In the Garden: Some varieties of vegetables and fruits contain
even more vitamins and phytonutrients than normal, such as these
Doublerich, Caro-Rich, and Vita Gold tomato seedlings. Momma
Told You So Your parents probably tried to get you to eat your
vegetables, and maybe some fruit, too. Unfortunately, the
statistics bear bad tidings. Americans, in general, eat only two
or three servings a day rather than the recommended five to
nine, even though research continually shows the beneficial
effects for health when this quantity is consumed. For many
years fruits and vegetables were mainly thought important for
their vitamin content, but now researchers are finding there are
many other positive factors, referred to as phytochemicals.
Phytochemicals are nonnutritive plant chemicals that contain
protective, disease-preventing compounds. Over 900 different
phytochemicals have been identified, and more are being
discovered. What does this have to do with gardening? Growing at
least some of your own fruits and veget