By GWEN SCHOEN, Sacramento Bee

There are many myths about dairy products. Can you sort fact from fiction? Here's a quiz to find out.1. According to research, people who consume more dairy foods have better overall diets.True or false?2. People who include dairy in their diets have better bone health.True or false?

Something I've never been able to accomplish is shucking an oyster. The process just scares me.Ed Jayousi, owner of Fins Seafood Market & Grill in Sacramento, Calif., decided it was time I conquered my fear, so he stopped by with a big sack of Chesapeake oysters and gave me a lesson.

We recently picked up a bag of red, white and blue new potatoes at the farmers market. I thought it would be fun to roast them to see if we could tell any difference in flavor. We couldn't, but it was interesting how the dish turned out.

Now that we are well into strawberry season, and most of us have gorged ourselves on the delicious berries, it's probably too late to wonder if there are any nutritional benefits to them. Here's a quiz to find out if it's too late.1. A cup of fresh strawberries has less than 50 calories.True or false?

Water features add interest to a garden. To make a rock fountain, you will need a base container, a flowerpot, a fountain pump, tubing, a few stones and a little imagination.Here are a few tips before you begin:

He's a handsome devil, dressed in safari shorts, flip-flops, a sauce-splattered T-shirt and a backward-turned baseball cap. He has oven mitts draped across his shoulders like snow mittens and a giant spatula in one hand. A spray bottle of water is riding on his hip like a six-shooter.

Fresh herbs can turn a weeknight supper into a masterpiece.Here's proof: Make a paste of chives, fresh rosemary, garlic and olive oil, and rub it into a pork roast the night before you roast it. Or snip some fresh parsley to sprinkle over your pasta sauce. How about dicing fresh basil to sprinkle over heirloom tomatoes?

Brunch has a lot going for it.It's late enough in the day that a little champagne is acceptable.It's early enough that you can enjoy a leisurely meal with time left in the day to relax and have a nice visit.

You hear a lot about medicines that help people who suffer with reflux disease. Can diet help? Here's a quiz to find out if you know about the effects of diet on this irritating problem.1. For many people, eating small, frequent meals can help control reflux problems.True or false?2. If you have reflux disease, you should drink fluids only with meals.

People often have strong feelings about cruciferous vegetables. But you should learn to love cauliflower, cabbage and their cousins because of their ample health benefits. Here's a quiz to find out how much you know about them.1. Cruciferous vegetables got their name because their flowers resemble a cross. True or false?