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Food and nutrients - Fruit, vegetables

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In season late spring: Blackberries

Although this summer fruit has ‘berry’ in its name, botanically...

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20 easy vegetable snacks

Vegetables are the perfect snack food. Including veges as snacks...

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In season mid-spring: Broad beans

The hardy broad bean plant can grow through winter to...

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Your guide to chillies

What are chillies? Chillies are part of the capsicum family. They...

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In season early spring: Tangelos

A tangelo is a hybrid of any mandarin orange (in...

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In season early spring: Parsnips

With their pale, carrot-like appearance, it’s not surprising parsnips are...

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Can you have too much of a good...

We all know what’s good – but is more always...

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In season late winter: Silver beet

This dark-green, leafy vegetable is called chard, Swiss chard in...

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In season late winter: Tamarillos

This smooth, egg-shaped sub-tropical fruit originated in South America. And...

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In season late winter: Persimmons

This fruit (pronounced per-SIM-mon) resembles a large, firm, orange/red tomato....

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In season early winter: Fennel

Buying Choose firm, round bulbs without bruises and with stems and...

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How do they produce potatoes?

Kiwis love potatoes! Niki Bezzant looks at how our favourite...

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In season mid-summer: Avocados

Hass is the main avocado variety grown in New Zealand. Buying Squeezing...

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In season early summer: Peas

This green pod is a legume with a sweet taste...

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In season early summer: Yellow-fleshed plums

This smooth-skinned, sweet and succulent stone fruit is one of...

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In season late spring: Potatoes

Potatoes are the most popular vegetable in New Zealand, with...

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In season late spring: Blackcurrants

These small round berries have a glossy, very dark purple...

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10 ways with lettuce

Lettuce isn’t just for salads... use it to make tacos,...

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