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The Battle Over Vegetables: Four Creative Ways to Get Your Kids to Eat More
One thing many parents struggle with at one point or another is getting their kids to eat their vegetables. According to the USDA’s MyPlate food…
Interesting Facts About Fruitcake
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="What do you think about fruitcake? Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] These days, fruitcake is often mentioned at the holidays but generally…
Tamales: How Do You Like Yours?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] How do you like your tamales? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Popular in much of the Southwest, tamales have a special place…
Food City’s Tamale Festival Features the Best Tamale Makers!
[caption id="attachment_4029" align="alignleft" width="300" caption="Food City Tamale Festival 2011"][/caption] On Saturday, Dec. 10 and Sunday, Dec. 11, Arizona’s finest tamale makers will celebrate traditional…
Will the World Population Overwhelm the Earth’s Capacity to Grow Food? -The Conservation Conversation
In 1970, the world’s population was about 3.3 billion people. In 2010, the world population was around 6.6 billion people. At current growth rates, the…
What’s For Dinner Tonight? Something New!
If you are like us on the Fill Your Plate team, every week when you get ready to go grocery shopping, you think about what…
Local Growers and Farmers Team Up to Support Rendez-Zoo
[caption id="attachment_3649" align="alignleft" width="346" caption="Rendez-Zoo brings Farmers together with design students to create centerpieces... for the animals. Image Credit: http://phoenixzoo.org/rendezzoo/"][/caption] Local growers and farmers are…
Your Favorite Recipes: Thanksgiving
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Submit your recipe today for Fill Your Plate’s Favorite Home Recipe Contest! Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] There is something about the classic…
Price of Peanut Butter Going Up
[caption id="attachment_3251" align="alignright" width="314" caption="Price of Peanut Butter Going Up"][/caption] The food prices in Arizona, like the rest of the country, have been steadily increasing…
Arizona Food Prices Down 1% from Last Quarter
[caption id="attachment_3242" align="alignright" width="360" caption="Whole milk showed the largest price increase up 30 cents to $2.79 a gallon. Image Credit: Muffet on Flickr.com"][/caption] Arizona retail…
Wine Lovers, Mark your Calendars for the 3rd Annual Wine Festival at the Farm!
The Arizona wine industry is one of the fastest growing value-added industries in the state creating jobs and wealth while preserving sustainable agriculture statewide. In…
Food Trends & Social Media
By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The Food Channel’s Kay Compton-Logsdon recently shared some top food trends. The Food Channel’s vice president and editor-in-chief made…
How to Get Your Kids to Eat More Vegetables
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Get creative and offer your kids a variety of foods. Allow them to be involved in preparing meals. (Image courtesy Wikipedia)"][/caption] By Rima…
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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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