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Healthy Snacking for Children
By Michael Russell, Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student My wife and just had our first child in May and we couldn’t be more excited. …

Health Benefits of Tea
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Tea is one of my all-time favorite drinks. I’ll drink hot tea, or iced tea, sweet tea, or…

Fast, Fun Facts about Arizona Melons and Sweet Corn
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Melons and sweet corn, these two agriculture foods are some of my favorite summer foods. They’re fresh, healthy and…

Get Your Kids To Move!
By Jacob Gerdes, Arizona State Nutrition Communications Student Children are growing up in a time where they are given more and more opportunity to play…

The Discovery of the Vitamin Folate
By Michael Russell, Arizona State University Nutrition Communication Student The vitamin folate or folic acid as it is also known was one of the most…

Avocado Pasta Recipe
By Mariely Lopez, a Nutrition Communication Undergraduate at Arizona State University As a college student you are often times not fully equipped with state…

What makes a grain whole?
By Laura Slatalla, Arizona State University Nutrition Student You hear it all the time: eat whole grain. But, what is it really? A whole grain…

Blue Zones: What we can Learn from These Health Hubs of the World
By Jacob Gerdes, Arizona State Nutrition Communications Student Within this great blue planet of ours, lie many different cultures that live different lifestyles and consume…

Summertime Means Sweet Corn Time
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Of all the local summertime foods Arizona families can look forward to, one of my favorites is sweet corn.…

What’s in Season this Summer?
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern In Arizona, we are very fortunate to have many different tasty fruits and vegetables available to us in…

An Eggcellent Start to Your Day
By Michael Russell, Arizona State University Nutrition Communication Student Today’s recipe is the celebration of that wonderful little white oval, the egg. Plus, May is…

Added Sugars and What They are Adding to Your Health
By Mariely Lopez, a Nutrition Communication Undergraduate at Arizona State University and additional contributions by Arizona Farm Bureau Staff. Last Friday (May 20th),…

Are You Getting Enough Ascorbic Acid in your Diet?
By Jacob Gerdes, Arizona State Nutrition Communications Student. Ascorbic Acid may sound intimidating but you know exactly what it is and I would wager…
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