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Vegetable

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Vegetables Summary
562 words, approx. 2 pages
The common bean plant (Phaseolus vulgaris). The term vegetables can have three distinct meanings when applied to plants. The first as in "animal, vegetable, or mineral" refers to the entire kingdom of green plants:...
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Vegetable
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In the broadest sense, all plant life and plant products (vegetable matter); in common, narrow usage, the fresh edible portion of herbaceous plants (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, or fruit), either eaten fresh or prepared in some way. Almost all...
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Vegetable Information
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Vegetable is a term which generally refers to an edible part of a plant. The definition is traditional rather than scientific and is somewhat arbitrary and subjective. All parts of herbaceous plants eaten as food by humans, whole or in part, are...


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Restaurants & Institutions
Vegetables.
11/15/1998: 1,100 words, approx. 4 pages
WHEN IT COMES TO LOW-FAT, LOW-CALORIE PREPARATIONS, VEGETABLES ARE GLORIOUS SALVATION. THEIR NUTRITIONAL STRENGTH AND BREADTH OF VARIETY CAN LIVEN UP MANY MENUS. A cup of diced beets: 55 calories. A cup of shredded cabbage: 15 calories. A cup of steamed eggplant:...
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The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Vegetable
10/06/2003: 706 words, approx. 2 pages
Vegetable, fruit donations healthy despite weather By DARRYL ENRIQUEZ denriquez@journalsentinel.com, Journal Sentinel Monday, October 6, 2003 Despite a harvest hurt by a summer drought and chilly fall, the amount of produce donated to hunger programs has been surprisingly high, thanks to...
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AP News
NYC proposes more fruit, vegetable carts
12/18/2007: 388 words, approx. 1 pages
The wait could soon be over for hundreds of people seeking coveted city street vendor's licenses — if they say no to hot dogs and pretzels and yes to apples and carrots.Mayor Michael Bloomberg and City Council Speaker Christine Quinn said Tuesday they would support...
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CDC: Too few eating fruits, vegetables
3/15/2007: 618 words, approx. 2 pages
Fewer than a third of American adults eat the amount of fruits and vegetables the government recommends, a trend that's remained steady for more than a decade, health officials said Thursday. That's "well below" the government's goal of getting 75 percent of Americans to eat...
 


 

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