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Secrets to Stress-Free Homemade Family Dinners
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04.15.2013

Secrets to Stress-Free Homemade Family Dinners

Whether you are looking for ways to stretch your food dollar or ways to shrink your waistline, there is no question that making dinner for…

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Top 10 Foods to Alleviate Stress
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04.12.2013

Top 10 Foods to Alleviate Stress

When we talk about stress and food in the same sentence, it usually refers to how many of us eat all the wrong things when…

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How Not to Eat When Something’s Eating You
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04.05.2013

How Not to Eat When Something’s Eating You

April is Stress Awareness Month which has us thinking about the relationship between the stress in our lives and how that impacts the way we…

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Healthier Eating Habits Not Hindered by Higher Prices
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04.03.2013

Healthier Eating Habits Not Hindered by Higher Prices

In the battle of the bulge we seem to be making a little headway.  A recently published book by Michael Moss called “Salt Sugar Fat”…

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10 Ways to Fill Your Day with Fruits and Vegetables  (Part 2)
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03.27.2013

10 Ways to Fill Your Day with Fruits and Vegetables (Part 2)

Everyone knows that a healthy diet consists of fruits and vegetables, but most adults are not getting enough servings of these important foods each day. …

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3 Tips to Help Start Your Day the Healthy Way
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02.27.2013

3 Tips to Help Start Your Day the Healthy Way

If there is one thing that almost every nutritional expert seems to agree on it is that breakfast is the most important meal of the…

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The Incredible, Edible Egg
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02.15.2013

The Incredible, Edible Egg

If you are a child of the 1970’s, the title of this post likely conjures up a childhood memory or two.  The catchy jingle used…

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Celebrate Heart Health this February
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01.21.2013

Celebrate Heart Health this February

February is traditionally associated with hearts because Valentine’s Day falls right in the middle of the month.  But starting February 1st, we all have another…

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My Plate: How Your Tax Dollars Can Help You Live Healthier
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01.16.2013

My Plate: How Your Tax Dollars Can Help You Live Healthier

As we move through the first month of the New Year, you may be looking for help in losing weight and building a healthier lifestyle. …

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How Small Steps in Our Diet Can Reap Real Rewards
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01.14.2013

How Small Steps in Our Diet Can Reap Real Rewards

There is no question that the food we eat and the things we drink impact how much we weigh and how healthy we are.  While…

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6 Tips for Starting Your New Year’s Weight Loss Resolution Off Right
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01.04.2013

6 Tips for Starting Your New Year’s Weight Loss Resolution Off Right

According to the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), two thirds of American adults are overweight and one third qualifies as…

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Tucson Village Farm Shows School Children How Vegetables Grow
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11.28.2012

Tucson Village Farm Shows School Children How Vegetables Grow

This past weekend, the University of Arizona’s Tucson Village Farm presented their Harvest Festival.  Located on University of Arizona’s Campbell Farm, this successful program shows school…

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Eat Right and Help Stop Diabetes in its Tracks
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11.15.2012

Eat Right and Help Stop Diabetes in its Tracks

There is no question that one of the greatest health threats of our time is the diabetes epidemic which already impacts 26 million Americans.  In…

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