Yes, you can plant a sprouted onion, but it won't grow a new onion bulb. Instead, it will produce green onion shoots that you can use in cooking. You can eat sprouted garlic. It has a different flavor ...

Sprouted garlic is generally safe to eat if the clove is free of mold or odor.Sprouting affects flavor more than safety, but ...

Potatoes naturally contain glycoalkaloids, but sprouting and green coloring indicate an increase in these compounds and a higher risk of toxic effects like vomiting and stomach upset. Removing the ...

Yet across food safety agencies, toxicology centers, and university extensions, the answer has shifted from “possibly safe” to a more cautious stance. Updated guidance published through 2025 reveals ...

You grabbed a couple of potatoes in your weekly grocery run and popped them in a cabinet or on a counter. A few days later – or, uh, longer – you go to pull them out, and there they are: green or ...

If you’ve ever reached into your pantry and found potatoes with small sprouts growing out of them, you’ve probably paused and wondered whether they’re still safe to eat, or if they belong straight in ...

I didn’t grow up hiding Brussels sprouts in my napkin or sneakily dropping them to the kitchen floor, hoping to escape eating them under my parents’ watchful eyes. That was reserved for peas. My mom ...

You’re about to start making your favorite potato recipe when you notice them: knobby, misshapen white growths poking out of the potato’s skin. Commonly called “eyes,” these growths occur when ...