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Ways to Stretch Your Food Dollar and Eat Well
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Sometimes the hardest thing about cooking is deciding what to cook!…
What the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Are Telling Us to Do for Better Health
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image by abeckstrom via Flickr"][/caption] By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of…
Simmer Down
[caption id="attachment_1405" align="alignleft" width="150" caption="Photo courtesy of austinevan @ Flickr"][/caption] Soups on! Good, homemade soup is just the ticket in the month of January. Plus,…
Internationally Renowned Aerobatic Pilot: Celebrity Q&A
Fill Your Plate’s “Celebrity Q&A” Features Kellie and Kirby Chambliss, an internationally-renowned aerobatic couple. Kellie, Kirby’s wife, highlights her love for Arizona cooking and how…
Celebrate National Oatmeal Month!
Do you remember those mornings when you rolled out of bed and shuffled down to the breakfast table only to be faced with a bowl…
Is Our Food Too Good?
By Lynne Finnerty, American Farm Bureau Federation with Contributions by Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau [caption id=”attachment_1318″ align=”alignright” width=”300″ caption=”Isn’t our obesity epidemic more about…
‘Tis the Season to Celebrate Citrus Fruits
While an apple a day may keep the doctor away, citrus fruits have long been known as a tasty and nutritious part of a daily…
7 Arizona grown foods to eat every day
We all know that variety is the spice of life when it comes to what we should be eating. Nutritionists recommend that we eat a…
6 Tips to Enhancing Your Shopping Experience in the Produce Aisle
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau So, don’t think the only place to get the freshest and healthiest produce is the local farmers’ market. And,…
Blueberries Help Fight Artery Hardening, Lab Animal Study Indicates
Editors Note: While some areas of Arizona grow blueberries better than others, you can find great blueberry recipes on our website at FillYourPlate.org. This article originally appeared…
Can you dig it? It’s National Potato Month!
There’s still time to celebrate National Potato Month. How have you celebrated the spud? According to the US Department of Agriculture’s Economic Research Service, potatoes…
Arizona’s wheat – all it’s cracked up to be
Wheat is one of the world’s oldest and most important crops grown and Arizona is a big player in the wheat field! [caption id=”attachment_865″ align=”alignleft”…
BLACK RICE OUTPACES BLUEBERRIES IN ANTIOXIDANT POWER
Health conscious consumers who hesitate at the price of fresh blueberriesand blackberries, fruits renowned for high levels of healthful antioxidants, now have aneconomical alternative, scientists…
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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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