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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…
Avoiding Hot Grease and Liquid Burns
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] By Tod Dennis, SCF Arizona Whether it is exposure to grease in a deep-fat fryer, a spilled cup…
5 Ways to Make Healthier French Fries
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] America has long had a love-love relationship with french fries. Nothing is more perfect on a Sunday afternoon…
Alert for Arizona Horse Owners: Horse Illness Outbreak Notice!
—HORSE ILLNESS OUTBREAK NOTICE: HORSE OWNERS ENCOURAGED TO [caption id="attachment_2472" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Horse owners urged to take precaution due to outbreak of equine virus."][/caption] TAKE…
Top 10 Arizona Grown Foods that Are Natural Energy Boosters
Looking for a way to increase your energy? Look no further than our local farms. Here is a breakdown of the top 10 energy boosting…
Rising Food Prices Part II: How to Manage your Food Budget
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] You certainly didn’t need to see reports to know the price of food has risen in recent months.…
Basic Steps to Approaching Your Food Choices More Holistically
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Fresh vegetables are an important part of a healthy diet. Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau In speaking…
Ways to Stretch Your Food Dollar and Eat Well
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Image via Wikipedia"][/caption] By Peggy Jo Goodfellow, Arizona Farm Bureau Sometimes the hardest thing about cooking is deciding what to cook!…
What the New Dietary Guidelines for Americans Are Telling Us to Do for Better Health
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="240" caption="Image by abeckstrom via Flickr"][/caption] By Julie Murphree, Arizona Farm Bureau The United States Department of Agriculture and the Department of…
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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!
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