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Category: Healthy Eating
In Defense of Carbohydrates
By Vanessa Evens a recent ASU Nutrition Student We all know that carbs have a bad reputation. There are too many “low carb” diets to…
Shift to the Med Diet May Help Fight Depression
Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director We’ve written extensively on how Arizona agriculture grows the Mediterranean Diet in the desert. But now new research…
The Vitamin Question: Should you be giving your children daily vitamins?
By: Cecelia Wilken a Recent ASU Nutrition Student My toddler is a picky eater. While my spouse and I work hard to put balanced meals…
The Squeeze on Citrus
By Angela Bates A Recent ASU Nutrition Student 4 Ways One of Arizona’s Top Crops Benefits the Body In 1889, William J. Murphy planted an…
Weight Loss at your Fingertips
By Erin Wyatt A Recent ASU Nutrition Student In the quest to become healthier, many nutritionists agree that writing down your food intake is an…
How to be Healthier with One Simple Rule
By Vanessa Evens a Recent ASU Nutrition Student One simple easy-to-follow rule that will make each and every one of us healthier sounds too good…
Veggie Gyozas
By Erika Guzman, Recent ASU Nutrition Student One of my favorite foods I make at home are gyozas or pot stickers. I didn’t start…
Coconut Oil: Good for Your Hair, Not for Your Heart
BY Erin Wyatt a Recent ASU Nutrition Student Coconut oil has become the answer to what ails you. Dry hair? Put coconut oil on it!…
Summer is here! How to Make your Grill Outs a Little Healthier
By Vanessa Evans a Recent ASU Nutrition Student It’s that time of year again. It’s warm and sunny, but not too hot. It’s perfect…
You are When You Eat
By: Erin Wyatt a recent ASU Nutrition Student Do people really eat midnight snacks? I cannot stay awake that late so I cannot…
Why You Should Honor Your Cravings
By Vanessa Evans a recent ASU Student Imagine you finish a long hard day of work and all you want is tacos, or cake,…
Intermittent Fasting, is it Good or Bad?
By Vanessa Evans, A Recent ASU Nutrition Student By now you’ve probably heard about intermittent fasting as its popularity has recently surged, but what exactly…
Why You Should Be Eating The Colors of the Rainbow
By Vanessa Evans, a recent ASU Nutrition Student The agricultural scene is thriving in Arizona, and we have access to some of the freshest produce…
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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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