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Category: Healthy Eating

Feeding your Family when Both Parents Work
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03.20.2017

Feeding your Family when Both Parents Work

By Eric LeClair, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  I live in a small California farm town called Taft. This town is full of large…

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7 of Arizona’s Best Picks
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03.17.2017

7 of Arizona’s Best Picks

By Kevann Jordan, ASU Communication Nutrition Student According to the Arizona Farm Bureau and the United States Department of Agriculture, the following seven nutritional gems…

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03.15.2017

Give Chard a Chance

By Kevann Jordan, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Chard is member of the beet family that is a nutritional super food.  Chard comes in…

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Pregnancy and Nutrition
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03.13.2017

Pregnancy and Nutrition

By Eric LeClair, Recent Arizona State University Student  We have all heard the infamous line our parents told us when were kids: “drink that milk…

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One Day at a Time
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03.10.2017

One Day at a Time

By Cameron Saylor, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student    Each day, I hear people say things like, “No, I can’t eat that” or “It…

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03.08.2017

What a 16-Year-Old Taught Me about Mindful Eating

By Ashley TenBrink, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  I know that it isn’t polite to stare. Staring breaks the most basic rules of etiquette…

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400% of Vitamin A the Kids Will Love
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03.06.2017

400% of Vitamin A the Kids Will Love

By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  Raising healthy children is no easy task, and when it comes to their food choices it…

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Homemade Black Bean Soup
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03.03.2017

Homemade Black Bean Soup

By Lori Meszaros, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  Growing up in Arizona, Mexican food was part of my daily diet, but I never really…

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How Single Dads Incorporate Healthy Diet and Exercise Habits
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02.27.2017

How Single Dads Incorporate Healthy Diet and Exercise Habits

By Eric LeClair, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student    Part two in a series.   Read part ONE.    Recently I had the opportunity…

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How to have a Parsnip Party in your Kitchen
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02.24.2017

How to have a Parsnip Party in your Kitchen

By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern I don’t think I know anyone who says their favorite thing to eat is a parsnip. I’ve…

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Your Home Brand of Nutrition
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02.22.2017

Your Home Brand of Nutrition

By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student   What’s your favorite brand?   Even if you’re a purist who avoids falling prey to…

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02.20.2017

Crazy About Carrots

By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern  Did you know that carrots are in season from October to May in Arizona? So why don’t I…

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The Exciting Mineral Magnesium
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02.15.2017

The Exciting Mineral Magnesium

By Katrina Aceret, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  What is Magnesium? Let’s be honest, do we really think about magnesium when we think about…

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