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Broccoli, Lisa Lewis, Emily Morales, Heidi Leblanc

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This guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing broccoli.

Green Beans, Lisa Lewis, Emily Morales, Heidi Leblanc

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This guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing green beans.

Celery, Marie Stosich, Hilari Holgren

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This publication guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing celery.

A Qualitative Evaluation Of Double Up Food Bucks Farmers’ Market Incentive Program Access, Jennifer A. Garner, Casey Coombs, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos, Carrie M. Durward, Rebecca A. Seguin-Fowler

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Objective

Explore factors affecting access to and use of Double Up Food Bucks (DUFB), a farmers’ market program that doubles Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits for use toward the purchase of fruits and vegetables (FV).

Design

Focus groups.

Setting

Metro and nonmetro counties in Utah and western Upstate New York.

Participants

Nine groups composed of 62 low-income adults (3–9/group).

Phenomena of Interest

Satisfaction with, barriers to, and facilitators of program use; suggestions for improvement.

Analysis

Transcribed verbatim and coded thematically in NVivo 11 software according to template analysis.

Results

Program satisfaction was high and driven by FV affordability, perceived support …

Increasing Fruit And Vegetable Intake Among Children And Youth Through Gardening-Based Interventions: A Systematic Review, Mateja R. Savoie-Roskos

Nutrition, Dietetics, and Food Sciences Faculty Publications

Background: Although there are numerous health benefits associated with eating fruit and vegetables (FV), few children are consuming recommended amounts. Gardening interventions have been implemented in various settings in an effort to increase FV consumption of children by expanding knowledge, exposure, and preferences for a variety of FV.
Objective: The purpose of this review was to identify the effectiveness of gardening interventions that have been implemented to increase FV consumption among children.
Methods: A systematic review was conducted using four electronic databases: Web of Science, PubMed, Scopus, and CINAHL. English language studies conducted in developed countries between …

Kale, Carolyn Washburn

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing kale.

Winter Squash, Susan Haws

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing winter squash.

Cantaloupe, Susan Haws

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing cantaloupe melons.

Lemons, Susan Haws

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing lemons.

Limes, Melanie Jewkes

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Limes are a great citrus fruit that adds a zest to many meals. Learn how to select, use, and cook with limes

Spinach, Melanie Jewkes

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Spinach is a super food that can be grown or purchased fairly inexpensively. Learn how to select, prepare, and store spinach.

Potatoes, Melanie Jewkes

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Potatoes are a wonderful staple food that are versatile and store well. Learn how to select, cook, prepare, and store potatoes.

Tomatoes, Carolyn Washburn

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing tomatoes.

Carrots, Ellen Serfustini

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, cleaning, preparing, eating, and cooking carrots.

Sweet Potatoes, Carolyn Washburn

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing sweet potatoes.

Prickly Pear Cactus, Carolyn Washburn

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This publication is part of the Food Sense Guide to Eating Fresh Fruits and Vegetables and includes information on selecting, preparing, cooking, and storing prickly pear cactus.

Zucchini, Kathleen Riggs

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This publication is a guide to eating, selecting, cooking, and storing zucchini.

How To Get 2 To 4 Servings Of Fruit A Day, Unknown Unknown

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No abstract provided.

How To Get 3 To 5 Servings Of Vegetables A Day, Unknown Unknown

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