Welcome to FruitAndVeggieGuru – your portal to everything you need to know about the delicious fruits and vegetables you enjoy. Here, you’ll find answers to all kinds of questions – from why you should eat more fresh produce to how to prepare artichokes.
If it’s a specific produce you’re interested in, either click on the fruit or vegetable pull-down tab at the top, or type the name of the produce in the search tool. Once you enter the world of your chosen produce item, you’ll find loads of background and variety information, nutrition specifics, serving sizes, preparation ideas and care and handling tips. Perhaps you’ve read about a specific nutrient offered by some fruits and vegetables, and you want to investigate it. Just use the search tool to locate the nutrient.
For a broader sweep of the produce world, check out the tabs on the left. For example, stay current with everything going on in the ever-changing realm of produce by clicking on the “Produce in the News ” tab. We scan hundreds of newspapers and magazines and pass along what's important to you, whether it's new cooking methods, breaking news about food safety or seasonal fresh produce information.
As you think of adding more healthy produce to the dinner plate, no doubt you’ve grappled with such questions as, “How can I get my child to eat more fruits and vegetables?” or “What’s really the deal with organics?” You can find answers to those questions by clicking on the appropriate tab at the left.
And if you’re not convinced that there’s any good in the greens, just look at the “Produce and Your Health” section. Whatever we’ve missed in FruitAndVeggieGuru, hopefully you will find it in the links provided throughout or in the “Links” section at the left. Otherwise, if there’s a fruit or vegetable not listed on this site that you would like to learn more about, or you think of an idea that would make this site more complete, we want to hear from you. Simply visit our Contact Us page and let us know what you think.
It’s time to get started on your journey into the wild-and-tasty, living-and-breathing world of fruits and vegetables.
