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Eat Your Greens!
By Nathan Chambers, ASU Nutrition Student Thirty-three percent of adults over the age of twenty have hypertension2. In 2010, the death certificates of 1…
The Magical Fruit
By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student This fruit comes in all colors and shapes and can take many forms in…
The Calcium Effect
By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student We have been told from a young age about the importance of calcium in…
Pumpkin Seeds for Life
By Kevin Dietmeyer, a Nutrition Communication student at Arizona State University It’s a pumpkin spice time of year and pumpkin spice everything is trending…
Grow with your family: Benefits of Introducing Gardening to Children
By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student Growing up, I loved being outside and that feeling has stuck with me to this…
Could A Healthy Lifestyle Include Fasting?
By Rebecca Rullo, a Nutrition Communication student at Arizona State University Periodic fasting has been around throughout history but has evolved into several types…
Pumpkin, this Season’s Superfood
By Lori Meszaros, ASU Nutrition Communication Student Pumpkins have always been known for their amazing ability to withstand carving and of course to make…
Soda: Our Sugary Enemy
By Michael Russell, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communication Student We, as Americans, consume up 44 gallons of soda a year, so there is no…
To Coffee Or Not To Coffee: Why you Should Postpone your cup of Joe in the Mornings
By Jacob Gerdes, a recent Arizona State Nutrition Communications Student Each morning I used to wake up in a fog, stumbling around my room like…
Eat Your Grains
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern This is the third installment of a series Part 1: Eat Your Veggies Part 2: Eat Your Fruits…
Bugs, Bugs, the more you eat…
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern I intentionally ate a bug for the first time recently. I didn’t think a year ago when I…
Treat yourself to some Dark Chocolate
By Jacob Gerdes, Arizona State Nutrition Communications Student. Cravings for a sweet treat may nag at us occasionally and normally we feel the need to…
Culinary Creepy-Crawlies
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Insects have been eaten in countries across the globe for centuries. The United States, however isn’t known for…
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