ST. LOUIS, Missouri (The Adobo Chronicles) – The next time your mom or grandma says to you, “Eat your vegetables,” she will no longer be referring to broccoli, carrots, zucchini, tomatoes or asparagus.

Today, the Botanical Society of America (BSA) formally ended the decades-long debate among bonanists, nutritionists and culinary experts about whether some plant produce are considered fruits or vegetables.

It an official memorandum approved by majority of its members, BSA ruled that vegetables that are not “leafy green ” will now be officially classified as fruits. These include, but are not limited to, broccoli, carrots, corn, asparagus, zucchini, tomatoes, bell peppers green beans, celery stalks, eggplants, okra, pototoes, chayote, even some varieties of cabbage and lettuce.

So next time you are told to eat your vegetables, your mom could be referring to kale, spinach, green lettuce, collards, chards and green onions.