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Beans Provide Lots of Nutrients and Health Benefits
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03.18.2024

Beans Provide Lots of Nutrients and Health Benefits

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern “Beans, beans, the magical fruit. The more you eat the more you…” You know the rest. When…

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Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit…
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03.08.2024

Beans, Beans, the Magical Fruit…

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern “Beans, beans, the magical fruit. The more you eat the more you…” Yeah, you know the rest!…

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Consume Healthy Carbohydrates
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12.27.2023

Consume Healthy Carbohydrates

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Out of all three macronutrients that we need to fuel our bodies, carbohydrates are often the one…

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04.23.2021

Did You Know, We Grow Chickpeas in Arizona

Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau Outreach Director   I’m beginning to think we grow everything in Arizona. Well, okay, we don’t grow soybeans. But, this…

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Eat Black Eyed Peas For Gut Health
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02.26.2021

Eat Black Eyed Peas For Gut Health

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern     Black eyed peas, although they are not as widely used as it’s pinto and black bean counterparts,…

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08.31.2020

White Chicken Chili and Other Crockpot Recipes

By Sarah Hunt, AZFB Communications Intern Do you need an easy dinner for this week? Look no further! This recipe is a favorite in my…

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Beans, Beans the Magical Fruit…
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03.20.2019

Beans, Beans the Magical Fruit…

By Morgan Crawford a Recent ASU Nutrition Student   Beans and legumes have been a staple of many diets throughout the world for centuries. Some…

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Understanding Keto Myths Versus Facts
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06.11.2018

Understanding Keto Myths Versus Facts

By recent ASU nutrition student Alysia Nelson Part of an ongoing series of articles on the Ketogenic Diet   Myth: Eating more fat will make…

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In a World Full of Kale, Why Not be a Green Bean?
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03.28.2018

In a World Full of Kale, Why Not be a Green Bean?

By Sarah LeVesque, Recent ASU Nutrition Student I’m a lover of all things kale, but lately, I’ve been thinking about green beans: where have they…

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Get Cooking with Green Beans
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07.26.2017

Get Cooking with Green Beans

By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Did you know that we grow green beans here in Arizona? They grow from June to October, and…

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Quick and Easy Rice & Beans
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05.05.2017

Quick and Easy Rice & Beans

By Cameron Saylor, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student   As a college student, my time can be very limited. Thus, I sometimes forget to…

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Homemade Black Bean Soup
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03.03.2017

Homemade Black Bean Soup

By Lori Meszaros, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student  Growing up in Arizona, Mexican food was part of my daily diet, but I never really…

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The Magical Fruit
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10.31.2016

The Magical Fruit

By Jacob Gerdes, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student   This fruit comes in all colors and shapes and can take many forms in…

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