Tag Archives: vegetables
Can Rewards Encourage Kids to Eat More Fruits and Vegetables at School?
By Lori Meszaros, Nutrition Communication Student at ASU Using rewards to get children to eat isn’t anything new. If you think about it, haven’t parents been doing this all along? “Clean your plate or you won’t get dessert” … Continue reading
20 Ways to Eat Lettuce
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern It’s lettuce season here in Arizona and the state’s farmers want you to eat your fair share! Did you know that Arizona ranks second in head lettuce, leaf lettuce, and romaine lettuce production? … Continue reading
Eat Your Greens!
By Nathan Chambers, ASU Nutrition Student Thirty-three percent of adults over the age of twenty have hypertension2. In 2010, the death certificates of 1 in 9 individuals in the United States mentioned heart failure; 8.3% of the adult population … Continue reading
Eat Your Veggies!
By Lauren Scott, Arizona Farm Bureau Intern This is the first installment in a series It can be hard to fit vegetables in your diet, especially if you aren’t exactly sure how to prepare them. It makes it even worse … Continue reading
Easy Steps to Keeping Produce Fresher
By Laura Slatalla, Recent ASU Nutrition Communication Student In the United States, 30 to 40 percent of the food supply is wasted, equaling more than 20 pounds of food per person per month. One of the most common foods wasted, … Continue reading