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Two Small Steps to a Heart Healthier Diet
[caption id="attachment_9900" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to eat a heart healthy diet (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] By the time you read this, more than five…
4 Things You Can Do This Month to Fight Childhood Obesity
[caption id="attachment_9658" align="alignright" width="300"] According to the CDC, 11% of Arizona high school age adolescents are obese. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] There is no question that…
5 Tips for Terrific School Lunches
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] What do your kids like to eat for lunch? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The first days of the new school season are…
How to Eat Right While You Hike
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Take along some of these snacks to help you eat right as you hike! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Most hikers spend time…
Beat the Heat – Easy Oven and Stove Free Dinners
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Gilling out is a great summertime option to help keep the kitchen cool. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] If there is one thing…
How to Help Kids Eat Healthy this Summer
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these easy steps to help incorporate healthy foods into your child’s diet this summer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Summer means camp,…
8 Great Ways to Celebrate National Eat Your Veggies Day
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] English: veggies (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There are so many things to love about June and here at Fill Your Plate, one…
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier (Continued)
[caption id="attachment_8743" align="alignright" width="227"] Photo courtesy of Litchfield Elementary District[/caption] By Ashley Schimke Farm to School & School Garden Program Specialist for Arizona Department of…
How to Eat Like a Locavore
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Here are some tips to get you started with your locavore adventure. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] It seems like there are so…
7 Signs You Have a Food Allergy or Intolerance
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="118"] Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), 4% of adults and…
Spring for Salad!
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Spring for salad this month! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] May is National Salad Month which provides a great opportunity to step outside…
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] People like Tom Vilsack are helping to make the next generation healthier. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There is no question that one…
Hey Kids, What’s Cooking?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] USDA MyPlate nutritional guide (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There has been a lot of talk in the news lately about how to…
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The Raw Spinach Morning Trend: A Closer Look at the Hype
In early 2025, a quirky wellness trend swept across TikTok: the practice of eating a handful of raw spinach first thing in the morning. Social…
How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake—and Why It Matters
Decades ago, in a time when eating healthy wasn’t the societal norm, my mother took a firm stand against sugar in our household. If we…
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