Eating certain fruits and vegetables can help people lose weight and feel fuller longer, nutritionist Aneequa Godart told The Mirror to raise awareness on World Obesity Day on Monday, March 4.

The Kansas Seasonal Local Food poster illustrates which fruits and vegetables are in season across Kansas throughout the year ...

Fruits and vegetables have some differences, including their cooking uses and how they're defined as plants. They are both ...

So, you need four half-cup servings of fruit to reach the two-cup recommendation, and five half-cup servings of vegetables to reach the 2.5-cup recommendation.

As baking soda is alkaline, soaking longer than 15 minutes and not rinsing thoroughly may break down the skins of delicate fruits and vegetables, affecting their texture and flavor.

Fruit and vegetables are rich sources of vitamins, minerals, fibre and many phytochemicals (plant chemicals), such as antioxidants (substances that protect your cells from harm).