Friday Food Facts

Arizona agriculture’s 23-billion-dollar industry grows the “Med Diet in the Desert.” Everything from fruits and vegetables, nuts, and a variety of healthy meat proteins including beef. We even raise fish in Arizona. All fitting into the world’s healthiest diet, the Mediterranean diet.

Cow’s milk is naturally nutrient-rich in vitamins. Plus, the calcium in milk is important to bone health in young and old alike. And, Potassium from dairy products can reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type 2 diabetes and lower blood pressure.

Did you know those egg yolks are one of the few foods that are a naturally reliable source of Vitamin D. Plus, eggs are an inexpensive source of protein? So, before you leave for work, school or play, fuel your tank with egg protein, essential vitamins and minerals!

Like Yuma and other Arizona counties, Pinal County does an amazing job with water, soil and farming. Each one of the more than 900 farms in this county produces on average $1 million in farm production, bringing nearly a billion dollars into our local economy.

Go to any Arizona grocery store and you’ll be surrounded by local food. You can find it in the dairy, meat and egg case and the produce aisle. In fact, 53% of the beef in the meat case comes from Arizona ranches like mine.