Friday Food Facts

Italy demands the highest quality pasta, and Arizona Desert Durum, a registered trademark crop, meets or exceeds those market requirements every year. So, if you’re eating some quality Italian pasta, it’s probably from Arizona Desert Durum wheat.

In Arizona, dairy and beef are our largest agricultural commodities. And this means we can keep Arizona families well-supplied with local dairy and beef products. Go to Fill Your Plate.org to discover Arizona agriculture.

To get the same amount of protein as 3 ounces of beef, you’d need to eat 7 tablespoons of peanut butter! Three ounces of beef averages 150 calories. Eat high-quality, tasty Arizona beef.

Arizona farmers grow more food and fiber with less – less land, less labor, less water, less soil erosion, less energy use, less greenhouse gas emissions – but with more efficiency and safety. Arizona farmers do more using fewer resources!

Look at Labels for products with “Milk” in the title: Dairy milk’s ingredient list is short —milk, vitamins A and D. Non-dairy ingredient lists can be much longer and have 10 or more additives. Choose dairy milk, it’s real milk.