Light Cellar Super Foods

There’s often a wonderfully blurry line between herbs and food. Few plants blur that line as beautifully as Stinging Nettle (Urtica dioica). 🌿

Nettle is one of the most nutrient-dense plants we know, and every part of this remarkable plant has something valuable to offer!

Nettle is all-time favourite among herbalists and food lovers alike for its incredible concentration of bone-building and osteoprotective nutrients including calcium, magnesium, vitamin K and silica. 😁

And that’s not all - Nettle leaf also supports healthy blood vessel integrity and healthy iron levels, the young spring leaves may help calm mild seasonal allergy symptoms, and is rich in flavonoids and other antioxidant compounds - helping to regulate healthy inflammatory processes throughout the body. Both the leaf and seed are considered kidney tonics. Clearly, an all-around All Star - we weren’t joking 🌟👀

Now, how can you utilize beautiful nettle leaf, and incorporate it into your diet and lifestyle?

🌱 Enjoy nettle is as a nourishing tea infusion and as a food.
🌱It makes a beautiful infused vinegar or can simply be added to soups and broths to enrich them with its impressive mineral content.
🌱 It can easily substitute most leafy greens in recipes, just be sure to not eat it raw!

🌼🍃✨ A note to foragers:
There’s a reason it’s called Stinging Nettle! Tiny silica-rich hairs on the fresh leaves can irritate the skin, producing a temporary burning or hive-like reaction. Fortunately, the sting disappears once the leaves are dried, steamed or briefly blanched, making them completely safe to enjoy.

When harvesting fresh nettle, simply wear gloves and long sleeves to avoid unexpected irritation. 🤗

Have you tried nettle before? What are your favourite ways to use it? And if not, will you be train it this summer? Let us know in the comments below ☺️🌿

Check out our current small-batch treats, made in-house with superfoods, organic ingredients, sourced locally & seasonally whenever we can 🌿✨

Every bite is crafted to nourish—not just satisfy your sweet tooth.

❄️ Superfood Freezies
Various flavours ranging from citrus seabuckthorn, berry medleys and blue Jedi juice, these supercharged superfood freezies are made with cultured water kefir, fruit, herbs, honey, and sea salt!
→ Nourishing probiotic goodness to hydrate you on sunny summer days!

🌶️ 3-Protein Mexican Hot Chocolate Crèmeux
Blended with our 3-protein mix (collagen, whey isolate, colostrum) + local organic eggs & grass-fed gelatin
→ supports skin, hair & joints, gut health, and steady energy with protein + mineral-rich ingredients

🍇 Grape Haskap Elderberry Protein Yogurt Cup
Our 3-protein blend yogurt topped with house-made jam granola
→ balanced protein for recovery + fullness, probiotics for gut health, and slow carbs for lasting energy

🍑 Peach Saffron Gello Cup
Made with grass-fed gelatin + real fruit
→ supports digestion, skin elasticity, and hydration with a light, refreshing boost

💗 Strawberry Banana Baobab Superfood Vegan Cheesecake
→ Creamy, plant-based dessert packed with nutritive vitamins and potassium to support radiant skin, immunity and nerve + muscle function

🍫 Reishi Brownie
Decadent nutritive reishi goodness. A beautiful brownie with chocolate ganache, enriching for your body and taste buds
→ Reduce fatigue, support the heart and regulate the nervous system and stress

Real ingredients. Functional benefits. Made with care 💛

🌿July is the perfect time to explore the wild abundance all around us!

This is peak season for discovering local herbs in their full vitality — from open meadows to shaded trails, the land is alive with medicine. 🌼🌾

Want to deepen your connection with the plants that grow right here in Calgary?

🌱 Join one of our plant walks!
You’ll learn where to forage, how to identify wild herbs safely, and how to use them for food, medicine, and daily wellness.

