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It’s Not How Far You Have to Go to Get Healthy Food, It’s How Much it Costs When You Get There
As the obesity rate in America continues to rise year after year, researchers, policymakers, and experts in diet and nutrition have diligently looked for both…
How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables
By Rima Mehta, Nutrition Edu/RYT and owner of The Easy Nutrition, in Chandler, Arizona As parents, we face many challenges with raising kids, and one…
Join us at Taste of San Tan on October 7, 2011
For the fourth year, Valley nonprofit, Save the Family Foundation of Arizona, will be hosting the Taste of San Tan at San Tan Village…
20 Fun Facts about Hot & Spicy Food
Let’s celebrate the heat of southwest cuisine on August 19th with National Hot & Spicy Food Day! Whether your idea of hot & spicy is…
The 7th Annual Phoenix Cooks!
The 7th Annual Phoenix Cooks! is a colorful landscape of ingredients, products, talents and passions designed to intrigue the palette and zest for culinary experiences,…
Make your own Lunchables
By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Packing a healthy lunch, day in and day out can be a real challenge. Packing the kid’s lunches…
Peach Perfect Meal
Here in Arizona the sun shines and the fruit grows all year long. We are blessed with bountiful harvests that span longer growing seasons than…
Fresh Arizona Fruit: More than Just Desserts
Most people think of fruit as an afternoon snack or as the sweetest parts of the dessert cart. As attitudes about the health benefits and…
Higher Food Prices, So What: Elevating Leftovers to Gourmet Status!
Fifth in a series on food prices. The first is here. The second is here. The third is here. The fourth is here: By Julie…
Spring Salad with Poppy Seed Dressing from Jan D’Atri
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZyQHPMVWzoI&feature=player_embedded Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Arizona Republic. With the author’s permission we publish the story here. By Jan D’Atri, media celebrity…
6 Money Saving Tips for Eating Healthy
Do you think that it costs too much money to eat fresh fruits and vegetables? Think again! In a report released by the USDA, an…
Show Your Love with the Cupid’s Diet for Valentine’s Day
Flowers? Stuffed animals? Heart-shaped boxes of chocolates? Why not surprise your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day with a Cupid’s menu centered on aphrodisiac foods that can…
Simmer Down
Soups on! Good, homemade soup is just the ticket in the month of January. Plus, you can fill your soups with lots of Arizona home-grown…
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