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Filling Your Plate with Healthy Foods May Actually Save You Money
Fresh vegetables are important components of a healthy diet. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Last summer, the USDA launched My Plate, a new set of nutritional guidelines…
Make Everyday Eat Your Veggies Day
As a society, we are missing the mark when it comes to the nutritional guidelines recommended by the USDA. A study entitled State of the…
Grocery Store Lifeline: How to Choose From All The Food Options Today
By: Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau I really don’t like to shop. But I do like to eat so shopping for good food is…
Tips for Better Nutrition on a Tight Budget
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Some contend that to eat healthy you must spend more. Not true! You just need to shop wisely. In…
How to Eat for High Blood Pressure
Two thirds of our population are affected by high blood pressure (Image via Wikipedia) One in four Americans is affected by high blood pressure. However,…
Perfecting Your Pantry – 10 Things to Always Have on Hand
Check to see if you have these must haves in your pantry (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) One of the best ways that families can stretch their…
What Diet, Geography, and Stroke Health Have In Common
It shouldn’t be a surprise that the different regions of the U.S. have different dietary patterns and different regional flavors and foods. But can the…
Obesity Epidemic: Supermarkets are Making it Easier to Eat Healthy
All you need to do is turn on the news to hear about the obesity epidemic in our country. The national statistics are staggering and…
8 Tricks to Going Gluten-Free for the Holidays
What is your favorite family baking recipe? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Whether you are making pie for Christmas dinner, cake for your office party, or just…
The Battle Over Vegetables: Four Creative Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More
One thing many parents struggle with at one point or another is getting their kids to eat their vegetables. According to the USDA’s MyPlate food…
AZ Local Ingredients Come Together to Create a Delicious Healthy Hamburger
Hamburgers are almost as American as corn on the cob and apple pie and we the people, love our burgers. New research released by Technomic,…
It’s Not How Far You Have to Go to Get Healthy Food, It’s How Much it Costs When You Get There
As the obesity rate in America continues to rise year after year, researchers, policymakers, and experts in diet and nutrition have diligently looked for both…
How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables
By Rima Mehta, Nutrition Edu/RYT and owner of The Easy Nutrition, in Chandler, Arizona As parents, we face many challenges with raising kids, and one…
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