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5 Ways Your Diet Can Relieve Stress
If you are like us, your stress level is at an all time high and you are beginning to feel the effects of prolonged stress…
Fresh Arizona Fruit: More than Just Desserts
Most people think of fruit as an afternoon snack or as the sweetest parts of the dessert cart. As attitudes about the health benefits and…
Rising Food Prices Part II: How to Manage your Food Budget
You certainly didn’t need to see reports to know the price of food has risen in recent months. A trip to the supermarket is proof…
6 Money Saving Tips for Eating Healthy
Image via Wikipedia Do you think that it costs too much money to eat fresh fruits and vegetables? Think again! In a report released by…
How to Grow Tomatoes in Arizona
State fruit – Tomato (Photo credit: Wikipedia) It’s time to brush off your green thumb and dig onto the soil and plant red, juicy tomatoes! …
Basic Steps to Approaching Your Food Choices More Holistically
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau In speaking with nutritionists and Arizona farm families about food choices, many suggested that we approach our food choices…
Ways to Stretch Your Food Dollar and Eat Well
By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Sometimes the hardest thing about cooking is deciding what to cook! Menu planning can save hours of time,…
What the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Are Telling Us to Do for Better Health
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) have now released 2010…
Simmer Down
Soups on! Good, homemade soup is just the ticket in the month of January. Plus, you can fill your soups with lots of Arizona home-grown…
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 Health officials are sounding alarms about our obesity epidemic. Since…
‘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…
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