The Grazing Mind

There’s always a lot of focus on pie recipes during the holiday season, so we’re gonna go ahead and ride that train a little longer. I give you, Pumpkin Pie, International Delight style…

Pumpkin Pie isn’t just for Thanksgiving, nor is it just for dairy lovers. Check out Cathy’s quick and delicious dairy-free recipe…

The National Organic Standards Board voted today to continue to allow plant-based DHA that is not hexane extracted to be used in the production of organic foods. We applaud this decision, as Horizon has used plant-based DHA in our Horizon Organic milk with DHA Omega-3 since 2007.

This is a clear victory for the millions of consumers who have purchased our DHA Omega-3 milk products over the past four years due to the added health benefits they are thought to deliver, including support for brain, heart and eye health at every stage of life.

As a result of this decision, consumers can continue to feel good about purchasing Horizon organic milk with DHA Omega-3 because it affirms that our plant-based DHA Omega-3 is a safe and effective non-synthetic additive, as well as non-GMO and extracted without the use of hexane. Unlike DHA from fish oil, it is also free from any possible ocean-borne contaminants, does not contribute to overfishing and is vegetarian.

Consumer demand for these products has helped us grow Horizon’s network of more than 600 family farmers. In fact, we’ve been able to double the number of family farmers we work with over the past five years.

This decision paves the way for the type of future innovation in organic dairy that will help grow the category. That’s good for the organic movement, good for people and good for the planet.

We know we’ve got a long way to go, but we’re sure proud of what we’ve achieved so far…

A classic dessert with a little holiday flavor…

Early American settlers used to settle disputes via pie eating contests on Thanksgiving Day… these contests served as the inspiration behind many of today’s popular organized eating events.

Mashed Potatoes, or Smashed potatoes? Early Americans fought many a battle over what to call the classic Thanksgiving potato dish.

Which side are you on?

You are allowed to eat Pumpkin Pie for breakfast everyday this week… seriously, it’s true

Every year, right around Christmas there are at least two things you can count on.

1. A Christmas Story will be shown on repeat, for 24 straight hours beginning Christmas Eve (Ralphie will almost shoot his eye out in every dang one of ‘em)

2. It’s a Wonderful Life will be on at least three television channels at any given time between Dec. 23, and Dec. 26

It’s a sure thing.

So why bring it up? Because we’re actually helping out with something along those lines this year; only with a little twist. We’re underwriting a special fundraising performance of the Colorado Shakespeare Festival’s holiday play It’s A Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry. And we’re giving half the proceeds from the December 8th performance to our friends at Community Food Share (an organization part of the Feeding America network (the nation’s largest hunger relief charity).

It’s a Wonderful Life: A Live Radio Play by Joe Landry is set in a 40s radio studio, with five actors recreating Frank Capra’s classic film, It’s a Wonderful Life, in a live broadcast. It’s got commercial breaks, one of those old applause signs and the actors even do their own sound effects. I’ve heard from quite a few people around here that it’s a great performance, and a great time… not to mention it supports a great cause.

So if you’re in the area, pick up some tickets and enjoy the show. For details on the event, check out our website.

To learn 10 things you didn’t know about It’s a Wonderful Life, check out this website.

Generally, most people aren’t getting a healthy does of calcium in their diets, and they probably don’t even know it. So to help out, our Silk Soymilk products now contain 50 percent more calcium than conventional dairy milk*.

This includes all Vanilla, Chocolate, Very Vanilla and Original flavors; matching the amount of calcium offered by our Silk Pure Almond and Pure Coconut flavors.

And like all other Silk products, these added calcium options are verified Non-GMO by The Non-GMO Project, and are made from high-quality soybeans sourced only from North American farmers.

Silk has also teamed up with best-selling author Kathy Freston to spread the word about the importance of eating a plant-based, nutrient-rich diet. “Calcium is a nutrient that so many people do not get enough of, which is concerning since it provides many important health benefits,” says Freston. “Now that Silk’s soymilk line contains 50 percent more calcium than conventional dairy milk it is an easy and delicious way to help people meet their daily calcium requirements while getting all of the benefits of plant-based nutrition contained in every glass of Silk to boot.”

Check out our website to learn more.

*Silk refrigerated beverages, excluding organic soymilk, soymilk with DHA and aseptic soymilk, have 45% DV of calcium; dairy milk has 30% DV.  Dairy data from USDA National Nutrient Database for Standards Reference.  Release 23 (2010).  Data consistent with typical 2% milk.