Fruit

Stain or mold on your produce? Cut, eat, or toss?

A black spot on a carrot? A blemish on an apple? Dr. Maya Rosman explains when it could be dangerous and when you just need to cut and clean.

Peeling vegetables
Leafy greens such as kale, baby leaves, spinach, Swiss chard, or arugula are especially rich in magnesium

Dr. Maya Rosman: These are the 5 fruits and vegetables that produce calmness in the brain

Mango

This is what happens to your body when you eat one mango a day

Pineapple from Meshek Levi

Works wonders for digestion: This is the healthiest (and tastiest) tropical fruit


WATCH: Gaza market bustles with active vendors as IDF airdrops more aid into Strip

Footage was released shortly after the IDF announced an air drop of 20 food aid packages in coordination with the UAE and Jordan.

Al-Sahaba market in the Gaza Strip, July 28, 2025.

Fresh or frozen fruit – which is healthier? Dr. Maya Rosman answers

We all already know that berries are health bombs packed with vitamins and antioxidants. But what about the ones in the supermarket’s frozen section? Dr. Maya Rosman explains.

 Frozen berries

Where did date palms come from? Earliest secure evidence points to the Gulf, c. 5000 BCE

‘DateBack’ logs 154 archaeobotanical records and tracks the moment cultivation overtook mere consumption across West and South Asia.

 Where did date palms come from? Earliest secure evidence points to the Gulf, c. 5000 BCE.

Dr. Maya Rosman recommends the small fruit you should add to your diet

Cherries are rich in antioxidants, suitable for diabetics, support heart health, aid sleep – and may even improve mood and memory.

 Cherries

Any craving, any fruit in the fridge: A colorful dessert that always works

A sweet and beautiful baked dessert of fresh summer fruits prepared for us by pastry chef Noa Einat.

 Seasonal fruit galette

Five surprising health benefits of the most Israeli fruit

It may be prickly on the outside, but what you get on the inside is nothing short of amazing. A dietitian lists all the benefits of the prickly pear cactus fruit.

Prickly pear cactus fruit

Dr. Maya Rosman: Combine this food with watermelon – and you've got a satisfying meal

There isn't a home without half a watermelon during these hot early summer days – and that’s a good thing. So what makes watermelon so healthy, and does it really contain that much sugar?

 Watermelon

Experts reveal the simple trick to keep bananas fresh

Wrapping stems with aluminum foil creates a plug, slowing ethylene gas release.

 Experts reveal the simple trick to keep bananas fresh.

Raw papaya can help reduce uric acid levels and relieve joint pain

Papain in papaya aids digestion and helps eliminate uric acid from the body.

 Raw papaya can help reduce uric acid levels and relieve joint pain.

To the best of your ability, and then some

The mulberry trees of the Yitzhaki family are waiting. You are invited to pounce.

 Mulberry picking, Yitzhaki Orchards

Stop wasting food: The Passover challenge of excess and hunger - opinion

This Passover, let us recommit to values that truly matter. Let us consume with intention and give with generosity.

 COOKED MEALS are prepared for distribution. NIS 2.7 billion worth of food, enough to feed hundreds of thousands, will be wasted in Israel this holiday season, the writer laments.