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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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Diet Plays a Big Role in the Healing Process

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern Between growing up on a farm and loving to play outdoors, my brothers and I frequently got cuts, scrapes, and bruises when we were younger, which kept our mom on her toes … Continue reading

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Move Over, Olive Oil! Whole Olives are Just as Nutritious!

By Heide Kennedy, Arizona Farm Bureau Communications Intern We all know that olive oil is touted as being the healthiest oil option out there, and it’s true! But, whole olives are just as healthy! What’s not to love about whole … 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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