We are supposed to eat five servings of those nutrient- and fiber-rich fruits and veggies every day, but what does that mean. Diet Blog defines what a portion actually means (for example, one apple or seven strawberries or one medium tomato).

"Antioxidant" as Marketing Tool Slap the word "antioxidant" on a food label and people are more likely to buy it, Horacio Nestle, a New York University professor, writes on her Food Politics blog. Soft Drink Trends Fooducate dives into news on our soft drink consumption. Here's a quick wrap-up of what was getting buzz. Antioxidants on Labels, Aerobics, and More Too busy to catch all the week's fitness, diet, and workout news as it happened.

Food manufacturers introduced 300 new antioxidant-labeled products to the U.S. A survey finds that fewer Americans are drinking sugary sodas.

And Fit Sugar includes some inexpensive veggies in its list of "superfoods" that you probably already have in your pantry and fridge. Market last year, despite studies showing that supplemental antioxidants (as opposed to the ones that occur naturally in fruits and vegetables) don't do much to improve health outcomes and in fact may do some harm.

I wrote about VitaminWater's labels, including the brand's antioxidant claims, earlier this year.