Friday Food Facts
Friday Food Facts
Celebrate National Egg Month with Us!
May is national Egg Month! Did you know that our own Hickman’s Family Farms produces more than 7 million eggs a day for Arizona families? So, go ahead, it’s okay to eat more eggs, it’s a healthy choice!
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It’s Time to “Thank a Cow” For all they Provide
Did you know that beef by-products allow us to use 99% of every beef animal? Thank a cow the next time you wear make-up, deodorant, leather and bandages or eat marshmallows, Jell-O, and mayonnaise or chew your favorite gum! Beef is Arizona’s largest agriculture commodity.
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Eat Your Carrots! They’re Good for You
Friday, April 24th: Mel Blanc — the voice of Bugs Bunny — was allergic to carrots! Too bad since they’re a good source of Vitamin A and other vitamins and nutrients. In Arizona, Rousseau Family Farms is our largest carrot farmer growing on average 42,000,000 pounds of carrots each year.
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Eat Your Fruits and Veggies Cause we Eat Like Elephants!
Friday, April 17th: During your lifetime, you’ll eat nearly 60,000 lbs. of food or the weight of about 6 elephants! Of those 60,000 pounds make sure a good amount are Arizona’s fruits and vegetables and our nutritious animal proteins like beef, pork, lamb and eggs!
We’re Nuts About our Arizona Tree Nuts!
April 10th: Friday: If you shake a can of mixed nuts, the larger ones will always rise to the top! Shake that can and eat some of Arizona’s nutritious and tasty pecans and pistachio nuts.
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