Highwood Crossing Farms ~ Globe & Mail

Tony Marshal from Highwood Crossing Farms got a great mention in the Globe + Mail yesterday. We are proud to call them Local. Check it out here!

Support Highwood Crossing and the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank in the Put the Boots to Hunger program we are participating in this July. For every Kilogram of Pancake Mix purchased in Calgary Highwood Crossing will donate 1$ to the Calgary Interfaith Food Bank.

1$ buys 4$ of food.

Put the Boots To Hunger - This Summer

Common Calgary! Inter-faith food bank needs our help year round. Planet Foods, Highwood Crossing Farms, and local stores are getting ready to "Put The Boots To Hunger" through stampede season and we need your help.

Stay tunned for details! Together - We can do it!

Favorite Breakfasts from PF Team

How do the PF Team members start their day?

Its called “Fire in the Hole”. Take a slice of bread, cut a whole in it the size of toonie, butter both sides and put it in a frying pan. Then crack an egg in the middle of the bread and cook on each side for a few minutes. Done perfectly it should ooze out yellow goodness once you cut into the centre. Serve this with Highwood Crossing granola mixed with your choice of fresh fruit and yogurt to make this meal a little healthier… ~ Jesse

I make my own granola using Highwood Crossing’s oats (Steel Cut & Old Fashioned Rolled), flax seed and canola oil, with organic cranberries or blueberries along with organic honey from a friend’s farm. I will eat this about three times a week, a batch will last me a month, the other breakfast’s in a typical week would be a GoMacro™ Bar with a mySmoothie, and not to be forgotten each morning start’s with a KHC (Hoodoo or Kick Ass) brewed in a stainless steel French Press coffee maker. ~ Peter

I usually have 1/2 cup Highwood Crossing Sunflower and Flax Granola with either Soy milk or Yogurt. Sometimes I add fruit or will have a My Smoothie; Pomegranate is my favourite. I finish it all with a glass of water with Orange Flavoured Ultima mixed in so I start my day off hydrated. ~ Dana

Highwood Crossing Granola with steamed milk. Yummmmm ~ Leanne

Smoothie style: Crushed ice, vanilla yogurt, banana, fresh spinach, Highwood crossing flax oil, & water. Blend & enjoy. ~ John

Amy's ultimate favorite breakfast is: Fried Egg on Rice
Ingredients:
- bowl of cooked, Texmati brown rice
- 1 organic fried egg with about 1/3 cup of egg white added to it.
- sautéed purple onions
- washed, healthy handful of raw cilantro.
Method:
- place fried egg on top of brown rice, drizzle with tamari and sesame oil, add sautéed onions and garnish with raw cilantro.
- most important part, eat it with a spoon- it just makes it taste better!

Breakfast is usually free range organic eggs scrambled with Quality Bakery Bread toasted and smothered with organic butter, and for “second breakfast” either fruit and yogurt, a cup of miso soup, or yogurt and Highwood Crossing Granola. ~ Shelly

Healthy Hearts

Keeping your Heart Healthy

1) Avoid Tobacco Use & Second Hand Smoke, they both can damage your arteries
2) Eat a Healthy diet:
a. Rich in plant foods
b. Use only real Salt sparingly – Lake Crystal Salt is organic and high in essential minerals
c. Omega-3’s from Highwood Crossing Cold Pressed Flax Oil.
d. Whole Grains like RiceSelect Brown Texmati & Highwood Crossing Steel Cut Oats or Granola.
e. Vitamin D3 & sunshine – the fresh air helps too.
f. Coenzyme Q-10 helps reduce the risk of atherosclerosis by improving energy production in cells, inhibiting blood clot formation, and it is an excellent antioxidant.
g. Drink your antioxidants. Red Espresso, Vastu Rooibos Chai & Revolution Green Tea are high in antioxidants.
3) If you have diabetes, it is important to manage it. People with diabetes have a much higher risk of heart disease.
4) Do not drink excessively.
5) Reduce Stress.
6) Keep Active – 30 minutes a day minimum.

Weight Maintenance & Breakfast Ideas

Quick Simple Tips for Maintaining a Healthy Weight Target:
1) Have a realistic achievable weight goal for your body type and don't set unrealistic time lines.
2) Eat Breakfast everyday.
3) Watch less TV. Aim for less than 10 hours each week. That includes movies and video games.
4) Slowly change your food and lifestyle habits.
5) Stay physically active for at least 30 minutes each day.
6) Don't weigh yourself too often. It's about feeling good not a number.


Some great breakfast ideas from Planet Foods:
1) Highwood Crossing Granola with yogurt and fresh fruit
2) Quality Bakery Bread smothered in Sunland Peanut Butter
3) Ruth's Hemp Chia Goodness Cereal with added Fruit
4) A Shepherd Gourmet Feta Cheese and spinach omelet
5) PatsyPie's Morning Glory Muffins and a mySmoothie
6) Highwood Crossing Oatmeal, Ruth's Soft Hemp, and Equinox Maple Flakes
7) Don't forget to enjoy these breakfasts with Kicking Horse Coffee, Revolution Tea, Red Espresso, or Vastu Chai.