Most people know that plants grow towards sunlight. This is easy enough to test – simply turn your plants away from the light, and they will quickly turn themselves back over the course of a few days! However, seeds cannot “see” the light from the sun when they are buried underneath the soil. How do …
Ah, baby carrots. The quintessential diet food. The lunch box staple. The default vegetable whenever someone doesn’t want to put much effort into whipping up a proper dinner. Carrots also happen to have a questionable impact when it comes to improving eyesight. But, they’re tasty, healthy, and most of all, convenient. What more can you ask …
Most people think that color is the only difference between red, green, orange, and yellow bell peppers. We have even pondered that it may even be an evil ploy to sell more bell peppers. But, if you peel back the layers of the pepper, you will find that there are plenty of differences between the …
Moms only want what is best for their children. Nutrition and a balanced diet is always an important consideration in feeding those maternal instincts.This holds true even if that means convincing a child that they may gain superhuman powers from eating a root vegetable. So, can we count on a healthy serving of carrots to …
There is No Such Thing as Wild Broccoli Broccoli is a human innovation, a man-made food, and a result of a mutation selected and cultivated by man throughout history. Known for its green hue and resemblance to a tiny tree, broccoli has been the bane of kid’s existence since it was first introduced in the …