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A Simple Guide to Start Eating Healthier
The average person will eat nearly 60,000 lbs. of food during their lifetime. That is the weight of about 6 elephants! It is important to…
University of Arizona Nutrition Mediterranean Diet Conference
As part of University of Arizona’s ongoing efforts to bring prevention research and healthy living guidance to the community, the January 2015 meeting will focus specifically…
Announcing: University of Arizona Nutrition Mediterranean Diet Conference
As part of University of Arizona’s ongoing efforts to bring prevention research and healthy living guidance to the community, the January 2015 meeting will focus specifically on…
How to Keep Kids Healthy This Summer
[caption id="attachment_10979" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to help your kids eat healthy (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Summer is half over and children everywhere are settled…
Using Food to Fight Stress
[caption id="attachment_10631" align="alignright" width="300"] Many people eat when they’re stressed. Here are foods you can eat that may actually DECREASE your stress. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption]…
March Ahead Toward Better Health
[caption id="attachment_10594" align="alignright" width="300"] Celebrate Nutrition Month by following these healthy eating tips. (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] It’s March, which means the Academy of Nutrition and…
9 Ways to Help Protect Your Heart Health
[caption id="attachment_10447" align="alignright" width="300"] Try one of these recipes for a healthy heart in honor of Women’s Heart Health Month (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Despite the…
5 Things You Eat Can that can Help Keep You Young
[caption id="attachment_10226" align="alignright" width="300"] Check out these can’t miss foods if you want to find the fountain of youth (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] No one relishes…
“Back to Basics” Nutrition Advice From Experts: Healthy Make and Takes
Editor’s Note: In the coming months Arizona Farm Bureau is finalizing a book regarding “Back to Basics” with nutrition and health advice from local nutritionists…
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…
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,…
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…
Summer Time Shouldn’t Be Hungry Time
Help Feed Hungry Kids through USDA’s Summer Food Service Program By Kevin Concannon, USDA Under Secretary for Food, Nutrition and Consumer Services [caption id=”” align=”alignright”…
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What Nutrition is in Mushrooms? Nature’s Low-Calorie Powerhouses
Mushrooms have long been a curiosity, popping up in fairy tales as enchanted homes for woodland creatures or as potent ingredients in ancient potions. But…
What Nutrition Does Corn Have? Kernel by Kernel
In Arizona, we grow two kinds of corn: sweet corn and field corn. Sweet corn is grown for human consumption, and the field corn is…
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