Friday Food Facts
Friday Food Facts
Our Arizona Grain has Celebrity Status
Our Arizona farms grow a world-renowned wheat loved by international markets – Desert Durum Wheat! Italy loves our Desert Durum for pasta making! So, if you sit down to a pasta dinner tonight it’s probably from Arizona-grown wheat.
The Vintage Date on a Bottle of Wine
The Vintage date on a bottle of wine indicates the year the grapes were picked, not the year of bottling. Arizona’s wine industry has 5 regions representing our state’s award-winning wines! Have you tried any Arizona wine lately?
June is Dairy Month
June is Dairy Month! Arizona’s thousands of dairy cows provide us with the freshest milk, cheese, and yogurt. On average, a dairy cow will produce 7 gallons of milk each day. Remember too, 97% of your milk in the grocery store is coming from our local Arizona Dairies.
Labels with “Milk” in the Title
Look at Labels for products with “Milk” in the title: Real dairy milk’s ingredient list is short — simply milk and vitamins D and A. Non-dairy milk’ ingredient list can be much longer and have 10 or more additives. Choose dairy milk, it’s real milk.
Thump a Watermelon for Ripeness
It’s summer! Time to find out if a watermelon is ripe by thumping it and listening for the hollow sound of ripeness. Arizona and California are the largest producers of this centerpiece fruit of your family picnics.
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