Friday Food Facts

Friday, April 17^th: 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!

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.

Friday, April 3^rd: National Egg Salad week begins next week. And since eggs are the most economical protein around, you’ll want to pick up some of Arizona’s Hickman’s Family Farm eggs! Their eggs can be found at AJ’s, Albertson’s, Bashas, Costco, Food City, Fry’s, IGA, Sams Club, Sprouts, WalMart and many convenience stores.

Try the new culinary craze, an egg-topped tossed salad.

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Friday, March 27th: Contrary to popular belief, London broil is not a cut of beef but rather a method of cooking. A North American beef dish made by broiling or grilling marinated flank steak, then cutting it across the grain into thin strips has a great tradition in our state. Why? Arizona’s quality beef is some of the tastiest around!!

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March, Friday 20^th: News Flash, there are only 8 biotech crops approved of and growing in the United States. Also known as GMO crops and successful as reducing pesticide use and improving yields, the biotech crops are cotton, alfalfa, soybeans, corn, papaya, a summer squash and sugar beets. The biotech crops growing in Arizona are alfalfa, corn and cotton.

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