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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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Crust-less Broccoli and Cheese Quiche
By Laura Slatalla, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Quiche is a really versatile and hearty breakfast dish, which you can pack full of lots…
How Healthy is Your Kid?
The USDA provides physical activity and dietary guidelines for children of all ages, which you can take a look at here before reading further. The…
On The Go Snacking
By Laura Slatalla, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Are you lacking in quick and easy snack ideas? Healthy snacks like yogurt and hummus aren’t…
Cooking With Cast Iron
By Nathan Chambers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student I think my first experience with an electric stovetop and aluminum pan was when I…
Butternut Squash Soup
By Lori Meszaros, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Living in Australia for a number of years is where I discovered my love for pumpkin soup.…
Kill Off Sugar From Your Diet
By Alise Robers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student One of the most dangerous items in our diet is something we all know and love:…
Top 20 Ways to Cook Okra
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern I already know what you’re thinking. When you are trying to whip up a quick lunch or dinner…
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