Healthy Heather, R.H.N Registered Holistic Nutrition Consultant

Hi friends - this is Stuart. Let’s talk about healthier bread! As I’ve said before, when I opened the Saint John store, I wanted to be your daily bread bakery A...ND a special occasion and treats bakery. Well, thanks to a VERY talented team, our Pâtisserie and Pastry section gets most of the glory, that’s for sure. And rightly so! The creations coming out of that side of the kitchen or nothing short of STUNNING. I am lucky to have such a great group of talented Pastry Chefs. But we are also bread bakery, and I would like you to think of making us your daily bread stop. I know it is an extra stop from the big store, but I think you will come to believe it is worth it. So let’s talk about that bread. Healthier. No preservatives. Simple ingredients. Hand made daily. With the exception of a few other great bakeries around town, that it extremely rare. Our Honey Seed Bread (available Mondays) was created as a HEALTHY bread and would fit right in at a health food store. Full of seeds, it is sweetened only with natural honey. Trivia - it was originally a round loaf! Our daily Multigrain bread has no added sugar and is one of our best sellers. We love it. Wednesday’s Whole Wheat is also a very simple bread using 100% Whole Wheat Canadian flour. Ingredients! We are a simple, scratch bakery. We use as few ingredients as possible and make each recipe in the traditional way it was intended to be made. Our French bread has just FOUR ingredients. Even better, it starts with our Poolish that ferments for 16 hours before we start the final mix. It almost tastes buttery to me when finished, but yet - there is no butter! Sourdough? THREE ingredients! Unless you count the starter. But I don’t count it because it is just flour and water that hosts some pretty amazing Saint John Yeast, all gathered from the air around us. It is a true Saint John flavoured sourdough. Pretty amazing huh? And NO NO NO! We do NOT add extra yeast to the Sourdough. It is 100% naturally leavened. Some folks feel sourdough is the best bread for those with bread sensitivity. I can’t speak to that with any authority, but with only 3 ingredients using natural airborne yeast, it has to be the simplest bread on earth. Our number one selling bread is our traditional White Bread. It’s the same recipe that’s been coming out of the Grand Bay bakery for as long as anyone can remember. We use the same dough for most of our rolls as well and we can’t seem to make enough of those either. It’s really a FANTASTIC daily white. Again, not a single product in my store has ANY preservatives whatsoever. Everything is made from scratch, daily, in traditional ways. I sure don’t want to be preserved! Do you? Finally, I’ll surprise you with a little fact. Like I mentioned earlier, our pastry section is the showstopper. But every month when I get my reports on what you bought, our number one seller is BREAD and our number one bread seller is our traditional White Bread. But you don’t have to take my word for it, you can try it for yourself. Come on in this week , ask for me, and we can chat bread. Nothing makes me happier! I’ll see you soon!

I recreated a special treat from yesterday’s adventure! Strawberry lemonade slushes! This will most definitely be a new summer fav. Did you know that coconut water is an excellent source of electrolytes? Side story - I gave birth to Rose at home in our jacuzzi bath tub 5 years ago this month and coconut water is the only thing that kept me hydrated and alive during the 8 hour marathon of childbirth. #organicfrozenstrawberries #coconutwater #homebirth #thankgodformidwives #allnatural #lemonjuice #honey #simpleandsweet

Well hello there little one #thankyouforgracinguswithyourpresence #naturelover

I just got a new book and I’m super excited to dive in!! #vagusnerve #healing #holistichealth #learningeveryday #educateyourself

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As a Cancer Coach, it is often the spouse/partner of a patient that I am working with to help make dietary improvements and holistic changes in the family bubble. If you, or someone close to you is undergoing treatment for cancer, please know that I am here to help with teaching you the ins and outs of what is nutritionally best for your loved one during this difficult time.

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Rose and I made healthy pancakes for breakfast on this snowy January morning. I always double the recipe and reheat leftovers in the toaster. You can use applesauce in place of yogurt for a dairy free option and omit sugar to make them even healthier. #toddlerswhocook #doublebatch #localfreshmaplesyrup