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Category: Green Matters
GMO Educational Effort launched by Leading Government Agencies
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Led by the Food and Drug Administration, a multiagency effort to educate consumers about genetically modified…
Zinc and Immune Health – How It Helps and Where to Find It
By Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student With the current pandemic hitting our nation hard, many of us are thinking about ways to…
Kid-Approved Black Bean and Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
By: Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student Stuffed bell peppers have always been a favorite of mine; however, they haven’t always been so…
Are Superfoods Superfake?
Image by Sarah Alinejad Sarah Alinejad a recent ASU Nutrition Student If there was a certain food that contained a plethora…
Copper in Your Diet – Why You Need It and Where to Find It
By Lilian Grey a recent ASU Nutrition Student Copper is an essential nutrient. Essential nutrients are nutrients that your body can’t make on…
Diet and Brain Health
By Gabrielle Hungate a recent ASU nutrition student As many of us know, when we are young, we seem as though we can…
How Our Backyard Garden Encouraged Adventurous Eating in My Toddler
By Lillian Lin-Levitan a recent ASU Nutrition student When my son was almost 3 years old, we finally moved into a home with some outdoor…
Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency
By Gabrielle Hungate a recent ASU Nutrition Student Vitamin D is something that most of us know is obtained from the sun, and it is…
Gluten free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Gabrielle Hungate, a recent ASU Nutrition Student Everyone loves chocolate chip cookies! Everyone! but if you have a gluten intolerance, maybe you don’t get to…
Guess What’s Growing in Arizona On an Old Football Field
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director I’m beginning to think we can grow anything anywhere in Arizona. Why? It’s innovative thinkers like Chaz…
Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Vegetables
By Gabrielle Hungate a recent ASU Nutrition Student This is a recipe that is something that has become a staple in my home. It is…
The Most Underrated Superfood
By Jennifer Restuccio a Recent ASU Nutrition Student When we think of superfoods we usually think of foods like acai berries, goji berries, cacao, green…
French Canadian Crepes
By Gabrielle Hungate a recent ASU Nutrition Student This recipe has been in my family for close to 70 years, and it has been something…
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I’ve concluded that spinach is my favorite vibrant and healthy leafy green. I add it to my scrambled eggs to my breakfast menu every morning.…
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Cauliflower doesn’t get its due. But I’m here to change that. At first glance, cauliflower looks like a cloud or a brain, but it’s really…
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