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Follow these tips if you are looking to get more protein in your diet (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Protein is essential to good health because it is involved in every critical function within your body. On average, American adults should be…

Check out these delicious recipes using Arizona grown leafy greens (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) November is the month of gratitude and if there is one thing we have to be grateful for here in Arizona it is the abundance of locally…

Check out these delicious recipes on ways to prepare kale (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) If there is one thing that is “hot” in the world of leafy greens right now, it is kale. This dark leafy green vegetable has been rapidly…

Find out how ingredients matter drink your snack attack (photo credit:BigStockPhoto.com) People all around the world love to snack which is apparent when looking at the results of Nielsen’s Global Survey of Snacking.   This $374 billion industry just keeps growing…

If you’re looking for fun ways to fix figs, check out these delicious recipes (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) There is nothing quite like the sweet taste and chewy texture of fresh figs. As the fruit of the Ficus tree, figs come…

You can help to manage your cholesterol levels by eating these simple foods (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) If you are looking for ways to lower your cholesterol, you may want to start by looking at what you eat. You may be…

Find out why breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) It shouldn’t be news that breakfast is the most important meal of the day and yet many of us are still skipping breakfast.  So…

 (Photo courtesy of National Farm to School Network)   In 2010, Congress designated October as National Farm to School Month celebrate those who practice growing their own food and honor the farmers who provide food, fiber, and fuel to the rest of…

Prunes are a healthy addition to many recipes to help whittle your waistline away. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) If most of us think of prunes at all, we think of them as something senior citizens eat because of their high fiber…

Make sure you don’t miss these things about Arizona sweet corn! (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Nothing is quite as good at a backyard barbecue as a fresh, juicy ear of delicious Arizona grown sweet corn.  We are in the early part…

Here are some delicious ideas for how to eat mangos (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Who doesn’t love the velvet texture and sweet juicy flavor of a perfectly ripe mango?  This month, we wanted to shine a light on this colorful fruit…

Check out these little known facts about Cauliflower (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Admit it! When you think about the kinds of vegetables you crave, cauliflower isn’t likely to be at the top of your list. But this cousin to both broccoli…

Don’t miss these delicious ways to prepare Brussels Sprouts (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) Despite its close ties to other popular vegetables like broccoli, Brussels sprouts are not generally found at the top of the list of our favorite vegetables.  This under-appreciated…