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Finding the Best Way to Cook All Those Vegetables

As summer approaches, you find more and more fantastic produce in the grocery store, including vegetables that will pair perfectly with meals on the Let’s Dish! menu. But, what’s the best way to prepare vegetables to get the best flavor and retain all the important vitamins and nutrients?

We recommend this New York Times Health article by Tara Parker-Pope that answers that very question:

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By Tara Parker-Pope (New York Times, published May 20, 2008)

Enjoy!

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We Recommend: Fruits and Veggies

Here’s a different take on “Fresh Ideas” - a great article on that issue of which type of fruits and veggies you should choose. We’ve discussed this before on Food for Thought but it never hurts to get a fresh reminder (sorry - couldn’t help the pun)!

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By Christine McKinney, M.S., R.D., C.D.E

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