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Pickles, They’re kind of a big DILL
By Alexandra Pettit AZFB Communications Intern Pickles have always been a fan favorite, even as early as 2030 B.C.E. Next time you eat a pickle…
Fun Facts About Salsa
By Alexandra Pettit AZFB Communications Intern Did you know that May is national salsa month! May is also known for a very popular holiday Cinco…
Foods to Boost the Immune System
By Gabrielle Hungate a recent ASU nutrition student It is clear that the world is going through a major shift and could…
The Most Underrated Superfood
By Jennifer Restuccio a Recent ASU Nutrition Student When we think of superfoods we usually think of foods like acai berries, goji berries, cacao, green…
Dates
By Kenda Hettinger a recent ASU Nutrition student Dates have grown in popularity as the whole food diet has grown in popularity. Dates are a…
An Apple a Day…
By Morgan Crawford, Current ASU Nutrition Student Apples are one of the absolute favorite fruits. They are super versatile, full of antioxidants, and are a…
Decades of Food
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Food has changed quite a bit in the last 100 years, as most people realize. The fast-paced world…
The History of Adding Sodium
By Lisa Kaschmitter, Arizona State University Nutrition Student Sodium levels in food and the way a high daily intake of sodium affects our bodies…
48 Facts You Might Not Know about Arizona
How well do you know Arizona? If you attended 4th grade in Arizona, then you probably learned quite a bit about Arizona history. But for…
The Hohokam People, Ancient Arizona Farmers
The Hohokam were one of the United States’ first great Native American civilizations. They inhabited parts of southern and central Arizona near the Salt, Gila,…
Step Back In Time By Visiting These Local History Museums
Arizona gained its statehood on February 14, 1912. It was the last of the 48 continental states to be admitted into the union. Arizona was originally…
Mother’s Day, Arizona Style
In the US, the official Mother’s Day holiday came to be in the early 1900’s due to the efforts of one Anna Jarvis- the daughter…
Bashas’ & Food City Customers Invited to Help Arizona Students with CENTennial Penny Drive
Be prepared to search through kitchen drawers and look under couch cushions for pennies, as K-8 students in Arizona start collecting pennies for the statewide…
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