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The Food Industry: Helping us Ensure Food Safety
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Food safety is important and will always be important. Recently, Walmart has started providing food safety advice on…
The Power of the Packed Lunch
By Laura Slatalla, ASU Nutrition Student In the spirit of healthy eating for children, I continue these articles on getting our youth to eat…
Nutrition Series: Teens
By Mariely Lopez, A Nutrition Communication Undergraduate at Arizona State University Part four of a four-part series. Part one: Preconception Part two: Pregnancy Part…
Nutrition Series: Toddlers & Preschoolers
By Mariely Lopez, A Nutrition Communication Undergraduate at Arizona State University Part three of a four-part series. Part one: Preconception Part two: Pregnancy Toddlers and…
Nutrition Series: Pregnancy
By Mariely Lopez, A Nutrition Communication Undergraduate at Arizona State University Part two of a four-part series. Part One: Preconception During pregnancy women’s bodies change and…
Stop Being the Biggest Cause of Food-Related Illness!
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Americans ate an average of 117.2 pounds of fresh and processed fruit per person in 2013, down from a…
So, How’d Farm Bureau Become the Friendly Food Price Checker?
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Communication Director Years ago, Arizona Farm Bureau merged with Farm Bureaus across the United States to join forces and…
Health Benefits of Tea
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Tea is one of my all-time favorite drinks. I’ll drink hot tea, or iced tea, sweet tea, or…
Get Your Hot Healthy On With Chilies
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Arizona can claim to be one of the best places to breed hybrid chili plants. Rumor has it that…
Celebrate Dairy Month with Your Arizona Dairy Farmers
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau We’ve earlier mentioned that June is National Dairy Month! It’s worth noting since diary, which includes cheese, milk, yogurt,…
The History of Adding Sodium
By Lisa Kaschmitter, Arizona State University Nutrition Student Sodium levels in food and the way a high daily intake of sodium affects our bodies…
3 Liquid Sweeteners You Need to Know More About
By Angela C Torrence, ASU Nutrition Student I was about to put honey in my tea when I realized agave nectar might have a…
Which is better: Fresh, frozen, or canned?
By Lisa Kaschmitter, Arizona State University Nutrition Student When it comes to fruits and vegetables, eating them in almost any form is a great thing…
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