vegetables

71 Sensational Sweet Potato Recipes

Full of fiber and nutrients, super-cheap sweet potatoes have lots to offer. Here are 71 fun, frugal, and flavorful ways you can serve them more often.

50 Fabulous Carrot Recipes

Healthy and oh-so-flavorful, carrots are extremely versatile. Make the most of this affordable root vegetable with these recipes.

25 Winning Ways to Enjoy Winter Squash

This cold-weather staple is good for more than soup and pie. Discover 25 great ways to enjoy this frugal vegetable, from coffee cake to ravioli filling.

25 Perfect Ways to Prepare Frozen Peas

Oh-so-convenient, frozen peas provide an inexpensive and quick way to add veggies to your meals. Discover great ways to use them with these 25 recipes.

Foods You Can Grow in the Comfort of Your Home

You don't need a yard to grow produce — heck, you don't even need a patio. From mushrooms to berries, discover foods that are easy to grow indoors.

5 Cheap Summer Foods to Jazz Up Your Menus

Want to make marvelous summer meals? These frugal, flavorful summer fruits and vegetables can help you perk up your dinner plans.

20 Tasty Ways to Enjoy Frozen Mixed Vegetables

No matter what cuisine you desire, mixed frozen veggies provide a great base for quick, cheap, and healthy meals.

6 Cheap Cruciferous Vegetables for Health-Conscious Cooks

Packed with nutrition and oh-so-inexpensive, cruciferous vegetables like broccoli, kale, and cabbage can create some seriously delicious meals.

25 Cheap and Tasty Frozen Broccoli Recipes

Frozen broccoli doesn't have to be mushy or boring. Follow one of these 25 recipes to serve up this frugal super-food with flair.

What NOT to Buy at a Farmers Market

When it comes to fruit and vegetables, farmers markets are tough to beat. But some farmers’ market regulars we talked to advised us of a few things to buy elsewhere.

The Produce Worker's Guide to Choosing Fruits and Vegetables

Getting the most out of your fruits and vegetables starts at the store. Learn how to pick the freshest produce from someone who knows the tricks of the trade.

Waste Not, Want Not: Stop Throwing Away Your Food!

Getting rid of less, not just spending less, is one of the keys to saving money. Here are some tips to keep waste to a minimum in your kitchen.

Getting Your Greens on the Road: How to Eat Well While Traveling

Eating right while traveling is quite the trick, especially when you’re hanging in places that revere fried foods above all. So how can you get your greens and keep your h

Gardening in a Group: 6 Tips

The new White House garden is definitely a joint effort: it's 1,100 square feet that will be tended not only by members of the White House grounds staff but will involve students f

Fresh Fruits and Vegetables, By the Month

Not sure which fruits and vegetables are 'in season'? Here's a handy list to help you out!

Twenty-Five Ways to Use Frozen Spinach

One of the cheapest items at the grocery store? Boxed frozen spinach. Think it can’t be sexy? Read on.

Growing My Own Food...In My Apartment

I'm planning out a garden for this spring. I don't have any access to a yard to plant my garden in, but I have a balcony on my apartment that gets plenty of sun.

Beat the heat with cool summer meals

Some summer evenings are simple too hot to contemplate firing up the stove or using the oven. Some nights, even standing in front of the grill flipping burgers sounds like a bit to

Baby Carrots: The Frugal Idea That Isn't

Think baby carrots are a convenient, cheap snack food? Well, you're right. But baby carrots are, by and large, more expensive than regular carrots.

Why is it so expensive to be healthy?

Walmart is where lower income consumers come to shop. Why? Because you get the most bang for your buck. Walmart is also notorious for having the fattest customers. Why? It comes ba