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Functional Foods Without any Assembly Required
By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student When you buy something it’s important to you that it’s functional, right? You want something…
400% of Vitamin A the Kids Will Love
By Kevin Dietmeyer, Recent Arizona State University Nutrition Student Raising healthy children is no easy task, and when it comes to their food choices it…
3 Reasons to make Purple Potatoes your go to Potato
By Lisa Kaschmitter, Nutritionist As a born and raised Idahoan, potatoes have always been a part of daily life, even a part of multiple…
The Scoop on Purple Potatoes
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern Sweet potatoes are so very versatile, and a staple in many people’s diets. They are also a holiday…
The Phenomenal Potato
September is National Potato Month! Over the last decade in the US, with the emergence of the “superfood” craze, the humble tuber has taken a…
The Potato
Author: Cassie Corbett, Arizona Farm Bureau member Potatoes have been a comfort food for centuries. There is nothing like hot potato-soup on a cold day,…
Why Meat and Potatoes are Such a Perfect Pair
Do you know what makes meat and potatoes a perfect pair? (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com) When it comes to things that go great together, there is…
Don’t Miss Out on the Root Vegetable Renaissance
Arizona farmers offer a vast array of deliciously healthy root vegetables. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) With the exception of the white potato and the carrot, root…
7 Savory Ways to Use Sweet Potatoes
Picture of fries made from sweet potatoes. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) Most families only see sweet potatoes show up on their family dinner table a couple…
What’s in Season in September
Green beans on the plant. (Photo credit: Wikipedia) With September comes a little relief from the heat with highs that are not quite so high…
Potato Industry Ponders Possible Bumper Crop
What is your favorite potato recipe? (Photo credit: Wikipedia) This year’s potato crop could be substantially larger than 2011’s—up to 41 million hundredweight more bags…
What’s In Season in April?
Here in Arizona, we are well into Spring and people across the state are enjoying the beautiful weather and awesome outdoors before the heat of…
5 Ways to Make Healthier French Fries
America has long had a love-love relationship with french fries. Nothing is more perfect on a Sunday afternoon than a juicy burger, a cold drink,…
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