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Two Small Steps to a Heart Healthier Diet
[caption id="attachment_9900" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to eat a heart healthy diet (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] By the time you read this, more than five…
Why Meat and Potatoes are Such a Perfect Pair
[caption id="attachment_9895" align="alignright" width="300"] Do you know what makes meat and potatoes a perfect pair? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] When it comes to things that go…
4 Things You Can Do This Month to Fight Childhood Obesity
[caption id="attachment_9658" align="alignright" width="300"] According to the CDC, 11% of Arizona high school age adolescents are obese. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] There is no question that…
5 Tips for Terrific School Lunches
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] What do your kids like to eat for lunch? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] The first days of the new school season are…
Interesting Findings From Consumer Research On Types of Meat In Supermarkets
This article originally appeared in the January/February 2013 issue of Foodie News, brought to you by the Public Relations Department of the American Farm Bureau Federation.…
Are Sweet Cherries the New Super Fruit?
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="180"] Cherries (Photo credit: sk8geek)[/caption] Are you having trouble getting in the recommended number of fruits and vegetables each day? Do you…
How to Help Kids Eat Healthy this Summer
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these easy steps to help incorporate healthy foods into your child’s diet this summer. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Summer means camp,…
Ask a Farmer: How Do You Give Back to The Community?
Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers: Response to AZ Mom Question #6 “I’m all about giving back to the community: How do you give back?”…
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier (Continued)
[caption id="attachment_8743" align="alignright" width="227"] Photo courtesy of Litchfield Elementary District[/caption] By Ashley Schimke Farm to School & School Garden Program Specialist for Arizona Department of…
7 Signs You Have a Food Allergy or Intolerance
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="118"] Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] According to the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN), 4% of adults and…
3 Egg-cellent Ways to Celebrate Eggs in May
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to celebrate Eggs this month! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] Did you know that on average, Americans eat about 250…
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] People like Tom Vilsack are helping to make the next generation healthier. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There is no question that one…
Five Easy Ways to Eat Better for Less
[caption id="attachment_9667" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to eat better for less! (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] It is a fact of life that most of us…
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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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