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Category: Healthy Eating

Diabetes and Better Eating
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10.30.2017

Diabetes and Better Eating

By Bailey Roden, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Do you suffer from diabetes or know someone who does? According to the American Diabetes Association, in 2015…

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Know Exactly What You Get When Eating Broccoli
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10.27.2017

Know Exactly What You Get When Eating Broccoli

By Kevann Jordan, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Why should we eat our broccoli? Is it really that good for you? Of course, the answer is…

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Bad Eating Habits: Are Yours Hurting You?
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10.23.2017

Bad Eating Habits: Are Yours Hurting You?

By Bailey Roden Arizona Farm Bureau Intern We have all experienced that moment when we turn to food for comfort hence the term comfort food.…

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Soup: The next Greatest Diet or just Another Fad?
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10.11.2017

Soup: The next Greatest Diet or just Another Fad?

Lori Meszaros, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student   “Nutrient dense power meals wherever you go, feed, not starve your body, nourish your body… Incorporating…

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To Supplement or not to Supplement: That is the Question
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10.09.2017

To Supplement or not to Supplement: That is the Question

By Kat Brown, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  What is the deal with supplements anyway? What ones should I be taking? How much should…

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Planting Through the Low Desert Seasons
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10.06.2017

Planting Through the Low Desert Seasons

By Cricket Aldridge, Urban Farm Lifestyle Editor   One of the coolest things about gardening in the Sonoran Desert is that we can grow every…

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Can Eating Possibly Lead to a Breakthrough for Obesity and Eating Behaviors?
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10.04.2017

Can Eating Possibly Lead to a Breakthrough for Obesity and Eating Behaviors?

By Jessica Bombase, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  First off, for clarification lets break down some keywords that we will encounter in this article…

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Tasty Turkey Meatloaf
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10.02.2017

Tasty Turkey Meatloaf

By Laura Slatalla, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  Some meals I just can’t part with, which is why I love to try and make…

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Tips to Keep You on Track with Healthy Eating
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09.27.2017

Tips to Keep You on Track with Healthy Eating

By Lori Meszaros, ASU Nutrition Communications Student We’ve all been there, wanting to cook a healthy meal but home too late to even think about…

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Farm Fresh Veggie Stock Concentrate
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09.25.2017

Farm Fresh Veggie Stock Concentrate

By Lori Meszaros, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  I love making everything from scratch. I guess that love came from following my grandmother around…

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Salad for Every Season
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09.13.2017

Salad for Every Season

By Lori Meszaros, ASU Nutrition Communication Student   Arizona’s climate gives you an abundance of produce that can be grown year-round, making it salad time…

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Ripe vs Unripe
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09.11.2017

Ripe vs Unripe

By Laura Slatalla, ASU Nutrition Student As fruit ripens, the nutritional composition of it changes too. Enzymes in the fruit start to break down the…

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Kittens, Peppers, and Daughters: A Simple Salad
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09.08.2017

Kittens, Peppers, and Daughters: A Simple Salad

By Nathan Chambers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  For Christmas last year we got two kittens. If you’ve ever adopted a new pet, you…

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