Do you ever feel like you and a friend are speaking past each other?

Or that you're not sure how to break out of a rut?

I'm Shankar Vedantam, host of the podcast Hidden Brain.

We explore questions that keep you up at night

and provide answers that are grounded in rigorous science.

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Hey, smarty pants.

Real talk here.

Most of us would love to eat candy, chips, and pizza all the time.

But we'd also like to, you know, knock it tummy aches or cavities out.

In other words, we need the food that we eat to make us feel good,

give us lots of energy, and keep us feeling healthy.

And I think we all know what that means.

Eat your fruits and vegetables.

Right.

Eat your fruits and vegetables.

Health experts say you should have at least five servings of fruits and vegetables a day.

Pumper, right?

No way.

Fortunately for you, fruits and veggies are anything but bland.

You have appetizing apples, succulent strawberries, tasty tomatoes, and crunchy carrots.

Whatcha up, Doc?

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