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Timing Is Everything! Even When It Comes To Eating Carbs
When it comes to nutrition and maintaining a healthy lifestyle, understanding the nuances of carbohydrate intake can be quite perplexing. Many individuals find themselves grappling…

Has A Change in Your Sleep Pattern Kept You Up At Night
Many of us have noticed shifts in our sleep patterns as we age. I’ve certainly experienced it myself, waking up earlier in the morning even…

Watch Out for Health Foods That Aren’t Healthy
We’ve all heard the phrase “Never judge a book by its cover.” This adage holds true beyond literature; it also applies to food selections. In…

The Mediterranean Diet is Great for Our Health, and Arizona Produces it!
Arizona is a remarkable state, not just for its stunning landscapes and diverse climate, but also for its vibrant agricultural output. Known for its national…

The 6 to 1 Grocery Shopping Method
Have you ever opened your fridge only to find a lonely half of a pickle, a scrap of last night’s takeout, and a couple of…

Tiny But Mighty Sunflower Seeds!
Anytime my family went on a trip or went to livestock shows, we would always bring lots of bags of roasted sunflower seeds. I’m not…

Tips to Stop Seasonal Allergy Symptoms
It’s beginning to be springtime, which means flowers are budding, trees are blooming, and the pollen count in the air is only increasing! Unfortunately, however,…

Water Isn’t The Only Way to Stay Hydrated
Have you ever tried to drink a gallon or more of water every day? I did that this past summer and let me tell you,…

7 Best Rice Varieties According to a Dietician
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Ever since I became gluten intolerant, my go-to grain was both brown and white rice, as they…

Nutrition for Adolescents is Crucial For Bone Health
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Growing up, I was often told to drink milk so that I would have strong bones when…

Steam, Don’t Boil, Your Vegetables!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern It has long been taught to us that eating our vegetables is very important. As a kid,…

Mitigate the Effects of Screen Time Through Nutrition!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern In today’s day and age, it seems like screens are absolutely impossible to escape. Everywhere we…

Crack Open Some Arizona Pistachios!
By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Pistachios are one tiny, yet nutritious little nut. They’re not as popular as other nuts such as…