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A History of Food Additives
By Angela Bates A Recent ASU Nutrition Student Many times in history, feeding masses with little to no money was an issue. Other times, food…
5 Simple Steps to Get Physical- and Get Healthy
[caption id="attachment_11262" align="alignright" width="300"] Get physical and follow these tips for an active lifestyle (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] It is a sad truth of our times…
USDA Reports The Faces of Agriculture
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Making Sure Everyone Has Access to Locally Grown Food
[caption id="attachment_10684" align="alignright" width="298"] Learn how low income families are able to fill their plates with locally grown food (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] In the war…
Understanding Food Labels 101
[caption id="attachment_10512" align="alignright" width="200"] Make sure you understand these commonly used terms on food labels (photo credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] It seems like food labels have been…
Help for Eating Healthy for Life
[caption id="attachment_10014" align="alignright" width="300"] Follow these tips to eat healthy for life! (Photo Credit: BigStockPhoto.com)[/caption] Eating healthy is one of the most important things you…
Fill Your Plate Hosts Loads of Veggie Recipes
It’s recently come out that we’re still not eating enough vegetables, according to the USDA. Certainly, this should be of concern to our Arizona families.…
How We Are Helping Make the Next Generation Healthier
[caption id="" align="alignright" width="300"] People like Tom Vilsack are helping to make the next generation healthier. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)[/caption] There is no question that one…
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”…
Ask a Farmer: Genetically Modified Crops
Ask a Farmer: Questions Moms Ask Arizona Farmers & Ranchers Question #3 [caption id="attachment_8944" align="alignright" width="300"] Adam and Michelle Hatley with their two daughters.[/caption] From…
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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…
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