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Category: Healthy Eating

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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The Japanese Pumpkin
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09.06.2017

The Japanese Pumpkin

By Kat Brown, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  With fall creeping up around the corner, and hopefully double digit temperatures, it’s about to be…

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My Picky Eater
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09.04.2017

My Picky Eater

By Nathan Chambers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student I have an eight-year-old daughter who is a picky eater. Her mother and I struggle daily…

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Three Steps to Going Low-Carb
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09.01.2017

Three Steps to Going Low-Carb

By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Slow carb, no carb, carb cycles and planned carbohydrate re-feeds.  What’s right for you? Low carb is certainly nothing new and recently there…

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Crust-less Broccoli and Cheese Quiche
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08.30.2017

Crust-less Broccoli and Cheese Quiche

By Laura Slatalla, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  Quiche is a really versatile and hearty breakfast dish, which you can pack full of lots…

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How Healthy is Your Kid?
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08.28.2017

How Healthy is Your Kid?

The USDA provides physical activity and dietary guidelines for children of all ages, which you can take a look at here before reading further.  The…

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