An apple a day keeps the doctor away, but raising that apple is a lot more work that it might seem. But for Len Pollara it's a welcome challenge.

We all know that locally grown food is preferable to food that "commutes" in from other areas. Amy Brummer digs into the nitty gritty to see just what makes Jersey Fresh food so much better.

Peter Singer is a food detective ready to solve the case of the fatty foods. This professor studies diets and found some interesting facts about the average American household's eating habits.

Anything to avoid a full-blown cold - and a shot of preventative medicine in the form of a fresh-squeezed juice beats the medicinal flavor of cough syrup any day. So it's off to The Health Shoppes in Morristown for a dose of Doctor Detox, a restorative tonic of ginger, beet, aloe, lemon and dandelion. The spicy-sweet elixir tells that tickle who's boss, and I feel like Popeye, vanquishing my foes with veggie-power.

When it comes to the temptation of cakes, cookies, custards and pies, there is always a handy rationalization �¢?? holidays, birthdays, Saturdays, I-went-to-the-gym-today's �¢?? for "just this one time." But indulging a sweet tooth is never particularly satisfying when it leaves a guilty aftertaste in your mouth. So if you're looking for a shame-free way to have your cake and eat it too, vegan pastries just may be the answer.