The Grubbery

Seeds and the Macros Seeds come in all shapes and sizes and are dispersed with all kinds of inventive mechanics: samaras of maples, duff of dandelions, succulent bead clusters of raspberries and blackberries, and barbed burrs of sticktights. The nutritional profile of seeds varie…

Birds, Bees, and Seeds Your parents told you about the birds and the bees, but they may have forgotten to mention the seeds. The s*x life of plants may not have seemed as necessary or compelling. Actually it’s way more kinky with its self-fertilization, mating with relatives, etc. But whatever the means, the result is ...

Bittman's Smoothie Enhanced Mark Bittman has a new monthly column at NYTimes called The Flexitarian . One of the recipes that he promotes is a Vanilla-Fruit Smoothie . Using our app SmoothieRx , we analyzed the nutrition of his smoothie (shared by 2). Bittman's Smoothie for 2 Here's an en...