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| Sweet Soul Bakery, a plant based, gluten free bakery, is the sweetest addition to come to the town of St. James. Having had their store’s grand opening in November, their mission since founded in 2017, has been to lower the bar to eating healthier as to make it easy and enjoyable for everyone. Also, to create vegan, gluten-free food as not only a healthier alternative to other food options, but delicious, satisfying and appealing to vegans and non-vegans alike. At Sweet Soul Bakery, they offer a variety of tasty treats including cheesecakes, donuts, cupcakes, blondies, brownies, raspberry crumb bars, energy bites, soups and more; all of which nicely pair with everything from their espresso machine. They use only the highest quality of ingredients, like almond butter, oats (gluten free), monk fruit, maple syrup, agave and organic whenever possible—no preservatives or artificial ingredients. According to co-owners Michael Strahl and Pat Charity, who met at Simplicity Yoga, “Our goal is to make food as nutritious as it can be and still be delicious.” They started with a sampling to make sure people loved their products. After which, they turned to selling at local farmer’s markets. Then, wholesaling to stores like Tula Kitchen, Batata Cafe and The Purple Elephant after opening up their own brick and mortar space. As the one who develops the recipes, Charity, a cancer survivor, believes that cleaning up her diet has contributed to her great health today. Serving 100% plant based vegan, and gluten free products is what Sweet Soul Bakery is known for. But, what exactly does it mean to live a vegan or plant based life? Veganism is a moral philosophy that promotes minimizing the exploitation of animals wherever practicable. It’s a lifestyle which seeks to avoid meat, dairy, eggs and any type of animal derived product. In the same way vegans stop eating animals, they abstain from forms of entertainment that exploit animals, as well as, wearing wool or leather. On the other hand, a whole food plant based diet involves eating only whole plants in their least processed forms. So, while it benefits the earth and animals the main goal of being whole food plant based is in fact, to be healthy. |
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