Lakanto Breakfast Cereal

The contest is open to everyone, both customers and non-customers and is an opportunity to learn some new Lakanto recipes and have a chance to win some ***FREE*** Lakanto products.

Here's how it works. Just comment on this blog post below by pasting your recipe into the Comment box, but be sure to include your name and contact info (preferably email), or go to our Facebook page and post
your favorite Spring Lakanto recipe.

Our panel of judges will be looking for healthy recipes that are unique, and that have wide appeal to the largest number of people. At the end of the month we will announce the top three winners on our blog and on our Facebook page.

Our prizes will be packages of our popular Lakanto products. Everyone can play so please join the fun….

In order to kick off the recipe contest we're including our favorite Lakanto Blueberry Cornmeal Pancake recipe. Here it is:

Lakanto Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes

Lakanto Blueberry Cornmeal Pancakes

Ingredients:

" 1 cup soy or oat milk
" ½ cups water
" 1 cup whole-wheat flour
" 1 or 2 scoops of Hemp Protein
" ½ cup ground cornmeal
" 2 tablespoon grounded Lakanto
" 1 teaspoon baking powder
" 1/4 teaspoon salt
" 1 cup frozen blueberries
" 2 teaspoon vegetable oil

1. Pre heat oven to 200 degrees
2. In a small bowl combine the soy or oat milk and water
3. In a large bowl, combine the flour, hemp powder, cornmeal, Lakanto, baking powder, soda and salt. Stir in the liquid ingredients. Fold in the blueberries and let sit for 5 minutes.
4. Lightly oil a skillet or griddle and heat over medium heat. Pour about ¼ cup of batter into the hot griddle and cook until pancakes are bubbly on top, flip over and cook on the other side.
5. Transfer to a baking sheet and keep in the oven while cooking the remaining batter. Serve warm with yogurt and fresh fruits. Sprinkle with Lakanto (optional)

What are you cooking in your kitchen? Let us know by posting your comments below.

Lakanto Valentines Gift

We believe they are the most delectable chocolates in the world…really. We think you will agree. And they are actually healthy for you, in moderation of course!

Now the bad news…and the good!

We couldn’t get all the stars to align to get them to you for Valentines Day. So we’d like to offer you a special discount coupon of 10% as our Valentines Day gift to you. Join our Facebook community where we will be making more special offers and announcements on a more frequent basis. Click this link to go to our Facebook page and get your discount coupon code there. Just use the coupon code when checking out to get a 10% discount on your whole order.

Stay tuned for our announcement later this month about your new and improved Sugar-Free, Guilt-Free, Chocolate made with organic raw cacao and LAKANTO!

Can't wait for Sugar-Free Chocolate made with LAKANTO? Make Some!

In the meantime, why not make your own? Try this brand-new recipe for Sugar-free Raw Chocolate-dipped Strawberries.

Lakanto Chocolate dipped strawberries

Raw Chocolate Dipped Strawberries

1/2 Cup cacao butter

2/3 Cup cacao powder (or 1/2 Cup cacao paste)

1/2 teaspoon virgin coconut oil

1/2 tablespoon ground vanilla bean or pure vanilla extract

4 tablespoon ground LAKANTO®

Pinch of salt

Approximately 20 fresh strawberries

Method

1. Grind LAKANTO® in a spice grinder until very fine

2. To melt the cacao, put a bowl into a small pot of water on the stovetop. Use just enough heat to melt the cacao without cooking it.

3. Melt the cacao butter, add cacao powder and coconut oil and mix till smooth. Alternatively, you can use cacao paste (also called cacao liquor) in place of the butter and powder.

4. Stir in the LAKANTO®, add vanilla and a pinch of salt. Mix well.

5. Once everything is thoroughly mixed, dip and roll the strawberries in the chocolate sauce, then place them onto parchment paper.

6. 1/2 cup of melted cacao will cover about 20 strawberries.

7. Refrigerate the dipped strawberries for 15 minutes to harden the chocolate.

So whether your Valentine's Day will be about showing your love for a significant other, embarking on a new romance or flying solo, be sure to take advantage of the 10% savings on LAKANTO today.

