Eating a diet that includes plenty of fruits and vegetables, is a key to good health. Fruits and veggies are loaded with good-for-you vitamins and minerals. However, to stay healthy, it's crucial to ...

Some fruit absorbs pesticides and herbicides, so even if the produce is rinsed off at the grocery store, you should still perform a proper washing (or three) after buying. In fact, here are several ...

(NEXSTAR) – How you treat your produce after you get home from the store could be exposing you to bacteria that cause foodborne illness, experts say. In some cases it’s not how, but what gets washed.

(StatePoint) The USDA’s Dietary Guidelines recommend adults eat anywhere from five to 13 servings of fruits and vegetables per day. While meeting or exceeding your recommended daily dose is an ...

For good health, the USDA recommends that you eat five to nine servings of fruits and vegetables per day. But before you reach for that apple slice or celery stalk, reach for a container of fruit and ...