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Category: Green Matters

GMO Educational Effort launched by Leading Government Agencies
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05.20.2020

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…

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Zinc and Immune Health – How It Helps and Where to Find It
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05.18.2020

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…

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Kid-Approved Black Bean and Quinoa Stuffed Bell Peppers
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04.27.2020

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…

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Are Superfoods Superfake?
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04.22.2020

Are Superfoods Superfake?

  Image by Sarah Alinejad     Sarah Alinejad a recent ASU Nutrition Student   If there was a certain food that contained a plethora…

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Copper in Your Diet – Why You Need It and Where to Find It
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04.15.2020

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…

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04.13.2020

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…

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How Our Backyard Garden Encouraged Adventurous Eating in My Toddler
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03.30.2020

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…

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Effects of Vitamin D Deficiency
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03.23.2020

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…

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Gluten free Chocolate Chip Cookies
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03.16.2020

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…

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Guess What’s Growing in Arizona On an Old Football Field
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03.11.2020

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…

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Sweet Potato Gnocchi with Vegetables
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02.26.2020

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…

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02.24.2020

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…

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French Canadian Crepes
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02.19.2020

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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