Category Archives: Fill Your Plate

Tips For Ordering Healthfully at Fast Food Restaurants

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Despite its tastiness and convenience, fast food has long been known to be very unhealthy for us. Most fast food is greasy and full of carbs, added sugars, and other not-so-good ingredients. … Continue reading

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Highly Processed Foods Linked to Increased Cancer Risk

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern I think that it is safe to say that whether we eat them or not, we all know the importance and the benefits that come from eating real, whole, minimally processed foods … Continue reading

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Eat Your Fruits

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern We’ve all long known the importance of getting lots of fruits into our diets. Eating fruits regularly is a great way to increase the number of plants that we are incorporating into … Continue reading

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Break Up Your Sitting Time with some Light Activity

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern How often do you find yourself sitting each day? For some, sedentary time can be most of the day, whether it be because of a desk job, because of school, etc. There … Continue reading

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Take Your Ginger and Turmeric!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern If you follow healthy food trends, then you’ve probably heard about all of the many health benefits that ginger and turmeric have to offer. In fact, you’ve probably noticed how they are … Continue reading

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