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A few Simple Tricks to get even the Pickiest Eaters Eating their Veggies
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11.18.2016

A few Simple Tricks to get even the Pickiest Eaters Eating their Veggies

By Lori Meszaros, Nutrition Communications Student at ASU Google how to get your kids to eat healthily and you’ll get over 6.5 million results. With…

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Can Rewards Encourage Kids to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables at School?
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11.16.2016

Can Rewards Encourage Kids to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables at School?

  By Lori Meszaros, Nutrition Communication Student at ASU   Using rewards to get children to eat isn’t anything new. If you think about it,…

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5 Tips for Cleaning out your Refrigerator
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11.14.2016

5 Tips for Cleaning out your Refrigerator

By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Cleaning out your refrigerator throughout the year is worse than cleaning the pantry. Who looks forward to doing…

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11.11.2016

Eat and Drink Your Dairy

By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern This article is the fifth installment of a series Part 1: Eat Your Veggies Part 2: Eat Your…

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Two Must Have Kitchen Gadgets for under $15
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11.09.2016

Two Must Have Kitchen Gadgets for under $15

By Lori Meszaros, ASU Nutrition Communication Student   Kitchen gadget essentials can run the gambit. But two I can’t do without following. And, they are…

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Eat Your Proteins
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11.07.2016

Eat Your Proteins

By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern This article is the fourth installment of a series Part 1: Eat Your Veggies Part 2: Eat Your…

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20 Ways to Eat Lettuce
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11.04.2016

20 Ways to Eat Lettuce

By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern It’s lettuce season here in Arizona and the state’s farmers want you to eat your fair share! Did…

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Eat Your Greens!
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11.02.2016

Eat Your Greens!

By Nathan Chambers, ASU Nutrition Student   Thirty-three percent of adults over the age of twenty have hypertension2. In 2010, the death certificates of 1…

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The Magical Fruit
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10.31.2016

The Magical Fruit

By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student   This fruit comes in all colors and shapes and can take many forms in…

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Three Simple Details that Create School Lunches Kids will Love
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10.26.2016

Three Simple Details that Create School Lunches Kids will Love

By Kevin Dietmeyer, a Nutrition Communication student at Arizona State University   I’m sure you’ve had this type of a dream before.  You’re at work…

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The Calcium Effect
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10.24.2016

The Calcium Effect

By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student   We have been told from a young age about the importance of calcium in…

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Pumpkin Seeds for Life
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10.21.2016

Pumpkin Seeds for Life

By Kevin Dietmeyer, a Nutrition Communication student at Arizona State University   It’s a pumpkin spice time of year and pumpkin spice everything is trending…

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Grow with your family: Benefits of Introducing Gardening to Children
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10.19.2016

Grow with your family: Benefits of Introducing Gardening to Children

By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student Growing up, I loved being outside and that feeling has stuck with me to this…

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