Healthy
Gluten Free (REAL FOOD) Gourmet Vegetable Snack Chips 0g Trans Fat
and amazing products made with the Vegetable Snack Chip crushed and used as an
ingredient.
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Kathy
Berresheim holding her fund
raiser cookbook |
Papa
Lena's is honored to be involved in a special
fund raiser
for one of our dear dear friends, Kathy Berresheim.
Donations are being taken at Kathy's Care web
site
that is located at http://www.papalena.com/kathy
Kathy's second passion in life has always been
baking.
(Her first being child care) Over the years she
has delighted
her friends and family with these sumptuous creations
that
until now were hers alone. The fundraising efforts
are centered
on this compilation of 100 recipes from her private
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Beet
Chip & Sweet Potato Chip veggie
cookies...
a delicious healthy (REAL FOOD) way to snack.
Delicious
Fresh Baked Cookies...100% percent, all natural,
healthy cookie ingredients. 0g
Trans Fat (NOT
GLUTEN FREE)
Currently
we are in the process of interviewing professional
Bakeries who have the proper facilities and
equipment to make our
Veggie Cookies. The unique taste and our
healthy quality standards are the deciding
factor. After the FMI / Fancy Food Show
we received so many orders for these very
special cookies that we could not keep up.
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At Papa Lena's
we take the actual fresh vegetable
thru our convection oven roasting and olive
oil coating process then break
grind and crush the veggie chips into
our many different variations of healthy
vegetable cookies.
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Trans Fat Free Veggie Chips
Snacks - Gluten-Free (REAL
FOOD) Veggie Chips - Handmade Healthy Foods.
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Our
Veggie Snack Chips are Roasted Sweet
Red Bell Pepper Chips®, So-Good Sweet
Potato Chips® 100% REAL SWEET POTATO,
Sweet Bodacious Beet Chips® and Spicy
Hot Roasted Poblano Chips® are (REAL
FOOD) all coated with naturally
trans fat-free, non-hydrogenated real Olive
Oil and unlike anything
you've ever tasted.
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Papa
Lena's Healthy Vegetable Chips have 0g
Trans Fat and
are an important part of a Gluten
Free Healthy Lifestyle.
The Roasted Veggie Chips are 0g
Trans Fat convection oven roasted and
olive oil coated and then lightly seasoned with
Mediterranean Sea Salt.
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Our
kitchen and healthy foods gourmet shop is
located at 1438 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago,
IL. Papa (Grand-Pa) taught us how to make
foods that were unique, different, and delicious. We
want you to have a burst of flavor in every
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At
Papa Lena's Healthy Foods Inc. we have found
so many versatile uses for the crispy chips
that we have added a line of products including
giardinera, salad dressings, pasta sauce,
tapenades, caponetta, and dips. We welcome
you to try our healthy (REAL FOOD) gourmet
vegetable snack for kids and adults. |
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WHAT ARE
TRANSFATS?
- Trans fat is short for
trans fatty acid.
- A trans
fat is an artificial fat that is semi-solid and
firm.
- Trans fats contribute
to artery blocking and higher cholesterol levels.
DID YOU KNOW?
- Trans fats are often found
in cookies, chips, microwave popcorn, and other
packaged treats that are made using hydrogenated oils
or food preservatives.
- Consuming
partially hydrogenated oils
is like inhaling cigarette smoke. They will kill
you -- slowly, over time, but as surely as you
breathe.
- Hydrogenated fats
are liquid oils that have been processed through
a chemical hardening method to achieve increased
hardness at room temperature.
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Authentic
Italian Healthy Gourmet Foods
Available
for take-out from our gourmet shop at 1438 W. Chicago
Ave. Chicago,
IL 60622 |
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MILD Roasted
Red Pepper
Creamy Garlic Dip |
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Healthy
Low Fat Breads and
Deliciously Creamy Cakes (NOT
GLUTEN FREE)
Sold
as fresh or frozen and available for take-out from
our gourmet shop at 1438 W. Chicago Ave. Chicago,
IL 60622
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Light
and Low Fat
Pumpkin Banana Bread |
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Sinfully Low Fat Banana
Breads
Contains no butter or oil. How does it get so
moist, you say? Every slice is bursting with
ripe, fresh bananas containing high-grade
protein, potassium, vitamins, fiber and three
of the essential amino acids.
This is the same taste treat that Mama Lena has
been making for over 25 years. Kids love it and
parents love the fact they are eating healthy,clean,
energy-giving carbs.
