Have Your Cake And Eat It Too At BabyCakes
Before I get into how phenomenal BabyCakes NYC is, we should first walk through a brief glossary of terms…
Kosher: a term that refers to something (not just food products) having followed all of the Jewish legal guidelines
Parve: food products that do not contain or have not come into contact with any meat or dairy
Vegan: a diet and lifestyle that excludes the use of animal products (meat, poultry, seafood, eggs, dairy, honey, fur, leather, wool, gelatin etc) in food, clothing or any other use
Gluten: storage proteins that exist, conjoined with starch, in some grass-related grains such as wheat, rye and barley
Agave Nectar: a carbohydrate rich substance with a low glycemic index, thought to protect against health risks often associated with artificial sweeteners, (also from the same Agave plant from which tequila is made, however, sans blurry intoxicated effect)
Glycemic Index: a ranking of carbohydrates according to their effect on our blood glucose levels, with the high GI carbs being the ones that cause our glucose and insulin levels to spike drastically (not as good for you)
Spelt: an ancient grain closely related to common wheat and is made up of 57.9% carbohydrates, 17% proteins, 3% fats plus a moderate amount of gluten (compared to wheat, this translates into 15-20% more proteins, higher in complex carbs and includes enzymes to assist in glucose and insulin secretion)
BabyCakes NYC: certified Kosher, parve and vegan bakery that offers all-natural, organic and refined sugar free alternatives for dessert
Located at 248 Broome Street (and soon to come Los Angeles shop), this bakery actually makes you feel healthy just by reading their ingredients lists. Substituting rice flour, garbanzo/fava bean mix or spelt in place of standard bleached flour, the founders of BabyCakes NYC find creative ways to work around various food allergies, dietary restrictions and mainstream products that put your health at risk. Canola and cold pressed virgin coconut oil represent fat to help ensure that the decadent apple pies or stacks of fluffy donuts preserve their “dessert” integrity. I bought an agave sweetened spelt chocolate birthday cake for my mom in July and have sent many gluten-free friends down for their loaves of various breads, cookies, brownies and cupcakes. Best of all, their staff welcomes questions and helps to educate customers about the benefits of each ingredient…that is, for those who aren’t as lucky as you to have received this glossary cheat sheet.
Wow, those look great! I have been known to have an unhealthy love for donuts, but a ‘healthy’ variety might be just what I need.
Thanks
Jack said this on October 5, 2009 at 9:37 PM |
i loved the comment of healthy just reading the ingrediants i think i am going use it as my own
chris said this on October 7, 2009 at 8:55 AM |