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Month: September 2017

Fall Pumpkin and Corn Maze Festivals
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09.29.2017

Fall Pumpkin and Corn Maze Festivals

It’s that time of year again! The weather is cooling down, and you are looking for fun fall break and weekend activities for the family.…

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Tips to Keep You on Track with Healthy Eating
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09.27.2017

Tips to Keep You on Track with Healthy Eating

By Lori Meszaros, ASU Nutrition Communications Student We’ve all been there, wanting to cook a healthy meal but home too late to even think about…

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Farm Fresh Veggie Stock Concentrate
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09.25.2017

Farm Fresh Veggie Stock Concentrate

By Lori Meszaros, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  I love making everything from scratch. I guess that love came from following my grandmother around…

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The Simple, Easy Weekend Zucchini Lasagna Recipe
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09.22.2017

The Simple, Easy Weekend Zucchini Lasagna Recipe

By Noor Nouaillati, ASU Nutrition student   Being a college student means living on a tight budget and waiting for that next paycheck. It can…

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How Energy Drinks are Affecting Your Health
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09.20.2017

How Energy Drinks are Affecting Your Health

By Kat Brown, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  6 tips to preventing caffeine addiction       Pre-existing conditions       Know your limits       Read the labels       Beware the…

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Is Your Whole Grain Bread Lying To You?
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09.18.2017

Is Your Whole Grain Bread Lying To You?

By Alise Robers, Recent Arizona State University Student  When grocery shopping there are so many different options and brands to choose from. It can sometimes…

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Salad for Every Season
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09.13.2017

Salad for Every Season

By Lori Meszaros, ASU Nutrition Communication Student   Arizona’s climate gives you an abundance of produce that can be grown year-round, making it salad time…

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Ripe vs Unripe
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09.11.2017

Ripe vs Unripe

By Laura Slatalla, ASU Nutrition Student As fruit ripens, the nutritional composition of it changes too. Enzymes in the fruit start to break down the…

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Kittens, Peppers, and Daughters: A Simple Salad
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09.08.2017

Kittens, Peppers, and Daughters: A Simple Salad

By Nathan Chambers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  For Christmas last year we got two kittens. If you’ve ever adopted a new pet, you…

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The Japanese Pumpkin
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09.06.2017

The Japanese Pumpkin

By Kat Brown, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  With fall creeping up around the corner, and hopefully double digit temperatures, it’s about to be…

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My Picky Eater
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09.04.2017

My Picky Eater

By Nathan Chambers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student I have an eight-year-old daughter who is a picky eater. Her mother and I struggle daily…

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Three Steps to Going Low-Carb
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09.01.2017

Three Steps to Going Low-Carb

By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Slow carb, no carb, carb cycles and planned carbohydrate re-feeds.  What’s right for you? Low carb is certainly nothing new and recently there…

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