He gave her a sidelong look on his way back to the food. "I know lizards and fish aren't plants," he grumbled. "I meant that designating animals that have those medicinal properties from the ones that don't makes sense, but giving that same designation to vegetables that don't have any variation that doesn't do that is weird."
To answer his question, he stuck out his arm in her direction. "Bring over the bowls. It's pretty close." Why no, he won't say please, just to poke her. :D