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Month: September 2013

30 Ways to Use Rice
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09.30.2013

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…

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When the Worst Happens, How Will You Feed Your Family?
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09.27.2013

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…

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How What You Eat Can Affect Your Skin
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09.25.2013

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…

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09.24.2013

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…

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Honey: How Sweet It Is
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09.23.2013

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…

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4 Foods that Help Fight Cholesterol
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09.20.2013

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,…

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“Back to Basics” Nutrition Advice From Experts: Keep at Least Half of Your Grains Whole
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09.19.2013

“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…

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Two Small Steps to a Heart Healthier Diet
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09.18.2013

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…

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“Back to Basics” Nutrition Advice From Experts: Healthy Make and Takes
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09.17.2013

“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…

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Why Meat and Potatoes are Such a Perfect Pair
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09.16.2013

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…

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Food FYI: Should You Wash Your Chicken?
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09.13.2013

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,…

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Arizona Fall Pumpkin, Corn Maze, and Halloween Festivals 2013
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09.12.2013

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]…

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Get to Know these Neglected Grains
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09.11.2013

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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