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Bad Eating Habits: Are Yours Hurting You?
By Bailey Roden Arizona Farm Bureau Intern We have all experienced that moment when we turn to food for comfort hence the term comfort food.…
Get More Leafy Greens in Your Diet
By Laura Slatalla, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Green leafy vegetables are rich in folic acid, vitamin C and K, fiber, magnesium, and phytochemicals. They lower…
Tips to Keep You on Track with Healthy Eating
By Lori Meszaros, ASU Nutrition Communications Student We’ve all been there, wanting to cook a healthy meal but home too late to even think about…
How Energy Drinks are Affecting Your Health
By Kat Brown, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student 6 tips to preventing caffeine addiction Pre-existing conditions Know your limits Read the labels Beware the…
Three Steps to Going Low-Carb
By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Slow carb, no carb, carb cycles and planned carbohydrate re-feeds. What’s right for you? Low carb is certainly nothing new and recently there…
Getting Kids to Take Control of Their Nutrition
By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent ASU Nutrition Student Are you in control of your nutrition or does the endless pursuit of making healthy choices seem to…
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…
Eat Your Grains
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern This is the third installment of a series Part 1: Eat Your Veggies Part 2: Eat Your Fruits…
Eat Your Fruits
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern This article is the second installment in a series Part 1: Eat Your Veggies Fruits are a very…
The Mediterranean Diet: Heart Healthy and Delicious
By Michael Russell, recent Arizona State University Nutrition Communications Student Becoming a nutrition communications student has introduced me to several wonderful diets and reasons to…
The History of Adding Sodium
By Lisa Kaschmitter, Arizona State University Nutrition Student Sodium levels in food and the way a high daily intake of sodium affects our bodies…
Eat Beans and Live Longer?
By Angela C Torrence, RDH and ASU Nutrition Student In any kind of weather, I can’t help but crave hearty home-cooked meals. In my…
B is for Breakfast
[caption id="attachment_11161" align="alignright" width="300"] Find out why breakfast really is the most important meal of the day. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] It shouldn’t be news that…
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