Winds blow through bare tree limbs, chilling you to the bone, making you long for bowls of hot, comfort food. Of course, a microwavable meal might be in your kitchen, but a freshly cooked meal is always more satisfying.

The pursuit of a healthy diet is frequently lamented as an exercise in deprivation.

Like bananas, their sweet cousins, plantains are naturally fibrous and a good source of potassium.