Oh Boy. The Girl Can Eat!

Treated myself to a little treat earlier this afternoon. With exams not quite over with the cravings for some foodies was just too strong to resist. I had been meaning to check out the Natural Kensington Bakery for sometime now, the notion of it being a completely healthy bakery that offers a plethora of gluten-free or dairy-free baked goods was far too temping to pass up! So I ventured in after a wee bit of jay-walking back and forth trying to find the place.

I have to say. I didn't have high expectations, considering they had to use spelt instead of flour, eliminate the use of eggs in many recipes and they didn't use much sugar or use sugar substitues to bake their goods. Such substitutions really hinder the taste of their products. However after some careful deliberation I realized that there was no way for me to try something and get a good feel of the bakery. Therefore I asked the cashier behind the counter to suggest something for me. Therefore I can get a really good view of some yummy and healthy choices that can leave me with a good impression of the place. I really wanted to like it there.

I asked for something sweet, preferably chocolate that was on the healthier side of things (if you can consider.. wanting healthy in a dessert). She suggested this chocolate cookies and with her suggestion I bought one of the chocolate chip cookies made with spelt. She had said that it was the "chewier" of the chocolate cookies. I paid and left with a smile on my face.

The moment I left I opened up my little package of health-ish treat and took a bite! ... It was like biting into a thick stale piece of cocoa flavoured bread. Extremely stale piece too. It was pretty damn hard! I couldn't imagine what the less-chewier cookies would be like! Would they break your teeth? However one bite after another, I did come to appreciate one thing. It didn't leave any bad after tastes and after a couple more bites it actually didn't taste too bad. I would never consider suggesting it to something who has to fulfill a major sweet tooth. However if you were just wanting something akin to chocolate, something healthy, gluten-free, sugar-free and all around makes you feel less guilty about snacking on a dessert. Be my guest. Go right on ahead!