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5 Reasons Why the Keto Diet Is the Right Diet
By recent ASU nutrition student Alysia Nelson The ketogenic diet has recently gained popularity amongst fitness and health conscious individuals due to its highly…
Keto Approved Foods and What to Avoid:
By recent ASU nutrition student Alysia Nelson First in a Series The average Ketogenic Diet is made up of carbohydrates (5-10%), protein (20-25%), and fat…
Fill Your Plate Cares about Your Child’s Nutrition
By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern The Fill Your Plate Blog is jam-packed with wonderful information about how to provide your child with the…
Arizona Lemons, Worthy of a “Pucker Up!”
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director The 2017/18 crop results for Arizona lemons are in: Production this season is slightly down from…
Fill Your Plate with Avocados!
By Erika Guzman, Current ASU Nutrition Student Avocados seem like a bandwagon fruit (yes, it’s a fruit), but in reality, it’s a delicious, healthy…
Nutrition for the Life Cycle Series – Nutrition During School-Age Years
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student This is part five of a five-part series on nutrition within the lifecycle. Read part one, part two,…
Nutrition for the Life Cycle Series – Nutrition During Preschool Years
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student This is part four of a five-part series on nutrition within the lifecycle. Read part one, part two…
Nutrition for the Life Cycle Series – Nutrition During Toddler Years
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student This is part three of a five-part series on nutrition within the lifecycle. Read part one and part…
Nutrition for the Life Cycle Series – Nutrition During Infancy
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student This is part two of a five-part series on nutrition within the life cycle. Read part one here.…
Nutrition for the Life Cycle Series – Nutrition During Lactation
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student First in a series Your world has changed forever. You just welcomed a beautiful new baby into the…
The Importance of Vitamin K
By Noor Nouaillati, Recent ASU Nutrtion Student We all know that every nutrient found in a particular food item is very important for our body…
Calcium and Your Colon: How Calcium Just Might Save Your Life
By Emily Carver, Recent ASU Nutrition Student When thinking about calcium, the first thought that generally comes to mind is milk and bones. Growing up,…
In a World Full of Kale, Why Not be a Green Bean?
By Sarah LeVesque, Recent ASU Nutrition Student I’m a lover of all things kale, but lately, I’ve been thinking about green beans: where have they…
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Protein Is in Everything Now: Do We Really Need More of It?
When I first started taking fitness and nutrition seriously, protein was one of the first things I learned to pay attention to. I knew it…
National Pork Month: Budget-Friendly Arizona Pork with Big Flavor
When Arizona families plan dinner, pork is rarely the mystery protein. It is the bacon that starts a Saturday, the chops that come off the…
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