Smart Bites

America’s most-hated vegetable doesn’t deserve the bad rap By Anne Palumbo Staunchly refused by many and accused of smelling like old socks when boiled,

By Anne Palumbo A popular takeout during normal times, pad Thai — a beloved Thai noodle dish — has skyrocketed in popularity, according to

By Anne Palumbo From nutritionists to cheese connoisseurs to sports trainers, parmesan cheese is favored by many and here’s why: It promotes bone health;

By Anne Palumbo When it comes to a food’s nutritive profile, unexpected discoveries (good or bad) intrigue me. Pale cauliflower high in vitamin C?

By Anne Palumbo Here’s a quarantine surprise: More people are cooking seafood, especially now that certain meat products are becoming harder to find. Here’s

By Anne Palumbo Longer days, singing birds, the fresh scent of cut grass: spring is here and nothing heralds the season quite like rhubarb,

By Anne Palumbo I don’t know about you, but I was raised on vegetable oil. Pale in color and neutral in flavor, it found

By Anne Palumbo A small but mighty member of the legume family, lentils have so much going for them it’s hard to know where

By Anne Palumbo Oh, tofu. Poor, misunderstood tofu. It gets such a bad rap. Too mushy, too bland, too unknown. I used to be

By Anne Palumbo The desire for “clean eating” consumes many of us in January. After weeks of indulging in rich holiday foods, we’re anxious