May I share a fun, nerdy game that my family likes to play? It’s called “Vegetable or Fruit?” It goes like this:

Is a tomato a vegetable or a fruit?

It’s a fruit!

Ok, you might’ve know that one. Then, tell me, is a squash a vegetable or a fruit?

A squash is a fruit too!

A fruit is defined as a seed-containing structure that blossoms from a flowering plant. So, by this definition, a cucumber is a fruit too!

It’s a little silly that fruits and vegetables are confused so often. In general, we correlate the taste of fruit with sweetness! So, I think many fruits are misnamed as vegetables because they’re not sweet. It seems just wrong to call a cucumber a fruit, right?

To be honest - we get fruits and veggies a little confused when it comes to nutrition too! Fruits are often (inappropriately) equated to vegetables in discussions about healthy eating, meal plans and diets. Both fruits and veggies are healthy carbs, but there is one very important distinction between them. Do ...