed Twist)
This creamy roasted red pepper and zucchini hummus is oil-free, veggie-packed, and lighter on chickpeas and tahini for a flavorful whole-food plant-based dip.
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What Happens to a Tomato When You Chop, Blend, or Cook It?
Is raw always better? Learn how cooking tomatoes changes lycopene bioavailability, why dietary fat matters, and what this teaches us about food and nutrition.
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Eat Your Greens, Just Not the Same Ones Every Day
Eating your greens is a great start, but variety counts, too. Learn why I rotate my greens and make this lighter massaged kale salad with easy swaps.
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What Really Happens When You Chop Broccoli?
Why is broccoli green, and what happens when you chop or cook it? Explore the science of green foods, from chlorophyll to glucosinolates and sulforaphane.
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Eating the Rainbow Is Easier Than You Think
Creamy Mexican White Bean Dip & A Rainbow Dipping Plate By Jennifer Whitmire, MS, MEd, CHES Earlier this week, I told you I don’t just want you to eat the rainbow. I want you to understand it. Today, we’re taking that idea into the kitchen. The good news is that you don’t have to create…
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Eat the Rainbow? I Want You to Understand It.
You’ve probably heard that you should eat the rainbow. I want you to go one step further and understand it. Discover what the colors in whole plant foods can tell us about phytonutrients, why variety matters, and how understanding the science can change the way you look at your plate.
