RISKY FOODS

The Center for Science in the Public Interest has released a list of the top 10 riskiest foods according to food bourne illness outbreaks reported between 1990 and 2006.

1. Leafy Greens: 363 outbreaks
2. Eggs: 352 outbreaks
3. Tuna: 268 outbreaks
4. Oysters: 132 outbreaks
5. Potatoes: 108 outbreaks
6. Cheese: 83 outbreaks
7. Ice Cream: 74 outbreaks
8. Tomatoes: 31 outbreaks
9. Sprouts: 31 outbreaks
10. Berries: 25 outbreaks

Ironically, leafy greens is the source of many vitamins and minerals that the body needs but ranked the highest in outbreaks.  food regulated by the Food and Drug Administration.

Urban black men in the U.S. typically fit few fruits and vegetables into their diets and most are unaware of how many servings they should be getting, a new study suggests.
Health experts generally recommend that men eat at least nine servings, or about 4.5 cups, of fruits and vegetables each day. But in the current study, of 490 urban, mostly immigrant black men, the average intake was just three servings per day.
What's more, 94 percent were unaware that men should strive for nine daily servings of fruits and vegetables. When asked what health experts recommend, most of the men in the study chose "one to four" servings as their answer.
Dr. Randi L. Wolf, an associate professor of human nutrition at Columbia University in New York, led the study. The findings are published in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association.

Instructables.com member trebuchet03 has posted an instuctable on setting up a diy hydroponics system.

Getting the minimum five daily servings of fruits and vegetables is not as daunting as you might think.

A video explaining how to grow sprouts and some of the benefits.