100% Natural and 100% Delicious! |
Papa Lena’s Creamy
Dreamy Coconut Cake
Dense and moist white cake with a light whipped
topping and real shredded coconut, this is the
best coconut cake on the planet!
Sold in the following sizes:
2 1/2 X 2 1/2 single slice
baby cakes 3X5 (serves 3-4)
mama-cakes 6X9 (serves 6-8) or a party sized
papa-cake 9X12 (serves 12-16).
100% Natural and 100% Delicious! |
Papa Lena’s Luscious
Limoncello Lemon Cake
This cake is rich and moist, made with fresh lemon
juice and a layer of home-made Limoncello Liqueur
custard.
A light whipped topping with fresh grated lemon
peel makes your palate quiver with delight!
Sold in the following sizes:
2 1/2 X 2 1/2 single slice
baby cakes 3X5 (serves 3-4)
mama-cakes 6X9 (serves 6-8) or a party sized
papa-cake 9X12 (serves 12-16).
100% Natural and 100% Delicious!
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Where to purchase
Papa Lena's Healthy Foods products
**Note**
the stores below carry a limited list of Papa lena's (REAL
FOOD) product line, it is always a good idea to call ahead.
If the store where you shop does not have the Papa Lena's
item you are looking for, you can ask your retailer to
contact
Marie lena (312) 455-8100 and we will do all we can to
have the products you want in the store.
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Sunset
Foods http://www.sunsetfoods.com/
Highland
Park
1812 Green Bay Road
(847)
432-5500
Northbrook
1127 Church Street
(847)
272-7700
Lake
Forest
825 S. Waukegan Road
(847)
234-8380
Libertyville
1451 West Peterson
(847)
573-9570 |
7245 Lake St.
River Forest, IL 60305
708.366.1045 MAP
Hours: 8 a.m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week, 9 miles west
of the Chicago.
Whole
Foods Market
Lincoln Park
1000 West North Ave
Chicago, IL 60622
Phone: 312.587.0648 MAP
Whole
Foods Market
Chicago Sauganash
6020 N Cicero Ave (Cicero & Peterson)
Chicago, IL 60646
Phone: 773.205.1100 MAP
Whole
Foods Market
Chicago Gold Coast
30 W Huron St
Chicago, IL 60610
(312) 932-9600
wholefoodsmarket.com
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Whole
Foods Market
Northbrook, IL
760 Waukegan Rd
Deerfield, IL 60015
(847) 444-1900
wholefoodsmarket.com
Whole
Foods Market
Evanston
1640 Chicago Ave
Evanston, IL 60201
(847) 733-1600
wholefoodsmarket.com
Whole
Foods Market
Lakeview-Chicago
3300 N Ashland Ave, Chicago, IL
(773) 244-4200
wholefoodsmarket.com
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Foodstuffs
Gourmet Shops
GLENCOE
338 PARK AVENUE
847.835.5105
STORE MGR I NAN VANDERVENTOR
EVANSTON
2106 CENTRAL STREET
847.328.7704
STORE MGR I CHRIS FERKENHOFF
GLENVIEW
1456 WAUKEGAN ROAD
847.832.9999
STORE MGR I NICOLE GALLAGHERLAKE
LAKE
FOREST
255 WESTMINSTER
847.234.6600
STORE MGR I NEAL HESSER
ASSISTANT MGR I CARRIE PIERCE
SPECIAL ORDER MGR I AVA FEDER |
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1402
W Grand Ave.
Chicago, IL 60622
(Corner of Grand and Noble)
Phone: (312) 624-9508
www.greengrocerchicago.com |
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East
Bank Club
500 North Kingsbury Street
Chicago, Illinois 60610
(312) 527-5801
website
info@eastbankclub.com |
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Papa Lena's is a Chicago gourmet
pizza lovers dream come true!
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Scoville scale
The Scoville scale is a measure of the hotness or piquancy of a chili pepper. These fruits of the Capsicum genus contain capsaicin, a chemical compound which stimulates chemoreceptor nerve endings in the skin, especially the mucous membranes. The number of Scoville heat units (SHU) indicates the amount of capsaicin present. Some hot sauces use their Scoville rating in advertising as a selling point.
The scale is named after its creator, American chemist Wilbur Scoville, who developed a test for rating the pungency of chili peppers. His method, which he devised in 1912,[1] is known as the Scoville Organoleptic Test. An alternative method of quantitative analysis, known as high-performance liquid chromatography, directly measures capsaicinoids and attempts to relate the measured concentration in ppm to the Scoville scale using a mathematical conversion factor of 15, 20 or 30 depending on the capsaicinoid[2].
