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Eat bananas, feel good - is it that simple?

7+ a day the key to feeling good video

Forget five servings of fruit and vegetables a day – if you really want to feel good, you need to have seven or eight.

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There are 200 growers in the Horizons region "very concerned" about the consequences for the region, their staff and businesses

Vege growers fighting runoff ruling

Vegetable growers in the lower North Island are challenging a landmark Environment Court ruling over farm runoff.

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From next month supermarket shelves will be offering the new kind of vegetable (file pic)

'Super veggies' hit shelves video

A new range of bagged super veggies grown from superior seeds is about to go on sale.

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Tomatoes - cheaper than in July

Food prices drop a bit, but still up on last year video

Food prices fell 1.3 percent over the last month, forced down by a 25 percent drop in the price of tomatoes and the lowest banana prices in five years.

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A farmer loads onions on a trolley in a vegetable field in Pimpalgaon, north of Mumbai (Reuters)

Fruit and vegetables rot as hunger stalks India

India is the world's second largest grower of fresh produce, but loses an estimated 40 percent of its fruit and vegetables to rot.

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Fruit and vege prices continue to rise video

The humble spud is a household staple, and like almost everything on sale, it's on it's way up.

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The cost of food has affected what restaurants and cafes are serving up

Restaurateurs feeling the pinch

High prices have affected what local cafes are serving up.

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The price of fruit and vegetables has risen 12.2 percent (Reuters file)

Fruit and veges head rise in food prices video

There has been another strong rise in the Food Price Index, with the June figures showing a gain of 1.4 percent.

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German officials attribute deaths there to a sprout farm in northern Germany

France: E Coli strain same as Germany’s

France's health minister says experts are "99 percent sure" that the E. coli outbreak is the same strain of bacteria that killed 44 people - all but one in Germany.

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Finding the perfect avocado can be a difficult process

Avocados made fresher, for longer video

NZ avocado growers are turning their crop into dips and spreads that now stay fresh and green for weeks.

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Bad weather has killed many vegetable crops

Poor weather hampers vegetable growth video

Bad weather has ruined vegetable crops and stunted the growth of those that survived.

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Aim for healthy bulk in diet for losing weight

Eating less isn't the only way to weigh less.

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Growers blame supermarkets for high grocery prices video

There was more evidence today about what's happening to food prices, and more dark muttering about what the supermarkets are up to.

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Smart card for healthy food subsidy suggested

A smart card that subsidises healthy foods has been recommended by obesity researchers.

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Eat veges and avoid cancer, says cancer researcher video

Cancers can be cut by two-thirds if people stop smoking and eat more plant foods, according to a professor from a leading American Cancer Research Centre.

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