Healing the Body Through Healthy Baking with Laurel Gallucci
Refined sugar is a major source of inflammation for the body and some baking innovators are finding ways to ditch them without sacrificing the taste and comfort of baked goods.
Laurel Gallucci, Co-Founder and CEO of Sweet Laurel Bakery, shares her journey of being diagnosed with an aggressive autoimmune disease and the transformation that led her to create a unique baked goods company. She shares the story of her diagnosis in her 20s, her switch to an anti-inflammatory diet that eliminated gluten, grains, dairy, refined sugar, and legumes, and her commitment to using whole, real ingredients in her baking. Laurel's dedication to clean and health-focused recipes has not only helped her manage her autoimmune disease but has also led to the creation of Sweet Laurel as a successful brand, offering grain-free, refined sugar-free, dairy-free, and truly delicious baked goods.
In this episode, Laurel talks to Jen about her journey from being diagnosed with an autoimmune disease to creating a successful bakery, the importance of using real ingredients, and Sweet Laurel's popular products.
Key Takeaways
- [01:44] - Laurel talks about Sweet Laurel Bakery’s s’more.
- [02:32] - How Laurel addressed the root causes of her autoimmune disease.
- [10:10] - Laurel’s view on anti-inflammatory eating for everyone.
- [13:18] - Ingredients used in Sweet Laurel’s products.
- [16:33] - Products offered by Sweet Laurel’s Bakery.
- [21:08] - Jen and Laurel review a Betty Crocker label.
- [24:47] - Jen and Laurel review a Sweet Laurel Bakery label.
Quotes
[04:19] - “So many things were happening to me, and I just felt like I needed to try to do better.” ~ Laurel Gallucci
[11:15] - “Bread today is not what bread was 200 years ago it’s like a completely different species.” ~ Laurel Gallucci
[14:40] - “That is Sweet Laurel’s approach. We use ingredients that are linked to whole foods.” ~ Laurel Gallucci
Links
- Laurel Gallucci Instagram
- Laurel Gallucci LinkedIn
- Sweet Laurel Bakery
- Sweet Laurel Bakery Instagram
- Belly Brands Foods
- Lovebird Cereal
- Outer Aisle
- Nutsola
- Plantable Kitchen
- Whole Foods Market
- Sprouts
- Betty Crocker
- Food Rules
Connect with our host
- Jen on Instagram
- Jen on Facebook
- Wake Up and Read the Labels!
- Schedule a 15 Min Breakthrough Chat with a WURL Food Coach!
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