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Category: Healthy Eating

Fill Your Plate
09.07.2010

National Breakfast Month: How to get your kids to eat breakfast

September is National Breakfast month so we thought we’d take this opportunity to highlight what is considered to be the most important meal of the…

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Fill Your Plate
08.24.2010

Sadly, America’s School Lunches Aren’t What they Used to Be. How Chefs Plan on Changing That

Better School Food One Bite at a Time By Cyndie Sirekis [caption id=”attachment_797″ align=”alignleft” width=”300″ caption=”Today's school lunches are sadly lacking in fresh fruits and…

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Fill Your Plate
08.19.2010

Seven tips to incorporate healthy eating into your daily routine

In an article recently published by the Arizona Republic, it is estimated that nearly one-quarter of all Arizona adults are classified as obese. That is…

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Fill Your Plate
08.08.2010

How well do you know your zucchini?

As we prepare to celebrate National Zucchini Day on August 8, we wondered how well you know your zucchini so we rounded up some fun…

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Fill Your Plate
08.05.2010

Getting your kids to eat healthy: It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3

Part 2 of Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy Did you know that seven out of ten boys and nine out of ten girls don’t…

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Fill Your Plate
08.03.2010

Getting Your Kids to Eat Healthy

Part 1 of Getting Our Kids to Eat Healthy [caption id="attachment_750" align="alignleft" width="200" caption="Getting our kids to eat healthy is a group activity"][/caption] Getting our…

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Fill Your Plate
07.30.2010

More Ways to Eat Healthy and Stay on a Budget

Some people think that eating healthy and staying on a budget may not seem to go hand in hand, but with planning and forethought, it…

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Fill Your Plate
06.03.2010

Zucchini Sweet Potato Frittata Will Make You Sing “Hakuna Matata!”

By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau I tried another Kelly Saxer, Desert Roots Farm recipe over the Memorial Day weekend. I should have known that…

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Fill Your Plate
05.28.2010

YOUNG ARIZONANS ARE MORE INTERESTED IN COOKING

[caption id="attachment_512" align="alignleft" width="130" caption="Young Arizonans Like Rebecca are in the kitchen more for health reasons, but also to celebrate family and good food."][/caption] A…

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Fill Your Plate
05.13.2010

11 Easy Food Safety Tips for Your Home

[caption id="attachment_446" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Follow these food safety tips for safer and healthier food. "][/caption] You’ve probably baby-proofed the kitchen, but have you thought about…

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Fill Your Plate
05.07.2010

Arizona Grown Produce and Meats Make Summer Grilling Even More Delicious! Find Some Here!!

[caption id="attachment_430" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Steaks on the Grill"][/caption]  Cooking outdoors during the summer is an American tradition as popular as turkey on Thanksgiving and fireworks…

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Fill Your Plate
04.28.2010

Where Can I Get Farm-Fresh Vegetables Delivered Right To My Door?

You haven’t really eaten your vegetables until you’ve eaten them from a CSA! By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau You want more vegetables in your…

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Fill Your Plate
03.15.2010

Healthy Eating Series: It's All in the Preparation…

The fast food industry is a $110 billion dollar a year industry.  That  can make for a very unhealthy nation.  With our busy lives, many…

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