LASSENS – NATURAL FOODS & VITAMINS
From the very beginning, Lassen’s has supported Earth Day. The first Earth Day was April 22, 1970, and Lassen’s opened the next year. We’ve been celebrating Mother Earth ever since! Still independent, family owned and run, Lassen’s is committed to environmentally friendly, sustainable, healthy products and practices. This philosophy didn’t start with the official Earth […]
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This Water Doesn’t Just Travel a Long Distance! The Evamor story doesn’t start in Lousiana — but that’s where we went to learn about their naturally alkaline water. This delicious water starts in the Appalachian Mountains as water and snow. The water flows down through bedrock, filtering out impuries as it goes. As it travels
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Times Have Changed! It wasn’t that long ago that fat was a dirty word. I recall attending a gym class where the teacher advised choosing all-sugar treats (such as Starburst or Skittles) over treats with any fat at all. Many were excited to see no-fat products on the market — cookies and cakes made without
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We’re on the Hunt for Great New Products! September has brought us to Baltimore for the Natural Products Expo East Trade Show. We love attending seminars and meeting producers — it’s exciting to see the creativity and great new products! Here are some of the fun and delicious things we’ve see at this show! I
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Brought to you by Yemetz Family Farms! Lassen’s is committed to supporting organic and local farmers, and that applies to how we source our bulk items as well. A case in point is our bulk almonds, grown in the Central Valley of California. A few of weeks ago I visited George Yemetz at his almond
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Oda Saw She Could Help Solve that Problem When I came into the Lassen family and learned that Oda owned and ran a Health Food Store, I just sort of thought, “Oh, that’s cool.” It wasn’t until about ten years ago that it really hit me how astonishing that was. Oda was born in August,
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Salad, Side Dish, Appetizer, Sandwich Topping — You Will Love this Simple and Easy Recipe! If you have enjoyed a Danish Smörgåsbord (or Swedish, for that matter) you have probably noticed a multitude of small serving dishes with little pickles of all kinds, red cabbage (rødkål, see Oda’s recipe here), peas and carrots, cucumbers, pickled beets, and
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Improve your Workday Written by Denae In our Admin Offices there are a few of us that stretch for 5 minute every 2 hours. Since we started doing that earlier last year, we’ve really seen a huge improvement in our workday. I decided it was time to extend this life enhancing to you, our lovely
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Eat This, Not That: Childhood Favorites Written by Denae We all have our favorite snacks from when we were kids. Even if they weren’t allowed in our lunch box, we still pined after that one kid who took out the best fruit snacks and chips! It’s taken a few years to get here, but the
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Dipping Oils and Flavored Vinegar Written by Gayle These gifts for foodies are so much fun to make and give! The vinegar takes about a month for the flavors to “marry”, so be sure to let your loved one know before they pop it open for a tasty salad! Flavored Vinegar Place your chosen flavorings in a quart-sized
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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/
They Pack a Punch of Nutrition! Written by Gayle Like many products, goji berries have become a little hip lately! And for good reason. Goji berries (wolf berries) originated in Asia and have been grown for hundreds of years. They are considered one of the most nutritious berries. They are a significant export crop from
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