Friday Food Facts

Fill Your Plate is now mobile friendly. Your weekend trip to northern or southern Arizona might first mean a morning visit to a local farmer’s market. Just take out your smart phone and go to Fill Your Plate.org to take advantage of our searchable farmers’ market feature.

Calorie-for-calorie, beef is one of the most naturally nutrient-rich foods.  A 3-ounce serving of lean beef contributes less than 10 percent of calories to a 2,000-calorie diet, yet it supplies more than 10 percent of the Daily Value for ten essential nutrients.

Every serving of milk provides 9 essential nutrients, including calcium, potassium, phosphorus, protein, vitamins A, D and B12 and more in every glass of milk. Did you have your glass of Arizona quality milk today!

If you eat beef you’ll get ZIP: an excellent source of zinc, iron and protein – and vitamin B12, vitamin B6 and niacin. Our Arizona cattle will give you ZIP and wonderfully tasty beef.

Every single shipment of milk entering a dairy processing plant is tested for safety and quality factors. Besides this testing regimen, federal, state and local regulatory agencies make frequent and unannounced on-site inspections of dairy processors and dairy farms to ensure high quality, tasty, safe and nutritious milk.