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Category: Healthy Eating
How Single Moms Incorporate Healthy Diet and Exercise Habits
By Eric LeClair, ASU Communication Nutrition Student Part 1 of a Series We have all made the excuse that we’re just “too busy” when talking…
We Need to Have a Heart to Heart about Dairy
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Something has happened in the last 20 years, and fast-fading fad diets have become a societal norm. To…
Give Your Gut what it Needs: Fiber
By Nathan Chambers, Recent ASU Communication Nutrition Student We all know that we should eat more fiber because it aids in digestion. But you…
Smuggling Veggies into your Kid’s Favorite Foods
By Lori Meszaros, Recent ASU Nutrition Communication student As a parent, I want to make sure my kids are getting their 5 a day but…
Getting Kids to Take Control of Their Nutrition
By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Are you in control of your nutrition or does the endless pursuit of making healthy choices seem to…
Exercise and Your Brain
By Nathan Chambers, Recent ASU Nutrition Student With an ever-aging population, more and more time is being spent studying diseases like Alzheimer’s and dementia. We…
Convince Your Kiddos to Eat More Fiber
By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent ASU Nutrition Student “I can’t get my kids to stop eating fiber,” said no one ever. As adults, so often you…
The History of Couscous
By Katrina Aceret, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student I discovered couscous two years ago. I never knew how simple this staple could be. Couscous…
Fattoush: Middle Eastern Salad
By Lori Meszaros, Recent Nutrition Communication student at ASU Did you know that Yuma, Arizona is known as the world’s lettuce capital in the winter…
Let’s Talk about Skipping Breakfast
By Nathan Chambers, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Personally, I do not understand how people can skip breakfast; I’m starving if I don’t eat…
What is Exergaming?
By Michael Russell, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student As important as a great nutritional foundation is for our children just as equally important…
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Omega 3 Fatty Acids
By Laura Slatalla, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Part 1: Everything you Ever Wanted to Know About Cholesterol Part 2: Everything you Ever Wanted to Know…
Edible Gardens
By Michael Russell, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student I’ve written a previous blog post about backyard farming and staying within that theme I…
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