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Month: September 2013
30 Ways to Use Rice
[caption id="attachment_9998" align="alignright" width="300"] Pick one of these delicious ways to make rice a can’t miss part of your meal! (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Rice is…
When the Worst Happens, How Will You Feed Your Family?
[caption id="attachment_9995" align="alignright" width="300"] Are you prepared to feed your family if a disaster were to strike? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] September is National Preparedness Month…
How What You Eat Can Affect Your Skin
[caption id="attachment_9991" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you know how what you eat impacts the quality of your skin? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] The grocery store shelves are…
Ask a Farmer: How Do We Get Kids Interested in Farming?
Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers: Response to AZ Mom Question #7 “How do we get our kids interested in farming?” (This was posed by…
Honey: How Sweet It Is
[caption id="attachment_9987" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you know all the ways to use honey? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] If you look in your kitchen cupboards it is…
4 Foods that Help Fight Cholesterol
[caption id="attachment_9906" align="alignright" width="300"] Try grilling salmon for some healthy, low cholesterol cooking (photo credit: BigStockPhotos.com)[/caption] Heart disease, according to the Centers for Disease Control,…
“Back to Basics” Nutrition Advice From Experts: Keep at Least Half of Your Grains Whole
Editor’s Note: In the coming months Arizona Farm Bureau is finalizing a book regarding “Back to Basics” with nutrition and health advice from local nutritionists and…
Two Small Steps to a Heart Healthier Diet
[caption id="attachment_9900" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to eat a heart healthy diet (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] By the time you read this, more than five…
“Back to Basics” Nutrition Advice From Experts: Healthy Make and Takes
Editor’s Note: In the coming months Arizona Farm Bureau is finalizing a book regarding “Back to Basics” with nutrition and health advice from local nutritionists…
Why Meat and Potatoes are Such a Perfect Pair
[caption id="attachment_9895" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you know what makes meat and potatoes a perfect pair? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] When it comes to things that go…
Food FYI: Should You Wash Your Chicken?
[caption id="attachment_9892" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you wash your chicken before cooking it? (photo credit: bigstockphoto.com)[/caption] If you are like most home cooks in this country,…
Arizona Fall Pumpkin, Corn Maze, and Halloween Festivals 2013
[caption id="attachment_9919" align="alignright" width="244"] This year’s corn maze at Mortimer Family Farms in Dewey, Arizona honors the 19 firefighters who died fighting the Yarnell fire.[/caption]…
Get to Know these Neglected Grains
[caption id="attachment_9888" align="alignright" width="300"] What do you know about the grains you eat? (photo credit: Bigstockphoto.com)[/caption] When was the last time you had some buckwheat…
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