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Santa sits on a large pile of Brussels sprouts with a sign that reads 'stop wasting brussels sprouts'
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Why 50 million Brussels sprouts end up in the bin at Christmas

Every December, Britons toss away enough Brussels sprouts to feed a small nation. But sprouts aren't the problem; our treatment of them as a single-use seasonal commodity is. Here's why we need to rethink our relationship with this misunderstood vegetable.
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A person hold a potato, they are wondering if we should be eating them or not? Are potatoes real food?
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Are potatoes really not ‘human food’? We checked the history and science

Fact-checking Candi Frazier in this article we take a deep dive into the powerful persuasive effect of stories, to fact-check a claim that potatoes “aren’t our food,” based on a retelling of the potato’s history.
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A collection of odd shaped vegetables, that are often excluded.
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Food Systems

Perfectly imperfect: why choosing 'wonky' veg matters more than ever

Explore how accepting visually imperfect fruits and vegetables reduces waste, fights climate change, and reshapes consumer habits.
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Registered Nutritionist Sophie Gastman explores why punitive vegetable marketing harms our relationship with food, especially for children, and why we need a new approach.
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Why our vegetable marketing needs a serious rethink, starting with our kids

Registered Nutritionist Sophie Gastman explores why punitive vegetable marketing harms our relationship with food, especially for children, and why we need a new approach.
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