Friday Food Facts

Regularly workout? Make milk your sports drink. Recent studies find milk can repair and replenish muscle tissue after exercise by replacing nutrients such as protein, carbohydrates, vitamins, minerals and water. Arizona’s dairies serve up fresh milk daily.

A three ounce serving of lean beef contains more than 10% of your daily needs the following essential nutrients – protein (50%), zinc (39%), vitamin B12 (37%), selenium (24%), phosphorus (20%), niacin (18%), Vitamin B6 (16%), iron (14%), riboflavin (12%). My family raises high-quality Arizona beef.

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

Your one-stop show for local food is at Fill Your Plate!

March is National Nutrition and Fresh Celery Month. Arizona Agriculture is all about celery and nutrition since we grow plenty of this crisp veggie and a rainbow of colorful vegetables year around. Remember, in Arizona we’re planting and harvesting every month of the year!

Arizona agriculture uses the latest technology to conserve and manage our water including drip, basin, pivot and siphon tube irrigation. Our long-term, effective water storage and management actually ranks top tier compared to other parts of the country.