A bipartisan effort in the U.S. Senate has resulted in the USDA retaining its classification of the humble potato as a vegetable under Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A letter written by Democrat ...

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Botanically, a fruit is a part of a plant that develops from a flower and contains seeds. A tomato starts from a flower and ...

Don't worry--I'm not going to drag you though yet another debate about whether a tomato is a fruit or a vegetable. I've had that conversation way too many times, and each time it ends up, well, ...

Fourteen senators are calling on the departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) to keep the potato classified as a vegetable, amid reports that a joint advisory committee is ...

Boil ’em. Mash ’em. Stick ’em in a stew. Feed them to your picky toddler who won’t eat anything else. Steal them off of your partner’s plate after you’ve insisted you’re not hungry. Throw them in the ...

Potatoes might be reclassified as a grain, but not if Idaho’s senators have their way. U.S. Sens. Jim Risch and Mike Crapo, along with a bipartisan group of 12 other senators, have called on the ...

Potatoes at the Othello, Wash., processing facility for McCain Foods, one of the world’s largest makers of potato products. Rajah Bose for The Washington Post Washington’s U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell, ...

Many everyday foods like tomatoes, cucumbers, and bell peppers are scientifically fruits, not vegetables. This article ...