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My Child Has Food Allergies: Part 1
By Katherine Cook When my son, Stanley, was seven years old I noticed that he was struggling with eating and had pretty much stopped growing.…
National Fruit and Vegetable Month
June is National Fruit and Vegetable Month. The Dietary Guidelines for Americans set by the USDA recommends we eat more fruits and vegetables than any…
Are You Getting Enough Dairy In Your Diet?
Arizona’s 188,000 dairy cows provide us with the freshest milk, cheese and yogurt. On average, a dairy cow will produce 7 gallons of milk each…
National Brisket Day
Today is National Brisket Day! There is something synonymous about summer and barbeque. An often overlooked meat to conquer is the brisket. Brisket is a cut…
The Freeman Corn Patch is Now Open!
Open Monday thru Saturday 7:00 am – 6:00 pm Corner of Brown and Center Street in Mesa South east corner. Come to the…
Time For Some Tomato Talk
It’s May, and that means that tomatoes are in season! To help you to get into the tomato gobbling mood, here are some health benefits, interesting…
6 Mouth-watering Recipes To Try This Memorial Day
School is out and this Memorial Day weekend summer break is officially underway. We have gathered a list of 6 seasonal salads, grilled recipes and…
Sweet Corn Season Begins In May In AZ
Arizona has one of the longer sweet corn seasons in the country which runs from late May all the way through September. In the northern…
National Egg Month
May is National Egg Month! Did you know that Arizona’s own Hickman’s Family Farms produces more than 7 million eggs a day for Arizona families? That…
What’s in Season in May?
[caption id="attachment_10724" align="alignright" width="300"] Don’t miss out on these fresh in season vegetables this May! (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] It’s May which means Mother’s Day brunches,…
Little-Known Facts about Carrots that Will Make You Go “What’s Up Doc?”
Did you know that ancient Romans and Greeks ate carrots, but not the orange varieties we know today? They ate wild varieties of various other…
A Simple Guide to Start Eating Healthier
The average person will eat nearly 60,000 lbs. of food during their lifetime. That is the weight of about 6 elephants! It is important to…
National Soft Pretzel Month, Facts About Pretzels
Who can resist a big, warm, and salty Soft Pretzel? Found in almost all shopping malls, carnivals, and sporting events, April is a month dedicated…
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How to Reduce Your Sugar Intake—and Why It Matters
Decades ago, in a time when eating healthy wasn’t the societal norm, my mother took a firm stand against sugar in our household. If we…
Spinach: The Superfood That Packs a Punch and is Grown Locally in Arizona!
When was the last time you pondered the wonderfulness of spinach—a leafy green so packed with goodness it might just deserve its own superhero cape?…
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