Use LAKANTO and enjoy sweet peace of mind, knowing that its delicious taste will not raise your blood sugar or insulin levels.

Head over to our LAKANTO Facebook page to get the coupon code, and while you're there, let us know about the sweet treats you'll be sharing with your sweetheart!

www.facebook.com/Lakanto

PS. There are more wonderful LAKANTO recipes here.

Japan Earthquake Damage

Supporting the Japanese Relief Effort

We want to thank our many customers who have called and written expressing concern about the situation in Japan. Some of you have also expressed concern about the quality and availability of Lakanto. We have been kept informed by our Japanese partners who have been on the front lines of the relief effort from the very first day. Here is the story from the very best sources of information available.

The original dangers from the earthquake and the tsunami have subsided but the number of dead and missing continues to rise. The nuclear power plants at Fukushima are still a growing concern, but the Japanese resolve to bring the situation under control will ultimately win out.

We are confident that, in all of these horrific circumstances, the deep reserves of fortitude and resilience which the Japanese people are known for will hold them in good stead.

The Saraya Co., Ltd. is using its immense resources in the area of healthcare, hygiene, food, and environmental sanitation to bring immediate relief to the homeless and displaced victims of the tragedy.

Saraya unharmed by earthquake and tsunami

Saraya Co., Ltd.'s headquarters and Lakanto manufacturing facility is located in Osaka, some 600 km from the area that was hit the hardest. This distance means the Lakanto manufacturing plant was unharmed and will continue to produce the highest quality products and will supply our distributors around the world without interruption.

Report from Mr. Yusuke Saraya, President, in Japan

"Gasoline and electricity are being rationed in Kanto (Tokyo area)
and Tohoku (the area of the earthquake) and people are encouraged to
buy water, dry foods, batteries and other necessities when possible.
However there is a shortage in many of these commodities, so people
in areas such as Kansai (Osaka) are helping to provide goods to those
in need. Saraya is helping with soap and alcohol hand disinfectant.

Everybody around the world and in Japan are pulling together to help
those in need, and the local rebuilding process is gradually making
progress. First roads are being cleaned and repaired to allow
cleaning and repairing of homes, industrial sites, and business
centers damaged by the earthquake. Unfortunately, this is a massive
project and millions of people have been affected, with tremendous
lose of irreplaceable belongings.

The earthquake has affected businesses in many ways. Besides the
obvious damage to businesses in eastern and northern Japan, companies
that produce raw materials affected by the quake can no longer keep
up with orders, leaving many companies scrambling for resources
outside of Japan.

Regarding the nuclear plant in Fukushima, this is the most worrisome
subject now, especially for those outside of Japan who have been led
to believe in the worst situation, that nuclear fallout will cause
radiation to spread around the world. Fortunately, the reality is
that even in the worst scenario, only a small area around the
Fukushima nuclear plants would be directly affected. It is a pity
when private companies such as the owners of the Fukushima plant or
BP Oil make oversights on the safety of their facilities.

However, it is said that the Japanese government has been great at
responding to the earthquake and tsunami, and the early warning
system helped save thousands of lives.

The Japanese Self Defense Force and the national police have
deployed 100,000 service men and women to aid in rescue and
reconstruction. However, I must sadly report that the number dead
exceed 10,000 people, with over 17,000 listed as missing.

The people who suffered and lost their homes due to the tsunami as
well as those who were evacuated from around the nuclear plants are
more than 450,000 families.

Our prayers are with everyone affected and helping with the rescue."

Yusuke Saraya, Saraya President

Saraya Health donating 25% profits to relief effort

Overwhelmed with grief for our friends and co-workers in Japan we have decided to contribute 25% of our profits this year to the Japanese Relief efforts. We will contribute directly to the Japanese people on the ground in the most devastated areas through our parent companies efforts with providing the much needed supplies of food, health, hygiene, and environmental safety.

Thank you all for your continued support!

In honor of American Diabetes Month, we are offering you these diabetic safe products and our commitment to bring you the best diabetic safe products and services we can find.

Our newest products, OMG Raw, Dark Chocolate is now available.

OMG Chocolate

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We look forward to a long and healthy relationship.

To your health,

The Saraya Health Team