Preparation Time: 4 hours, 20 minutes
Number of Servings: 6
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
Salad
6 lettuce leaves
6 artichokes (small), prepared and cooked as directed for whole artichokes

Preparation Time: 30 minutes
Number of Servings: 8
Cups of Fruits and Vegetables Per Person: 1.00

Ingredients:
2 Tbsp olive oil
3 cloves garlic, minced
2 Tbsp chopped fresh ginger root

Edamame are baby soybeans which are picked when young and tender before the soybeans inside are fully mature. They are steamed or boiled and usually eaten as an appetizer or snack.
You’ll find them in Japanese and Asian restaurants where they are usually served salted and at room temperature. Typically, you eat the beans inside and discard the pods. Check your grocery or specialty foods store – they can sometimes be found in the frozen foods aisle.
In Chinese, young soybeans in the pod are known as maodoujia which …

Avocados are large green skinned fruit which are grown in warm climates all over the world including California and Florida. Avocados are technically a large seed with a thick yellow green flesh. They are an important food in many countries.
 
Most of the avocado calories come from monounsaturated fat and avocados are high in potassium, B vitamins, Vitamin E and Vitamin K. Avocados have the highest fiber content of any fruit. According to avocado.org, fresh avocados contribute nearly 20 vitamins, minerals and beneficial plant compounds that can …

Oh, boy how portion sizes have changed in the last 20 years. I never really realized it until I went to the website of the Department of Health and Human Services and looked over their Portion Distortion slide shows.
What really got me was the bagel. 20 years ago I would stop for double toasted bagel with a little butter and a slice of cheddar cheese on the way to work. The slice of cheese was the same size as a slice of that awful processed cheese I don’t use today. …