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Dietary Guidelines for Americans
By Kat Brown A recent ASU Nutrition Student Nutrients supply energy and are often the building blocks our bodies need to function. Each nutrient has a role in the body. The Dietary Guideline for Americans (DGA) is developed to make…
The Use of Food to Fight Cancer
By Alexandra Pettit, AZFB Communications Intern For many, the word cancer doesn’t mean much until it touches your life, and when it does this simple word “cancer” changes your life forever. If there was something you could do to try…
The T on Tomatoes
Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director Let’s talk tomatoes, the world’s most popular fruit and in Arizona too! The United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) 2017 Census of Agriculture shows Arizona hosting 61 acres of tomatoes grown in the…
Electrolytes: What and Why?
By Angela Bates a Recent ASU Nutrition Student We all know electrolytes are important and that they do something for us, but their exact function and importance is little known. More than just what can be found in a bottle…
Delicious Oat Flour Chocolate Chip Cookies
By Angela Bates A Recent ASU Nutrition Student For someone with dietary restrictions, like celiac disease sufferers, food can be a sad experience. Imagine no longer being able to bake and eat your favorite chocolate chip cookies anymore, but everyone…
Cauliflower- the Cruciferous Superfood
By Morgan Crawford a Recent ASU Nutrition Student I think many people would look at cauliflower in the market or grocery store and pass it by, thinking it’s just another boring vegetable. Even I used to be a skeptic. This…
The Vitamin Question: Should you be giving your children daily vitamins?
By: Cecelia Wilken a Recent ASU Nutrition Student My toddler is a picky eater. While my spouse and I work hard to put balanced meals on her plate, getting her to eat them is another story altogether. Nervous about her…
The Squeeze on Citrus
By Angela Bates A Recent ASU Nutrition Student 4 Ways One of Arizona’s Top Crops Benefits the Body In 1889, William J. Murphy planted an experimental citrus grove along the newly completed Arizona Canal. At this time in history, it…
How to be Healthier with One Simple Rule
By Vanessa Evens a Recent ASU Nutrition Student One simple easy-to-follow rule that will make each and every one of us healthier sounds too good to be true, right? I promise it isn’t. This one simple rule is dietitian approved…
Meal Prepping for Beginners
By Erin Wyatt a recent ASU nutrition student Meal prepping has been all the rage over the last few years as a way to maintain a healthy diet. Social media, particularly Pinterest, is littered with pictures of organized refrigerators and…
Is the Juice Worth the Squeeze?
By Erin Wyatt A Recent ASU Nutrition Student Juicing fruits and vegetables is nothing new, in fact, it has been around since the 1930s. However, in the last few years, we have entered a new era of juicing, a juice…
Energy Peanut Butter Balls
By: Stephen Gunner a Recent ASU Nutrition Student Energy balls are often eaten by people before a workout because they help keep you full and energized. They are also full of health benefits like fiber, vitamins, and minerals. They are…
Natures Medicine
By Alexandra Pettit Not only is it a delicious spice but it has been praised for its medicinal uses for thousands of years: Cinnamon. Ceylon cinnamon is known as the true cinnamon however, the most commonly referred to cinnamon we…