LASSENS – NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS
Superfood Spirulina! Written by Denae So, what does spirulina have to offer you? This microalgae is more than just your average “pond scum”; it’s a superfood rich in vitamins, nutrients, amino acids, and protein. It also has some pretty great nicknames, “Mother Nature’s Multivitamin”, “The Hulk of Superfoods”, and “Bread of the Sea” to name
WE MAKE COFFEE. More specifically, we make coffee that kicks ass, and we’ve done it for over 20 years. All our coffee is Organic. And all our coffee is Fairtrade. And it’s all deep, dark and delicious. FAIRTRADE: OUR POSITION “It can’t be done!” That’s what people said when we set out to use only
How to Stay Healthy through the Holidays Written by Denae It’s coming! The time of year we love to hate, or hate to love. So many parties and treats. So much stress. So much potential to pack on those pounds, making it more to lose when January’s resolutions come. For some reason, we do it to
Make it Your Way! One of the easiest — and most fun — meals is a Noodle Bowl. Popular in many different varieties, I love to make and eat them. I also love the way I can toss just about anything that I have in my refrigerator into my noodle bowl and change the experience! This recipe
Written by Denae Apples are beautiful, tasty, tart, sweet, and with such a variety everyone has a favorite! More apple posts to get you through this wonderful season! Vegan & Grain-Free Apple Crisp … Yam & Apple Bake Recipe https://lassens.com/blog/drum-roll-recipe-challenge-winner-3/ Apple Chips Recipe https://lassens.com/blog/easy-healthy-chips/ Applesauce Recipe https://lassens.com/blog/applesauce-the-taste-of-autumn/ Apple Slice “Cookies” Recipe https://lassens.com/blog/after-school-deserves-these-cookies/ Biodynamic Apples https://lassens.com/blog/biodynamic-its-almost-super-organic/
Looking for a Way to Hurry up Your Morning? Do you have the morning rush going on at your house? Here’s a make-ahead breakfast that will stay with you all morning!– Chia pudding! Yup, you read that right. Make a batch of this and breakfast prep is cut down to size. There are lots of
Written by Denae – Graphic Designer & Social Media Manager As you have likely seen, we have an incredible educational event coming this weekend that we’re sponsoring with the Organic & Natural Health Association. This Power of Nutrients event is being held all day in LA and will be dedicated to teaching you how to
What’s with Bone Broth? Written by Denae – Graphic Designer & Social Media Manager If you’re like me, you’re probably wondering where bone broth came from and why it seems to be trickling into lifestyle posts, recipes, and social media. I decided to do some research to help you (and me) understand what bone broth
Hang on as Long as You Can! We have mostly sent our kids back to school — my college girl goes next week — but since the warm weather still continues, I want to hang on to it as long as possible! Today I kept the taste of summer alive with this amazing sweet fruit
You’ll Totally Want to Fire Up The Grill for this Recipe! There’s nothing like a burger when you want to shout “Summer!” and these are amazingly creative and delicious, to boot! So we give you — Organic Grilled Peach & Cambozola Grass-Fed Beef Sliders Makes 4 sliders You’ll Need: 1 lb. Organic Grass-Fed Ground Beef Champignon
Perfect for the Afternoon Blahs! I’ve heard these little orbs of deliciousness called Energy Bites, but I just call them fantastic. No matter what is on my schedule, these little bites give me what I need to power through until dinner. There are many possible combinations of ingredients, but today I used prunes, nuts, and quinoa.
But This Time Scarier and More Serious Scientists have been warning us for some time that our over-use of antibiotics could lead to drug-resistant strains of bacteria. They have been calling for a drastic reduction of the use of antibiotics, particularly in our food system. Unfortunately, many growers have ignored those calls and continued to