A total diet overhaul can be scary, but a Scranton plant-based eating group aims to show how simple – and fun – it can be. Empowered Eating, organized by Scranton Beets founder Jean Hayes, meets at ...

SANTA CRUZ — While practically everyone in Margaret Sandoval”s family knows how to clean nopales, she lets her husband Jesus Sandoval take over scraping the spines off the vegetable from the prickly ...

NPR's Scott Detrow speaks with food writer Maria Melendez Ayala about nopales, edible cactus plants that are a staple in Mexican cuisine. People across the country are out grilling this weekend. And ...

CHICAGO — The formulation of plant-forward foods focuses on whole food nutrition rather than mimicking meat or dairy. Marketers seeking nutrient-dense, sustainable crops to differentiate are finding ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Getty Images Nopales, also known as prickly pear cactus pads, are vastly versatile, antioxidant-packed succulent plants. While ...

Prickly desert cactus sounds like the last thing you’d want to eat. But -- surprise! -- once the spines are off, cactus is juicy and tender, great in anything from salads and soups to main courses and ...

The first flush of nopalitos, or prickly pear cactus stems, are multiplying at a succulent near you. A popular vegetable while in season -- usually from early spring into fall -- it's a staple for ...

Monika Woolsey is on a mission to get Phoenicians to eat more cactus. As the proprietor of Hip Veggies, a business in the process of becoming a nonprofit, she is Arizona’s most vocal nopales advocate, ...