vegetables

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"We spent so many months with no fresh rations as the ships failed to reach here, or the limited vegetables they were carrying were spoiled during the long journey," she recalled.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

A diet packed with fruit and vegetables, rather than going all in on ultra-processed foods, will contain potassium, which can counteract some of the impact of salt.

From BBC • May 15, 2026

Also known as riboflavin, vitamin B2 cannot be produced by the body and must come from food sources such as dairy products, eggs, meat, and green vegetables.

From Science Daily • May 15, 2026

Even though the raging desert wind blows in every summer, Baba makes the garden grow great vegetables.

From Salon • May 9, 2026

The pot was full of broth and vegetables I hadn’t seen in ages, even though I had been eating a lot.

From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff