Fruit
The Worst Foods and Drinks for Your Teeth
If you’ve heard that candy rots your teeth; or that your one (or two or three) seltzer-a-day habit will erode your tooth enamel, you might be wondering what other treats, drinks, meals and snacks might be harming your teeth. While it’s technically true that all foods and drinks can cause tooth decay — or damage […]
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Behind Apple’s Aggressive Moves to Protect Its Trademark
The company has opposed singer-songwriters, school districts and food blogs for trying to trademark names or logos featuring an apple — or a pear or pineapple. Ryan Mac reported from Los Angeles and Kellen Browning from San Francisco. March 11, 2022 When Genevieve St. John started a sex-and-life coaching blog in 2019, she designed a […]
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A Fresh Take on Orange Chicken
Peeling an orange releases a spritz of natural oils that coats fingers with a citrus perfume, teasing at the fruit inside. The floral zest and juicy segments are easy to love, but the pith in between, not so much. In its raw state, the white pith is painfully bitter, but that bitterness is what makes […]
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Collateral Damage of China’s Virus Policy: Fruit
HANOI, Vietnam — At Pham Thanh Hong’s dragon fruit orchard in Vietnam, most of the lights are turned off. All is silent except for the periodic thud of the ripe pink fruit falling to the ground. Mr. Pham, 46, is not bothering to harvest them. The farmer watched dragon fruit prices plummet by 25 percent […]
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Does It Matter if I Eat the Stickers on Fruits and Vegetables?
I keep finding myself biting into an apple or a peach, only to find I’ve eaten half the sticker the store put on there. Is there any harm in eating produce stickers? While the stickers that get placed on fruits and vegetables won’t cause you any harm, it’s probably best to remove them before eating. […]
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