Scoville scale
Scoville rating Type of pepper
| 15,000,000–16,000,000 |
Pure capsaicin[5] |
| 8,600,000-9,100,000 |
Various capsaicinoids, such as homocapsaicin, homodihydrocapsaicin, and nordihydrocapsaicin |
| 2,000,000–5,300,000 |
Standard U.S. Grade pepper spray[6], FN 303 irritant ammunition |
| 855,000–1,041,427 |
Naga Jolokia [7][8][9][10] |
| 350,000–580,000 |
Red Savina Habanero[11][12] |
| 100,000–350,000 |
Habanero chili,[13] Scotch Bonnet [13] |
| 100,000–350,000 |
Datil pepper, Capsicum chinense |
| 100,000–200,000 |
Rocoto, Jamaican Hot Pepper [6], African Birdseye |
| 50,000–100,000 |
Thai Pepper, Malagueta Pepper, Chiltepin Pepper, Pequin Pepper |
| 30,000–50,000 |
Cayenne Pepper, Ají pepper [13], Tabasco pepper, some Chipotle peppers |
| 10,000–23,000 |
Serrano Pepper, some Chipotle peppers |
| 4,500–5,000 |
New Mexican varieties of Anaheim pepper,[14] Hungarian Wax Pepper[15] |
| 2,500–8,000 |
Jalapeño Pepper |
| 1,500–2,500 |
Rocotillo Pepper |
| 1,000–1,500 |
Poblano Pepper |
| 500–2,500 |
Anaheim pepper [16] |
| 100–500 |
Pimento[6], Pepperoncini |
| 0 |
No heat, Bell pepper [6] |
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For immediate release July 21, 2008
Husband and wife team Danny and Marie Lena—the dream duo behind Papa Lena's notorious veggie chips—introduce a new item to their line of healthy foods: beet hummus. Available in three different flavors—mild, garlic and spicy hot garlic—the creamy, rose-colored dip mixes traditional, all-natural hummus with Papa Lena's crushed and powdered beet chips.
"My grandfather told us never to waste anything," says Danny. "So, by using our own surplus beet chips that don't make it into the stores, we're not wasting anything."
Family traditions have always played a central role in the Lenas' business. For instance, the process for making the oven-roasted veggie chips—crispy, locally grown beets, poblanos, red bell peppers and sweet peppers—originated with Danny's grandfather in Calabria, Italy. Every fall after Danny turned 10, he helped his grandfather prepare the vegetables in a shedini (little shed) on their farm in Des Plaines, Illinois; come December they transformed the seasoned veggies into crispy chips and then served them to their family. Over the past 40 years, Danny continued the tradition, concocting thousands of chip-based recipes for his friends and family to enjoy.
Reflecting on their various careers at the age of 50, Danny and Marie literally cooked up a new recipe for success. Fortunately Danny and Marie have years of entrepreneurial experience under their belts, including 23 years of touring nationally as motivational speakers. They took their own advice that anything is possible and started churning out thousands of batches of chips in 2005.
Steadfast and determined, the couple went from working out of their home kitchen for their first event to selling at farmers' markets and renting kitchen space at Kitchen Chicago to accommodate the rapidly increasing number of chips orders from around the city. High-end, cutting-edge restaurants around the city, including Avec and Blackbird started using the veggie chips as a flavorful garnish and recipe ingredient. They also added other items such as Lemoncello cake, made-to-order Sicilian pizza and garlicky Roasted Red Pepper dip, to the mix. In 2006 they opened their own storefront at 1438 W. Chicago Avenue. Keeping up with the constant flow of orders for a mom-and-pop business has been a challenging task but one Danny and Marie welcome with open arms.
They're confident that their new hummus will keep the Papa Lena buzz alive, not to mention spice up quite a few hummus-lovers' kitchens. The ingredients and cooking processes for all of their products reflect not only the Lenas' commitment to family tradition but also health-conscious living (a lifestyle with which Marie particularly identifies as a former body builder and still-practicing personal trainer). As a result, every Papa Lena's veggie chip product is trans-fat-free. Hummus, dairy dips and chips are also gluten-free.
Find Papa Lena's beet hummus and veggie chips all over the Midwest US, including 29 Whole Foods locations, all seven Chicago-land Treasure Island’s, all four Sunset Foods (northern suburbs), all four Foodstuffs locations (northern suburbs), and Chicago’s own Green Grocer, or purchase products online at papalena.com.
For additional information or to arrange an interview, please contact Danny Lena at (312) 455-8100 or papalena@sbcglobal.net You may also visit www.papalena.com or www.beethummus.com
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