I didn't get around to planting a garden this spring, so I've been reading wistfully about vegetables and fruit online. How lame is that? I started with my favorite vegetable on earth: the eggplant.

Cruciferous vegetables are a group of plant foods rich in vitamins and minerals you need every day. They include many leafy greens and other dark green veggies, but they can come in other colors, too.

Vegetable is a broad term that refers to a group of plants that you can eat. You may be able to eat the whole plant or just parts, such as the leaves, stalk, and seeds. In general, vegetables are low ...