LASSENS – NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS
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Another Healthy and Fresh Salad! There’s no doubt that broccoli is one of those super healthy foods — high in vitamin C and K, fiber and even some minerals, but low in carbohydrates. I love roasted broccoli, but also love to use it as the star in salads — even for a whole meal. This recipe […]
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This soup is great for any kind of weather! Ok, so I know that the weather forecast has been all over the place, but no matter the temperature, I still love me some soup! Especially when it combines some of my favorite flavors (Thai anyone?), is quick and easy, and is great left over. This one
Margeaux and Linda to the Rescue! Margeaux has always been into healthy living. Once a professional dancer in New York, she loved juicing and eating vegan and raw foods. Her mother Linda was frustrated with high blood pressure, so she began a raw/vegan lifestyle as well. Within six months, she was totally off of her medication.
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Not All Supplements Are Created Equal Several months ago there were news stories casting doubt on the purity of herbal supplements. The New York Attorney General highlighted the store brands of several national companies. Samples taken from those store brands were found by DNA testing to not have the ingredients listed on the labels. There
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This Smoothie Bowl Will Make Others Green with Envy! Super matcha — it just has a ring, doesn’t it? Matcha is the finely ground powder of specially grown and processed green tea. But not just any green tea! Generally tea leaves are dried and then are steeped in hot water. But Matcha leaves are ground finely and so
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Here’s a Recipe to Fancy Up That Salmon! I love salmon, and often order it in restaurants, since they often find ways to prepared and serve it so beautifully. But to the rescue! You too can fancy up your salmon at home! Salmon is full of healthy Omega 3 fatty acids, niacin, B-vitamins, and of course
Heart Healthy Salmon, and Heart Healthy Beets! Read More »
Put some Pow in Your Day! Have you heard of Smoothie Bowls? They can provide a powerful punch of nutrition in one delicious bowl! Lassen’s is now offering smoothie bowls in our delis, and you can make them yourself as well! Here is a new Acai Smoothie Bowl recipe that we are featuring this month!
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It Can Be Easier Than You Think! I recently listened to a TED talk on easy ways to change habits (I can’t find it now — too many TED talks available, and I don’t remember who gave the talk!) Anyway. The take-away, for me, was that if we want to establish new habits, we should attach them
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Yep, It’s Broccoli I kind of grew up without broccoli. I didn’t really give it a second thought until I went away to college and discovered this beautiful vegetable. I ate it regularly with my roommates, and I couldn’t understand why it wasn’t a staple on the generally healthy table of my family. I came
It's Always on Lists of Healthiest Foods! Read More »
Time For Healthy Soup! There’s nothing like a steaming hot mug of soup on a rainy day, and I pulled out one of my all-time favs today. Our family has been going to Andersen’s Split Pea Soup Restaurant in Buellton (or in Carlsbad, when we’re there) for many years. You can buy soup mix there, and
Hooray! The Rain is Here! Read More »
It’s so fun to whip up some fun gifts in the kitchen! Lassen’s carries all of the ingredients for these wonderful Salt and Sugar Scrubs, including jars and bottles. Or you can reuse containers like I did with these Talenti Gelato jars! And they are immediately ready to give, so you can throw some of these
DIY Salt and Sugar Scrubs for Easy Gifts! Read More »
Gluten Free and Vegan! Celine calls herself a natural baker, and when the daughter of a friend was found to have allergies, she decided to try her hand at baking her some treats. She started experimenting, and the first treat she made was a garbanzo bean brownie, which was a big hit with her friends. Fast forward about 5
Celine is the (Local) Karma Baker! Read More »