Friday Food Facts

June is Dairy month! Arizona’s 188,000 dairy cows provide us with the freshest milk, cheese and yogurt. On average, a dairy cow will produce 7 gallons of milk each day. That’s a lot of milk! Remember too, 97% of your milk in the grocery store is coming from our local Arizona Dairies.

A 3-ounce serving of lean beef is an excellent source of protein, supplying more than half of the protein most people need each day. Our Arizona beef ranks in the top in quality and taste. So put some Arizona beef on the grill this summer.

Its 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 Watermelon in the U.S. Make this and other fruits a centerpiece of your summer family picnics.

Beef is a nutrient-dense food and is the #1 source for protein, vitamin B12 and zinc. In Arizona, it’s our number one agriculture commodity bringing in around $850 million to our state. This summer weekend is a good time to grill some juicy steaks.

If you place a ripe banana next to a green tomato, the tomato will ripen due to the ethylene gas produced by the banana. While Arizona doesn’t grow bananas, we do grow lots of delicious tomatoes. And Yuma, is where we grow all our leafy green vegetables.