Move over kale there’s a new superfood on the health block and it’s every bit as good for you. While you might think twice about plucking a prickly cactus leaf from the manky old plant languishing on ...

Nopal is an edible cactus people enjoy for its texture, taste, and antioxidant benefits. This article lists reasons to eat ...

Nopal cactus, also known as the prickly pear cactus, is found natively in the southwestern regions of the United States and in Mexico. The flat cactus pads can be eaten when the plant is young. When ...

This week we cook up four nopal (cactus) recipes that go beyond the traditional Mexican and Tex-Mex dishes we love in South Texas. Paul Stephen is a food writer for the Express-News. He can be reached ...

It's a new year and with that comes all sorts of resolutions. I've seen an abundance of cleansing and juicing recipes on the Internet, and have jumped on the bandwagon. I'm not going on a crazy juice ...

Prickly desert cactus sounds like the last thing you’d want to eat. But -- surprise! -- once the spines are off, cactus is juicy and tender, great in anything from salads and soups to main courses and ...

The latest superfood on the block is cactus [Photo: Rex Features] Move over kale there’s a new superfood on the health block and it’s every bit as good for you. While you might think twice about ...