Eat like Gwyneth Paltrow! Eat Spelt!
Spelt is a yummy whole grain that's high in protein and fiber. I've tried it in the past just on it's own - porridge style. It wasn't very exciting. Then I found out about The Spelt Bakery down on Venables in the Commercial Drive area and was pleasantly surprised by their assortment of baked goods and the spelt mixes. I've tried a few things in the bakery so far. The spelt breads are hearty and flavourful. I bought an apple pie to take to a meeting. The pastry was delicious and made of spelt flour instead of regular flour. I also tried one of their brownie mixes and that was super yummy. They whipped up quickly and were nice and moist. I have to give thumbs up to everything I tried.
For those of you that worry that healthy things don't taste good, you don't have to worry about that with these products. Everyone that tried the pie and the brownies commented that they tasted great and were surprised that it was made with a different grain than what they were used to.
They aren't open every day to the public, but if you're in the area during the following hours, I would highly recommend dropping in for a snack:
-Wednesday from 12 to 6
-Friday from 12 to 6 and
-Saturday from 10 to 5:30
Their address is 1692 Venables St. Vancouver, BC
Enjoy.
