Friday Food Facts

Arizona cotton farmers have just about wrapped up our harvest to supply some of the highest-quality cotton around. Our family, the Alcaidas, have been growing cotton for generations.

Discover the health benefits of chili peppers, especially if you like spicy foods. In Arizona, we grow some of the best varieties of chilies around and supply the chili seed that makes New Mexico’s Hatch Chilies so famous.

Wondering what to cook for dinner tonight? Why not check out Arizona Farm Bureau’s Fill Your Plate website. We feature three food articles a week that include tasty healthy recipes. Or, search our recipes to find a yummy recipe that’s a generational favorite with one of our Arizona farm and ranch families.

Guess why you always see an egg entree with a fruit or juice for breakfast? Eggs are one of the unique food options that contain every essential vitamin, except for C. Adding orange juice to your breakfast solves that issue. Remember, breakfast is the most important meal of the day!

Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the morning. Arizona apples are considered some of the crispest and sweetest because of our sunny days. Don’t forget to add Hickman eggs to that morning meal.