📍 Space is limited — sign up now and let the land be your classroom. ☺️🌱

Sign up at lightcellar.ca

Happy July! Welcome to our Elixir of the month: Sun-Kissed Summer Matcha! 🍓✨💚

This Elixir is a bright, uplifting blend that captures the feeling of warm afternoons and long summer evenings. Creamy ceremonial matcha meets our handcrafted Strawberry Rhubarb Jam, calming botanicals, and nourishing superfoods for an elixir that’s equal parts refreshing, energizing, and deeply satisfying. 😌🌿
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Whether you’re escaping another rainy day or soaking up every ray of sunshine, this vibrant seasonal creation is your invitation to sip a little sunshine and feel kissed by summer. 🌞

What’s In the Magic?

🍓 Light Cellar Strawberry Rhubarb Jam — Made in-house with organic strawberries, garden-fresh rhubarb, hibiscus, dragonfruit, and Alberta-grown rhodiola. Sweet, tangy, and bursting with the flavours of prairie summer.
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🍵 Ceremonial Matcha — Smooth, vibrant green tea that delivers calm, sustained energy thanks to its unique balance of caffeine and L-theanine. Focus without the jitters.
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🍄 Reishi — Traditional Chinese Medicine’s beloved longevity mushroom. Deeply grounding, restorative, and supportive of the nervous system during busy summer days.

🌸 Sacred Lotus Pollen — A treasured botanical traditionally used to support vitality, emotional wellbeing, and a sense of ease. Delicate floral notes make this ingredient as beautiful as it is unique.

🌿 Lemon Balm — A bright, lemony herb cherished for helping calm a busy mind, ease stress, and gently lift the mood—bringing a little sunshine from the inside out.

🥥 Coconut Butter & Coconut Collagen — Creamy coconut butter creates a luscious texture while coconut collagen adds nourishing support for skin, hair, joints, and connective tissue.
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Our Sunkissed Summer Matcha Elixir is available in-store throughout July. Bring the summer vibes into your July – rain or shine! 🥰☀️

Sometimes the smallest changes are worth celebrating! ✨

After using the last of the original containers that came with the Kiyoko Natto business, our fresh, live-culture Natto has officially made the move to compostable packaging. 🌱

It’s a small update that feels perfectly aligned with how we approach food—thoughtfully made, with care for both people and the planet. 💚💙

Inside, nothing has changed. It’s still the same fresh, never frozen natto, handcrafted in-house with certified organic heirloom Canadian soybeans and traditional fermentation!

Now, you may be wondering… what exactly makes natto so special? Made with just two ingredients – certified organic heirloom Canadian soybeans and Bacillus subtilis (live bacteria) – natto is one of the world’s most celebrated traditional ferments.

It’s naturally rich in vitamin K2 and the unique enzyme nattokinase, with a distinctive flavour and texture that has been enjoyed for generations. 😋

Whether you’re a longtime natto lover or curious to try it for the first time, we invite you to discover why it’s such a beloved staple. 💛

If you’re curious to learn more about natto, its benefits, and our journey with Kiyoko Natto, click the link on our bio to find out more in our YouTube video! 🫘🥰

Take a peek at some of our current menu items + recent small-batch treats! All made in-house with superfoods, organic ingredients, sourced locally & seasonally whenever we can 🌿✨

Every bite is crafted to nourish—not just satisfy your sweet tooth.

Some of these are classic, well-loved mainstays on our menu ~ like our mushroom potage 🍄‍🟫, Thai squash soup, and gluten-free, grass-fed Chaga Grilled Cheese Sandwiches. Or a classic Tallow Chocolate Chip Cookie, a perfect accompaniment to any elixir, hot or cold 🍪

Others are deliciously crafted sweet treats, made with love to be tasty AND functional - like our 3-Protein Cremeux (think light + airy mousse with a perfect cake base, packed with colostrum, collagen and whey isolate.) Or our Vegan Superfood Cheesecakes, or Grass-fed gelatin Gello Cups (always with real fruit 🥭 🍒🍍). These flavours rotate every week or so, offering an ever-abundant source of various health benefits ✨

Or perhaps you’re in need of some deep hydration, with the approaching summer heat? Our Electrolight drinks will quench your thirst - a current flavour features beautiful spirulina from SpiraVeg | Fresh Spirulina Farm 🇨🇦, paired with holy Basil and green tea. 🌱 And don’t forget to please your inner child (or your real child) with some superfood freezies that don’t compromise on taste or health!

Real ingredients. Functional benefits. Made with care 💛🌞