Finnish berry companies have been accused of a cartel regulating the prices paid out to (often foreign) berry pickers. Shameful if true, especially since some of these companies have also previously been found exploiting foreign pickers. Supporting local is not always an obvious choice.

I love it how people on the other side of the globe are harvesting their last crops for the season while over here I'm impatiently waiting for the first sight of green #gardening

The latest app update features the least eaten veggie shown in the all-time statistics, as well as new notes about staple and rare veggies in the weekly summary 🥗

Reasons behind food waste are more complex than often assumed, study finds.

Many associate kiwi fruit with New Zealand, but they originated in China and only spread to NZ in the early 20th century. Today, China is the largest global producer of kiwi.

Completed another round of honing the weekly AI summary feature. I'm trying to keep the tone in line with the rest of the app: supportive instead of judgemental. Eating better shouldn't be an unpleasant experience.

The latest app update improves the AI weekly summaries a bit, and adds further accessibility improvements to the UI.

An AI summary is now available as part of the weekly summary in Eat Your Veggies. To make the use of AI as transparent and responsible as possible, the feature is strictly opt-in.

Went to a food fair this weekend, and was positively surprised of the amount of new alternative protein sources. Many products implement a "quick and tasty" pattern rather than requiring a lot of prep.

I thought we were already well past April 1st.

Proper storage is essential to reducing food waste. Eat Your Veggies, don't throw them in the bin.

Broccolini, eggplant, and crispy tofu in black pepper sauce #veganfood

You're free to create your own "house rules" about how you use Eat Your Veggies to reach 30 weekly plants. I want the app to be an enabler, not a gatekeeper on your way to healthier eating habits.

If you want your tomatoes to become tasteless and watery, put them in your fridge! Already in three hours their flavor has been permanently sabotaged.

Greek baked beans (or γίγαντες) is one of my favourite tavern foods, and also #veganfood. Served here with a slice of toasted bread flavored with salt and oregano.

Remember when a sandwich franchise served tuna spread that had no tuna in it? Turns out you can do that at home too, which makes a great #veganfood. When you're aiming for 30 plants a week, this no-tuna melt is a gem.

It's a bulgogi bowl, but don't tell anyone it's also #veganfood.

These guidelines reinforce the importance of whole grains and fruit and vegetables but clash with the government’s latest nutrition advice on red meat

Spicy food hits different when you have sniffles. Eggplant with sticky gochujang sauce, garlic, and ginger. It's also #veganfood.

Often when there's an article about eating more fruits, it comes with a warning: don't eat too much, because they contain sugar. I think it's safe to say modern overweight issues are rarely caused by excessive banana intake. Every unhealthy snack you replace is a step forward. Eat Your Veggies.

Support your local noodle shop and Eat Your Veggies #veganfood

It's been a while since the last app update, but today's release has: - The possibility to disable fact messages. - New veggies: poblano, gai lan, and lacinato kale. - Fixed chart animations. - Accessibility improvements. So remember to Eat Your Veggies 🥗

Eat Your Veggies was created to help you diversify your eating habits. This can lead to various benefits, such as reduced risk of colorectal cancer, as studies indicate. Here's the latest from University of Helsinki.

The way you've seen fast food CEOs struggle to eat their products should be the only encouragement you need to Eat Your Veggies.

Have you tried white strawberries? They are ripe despite their appearance, they just lack the protein that would turn them red.

A reminder for you to Eat Your Veggies.

Kale, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage and Brussels sprouts were all cultivated from the same plant through selective breeding. They can technically still cross-pollinate.

Only when their profits are in jeopardy will the fast food giants let go of supersize portions.

Arranged a blind veggie tasting for #valentinesday. Nashi, parsnip, and broccoli turned out to be the hard ones.

A roadside diner classic, frankfurters and potatoes, except that it's #veganfood.

Exotic yoghurt toppings in a Lapland-themed hotel.

The humble dill can be grown as a companion plant in your vegetable patch, where it will attract pollinators while repelling some harmful pests.

Asian-inspired "chicken" katsu bowl is also #veganfood.

In today's episode of "Who likes #veganfood anyway?": Soup of roasted tomato and vegetables. Pan-fried bread with oregano and finger salt on the side.

The fast food industry is just drifting farther and farther from any connection to food.

Noodles with oyster mushrooms, bok choy, and homemade teriyaki sauce. The flavor was incredible 😋 #veganfood #veganuary #vegaanihaaste

Just finished a Korean vegetarian cooking class. Delicious bindaetteok, bibim guksu, and hotteok. Organized by the traditional Finnish home economics organization The Marthas, founded in 1899. They have embraced the changing times and keep up with trends 💪

The "Berries" achievement in the app is a little elusive - you have to eat at least 15 botanical berries in one week. I actually think this week was the first time ever I got it myself 💪

Carrots weren’t always orange. The story of how the Dutch engineered a vegetable and rewrote food history with color 🥕 🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/the-orange... #Food #Carrots #Orange #Dutch #Foodsky

With temperatures hitting -40 degrees celsius in northern Finland, it's good that my weather app is advising against #gardening.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Orange. The most delicious citrus fruits are here again.

Beetroot patties, roast potatoes, and dill sauce. Eat your veggies 🥗

Jerusalem artichoke is probably my favourite cheap "fancy food". This humble veggie makes for a great risotto or soup. A bit of a hassle to prep, so I was happy to find a ready-made purée 😋

The first update of the year adds lotus root and brown bean to the app, and makes it possible to easily share your weekly summary to your friends. Just look for the new button in the summary dialog 😌

"Diets that included more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, unsaturated fats, nuts, legumes and low-fat dairy products were linked to healthy ageing." Remember to Eat Your Veggies.

As far as New Year's #resolutions go, eating better is probably in the top-3. Instead of the traditionally impossible full rework of your eating habits, try the 30-plants-a-week program with the help of Eat Your Veggies. I guarantee a better success rate. #HappyNewYear

🧪🍎📃 In this US study, people with a college degree were more likely to consider or choose plant-based burgers than those without a degree. But when the prices of plant-based options were lowered, consumers without a college degree became more inclined to buy them. www.pnas.org/doi/epdf/10....

The last update of the year adds maitake #mushroom to the app. Little did I know a single maitake can weigh up to 45 kilograms. That's about 1.5 golden retrievers, if you don't like the metric system 🐕

Don't forget to eat your veggies at Christmas dinner. You'll thank yourself later 😌

Just in time for Christmas - I reworked the weekly statistics page, which now gives more space for the chart being shown. I also added a heatmap, which is a nice visualization of what you have been eating.