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Fill Your Plate Loves Healthy Kids
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Communication Director Since 2007, when Arizona Farm Bureau launched Fill Your Plate, we focused our efforts on helping improve…
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…
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…
Try a Yummy Kale Stir-Fry
By Mariely Lopez, A Nutrition Communication Undergraduate at Arizona State University When you hear “stir fry” what do you think of? Do you…
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…
Nutrition Series: Preconception
Nearly 15% of all couples fail to conceive within the first 12 months of attempting to become pregnant. Part one of a four-part series. …
Summer Is Here. Is Your Hydration A Priority?
By Jacob Gerdes, Arizona State Nutrition Communications Student Living in the desert, you are often asked, “Are you drinking enough water?” At a point we…
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…
In-Season Smoothies
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern We are officially in the 100-degree-temperature range here in Arizona, which means searching for new and creative ways…
The Green Tea Effect: From Coffee to Tea-The reasons, benefits, and myths
We all could use a little more energy throughout the day. Adding coffee to our daily routine helps immensely but what happens when you…
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The New Food Pyramid: A Historic Reset in U.S. Nutrition Guidance
In January 2026, the U.S. Departments of Agriculture (USDA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) unveiled the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, under the leadership…
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