Delicious find: Purely Elizabeth baking mixes

My mom is a born baker. I grew up in a home that smelled of freshly baked muffins, breads, cookies and cakes. One of my favorite times of the day was coming home after school to a fresh batch of chocolate chip cookies still warm from the oven.

Though I ate all these as a child, I found out later that my body doesn’t really like that much flour and sugar. While I’m not celiac, I do have and intolerance to gluten. So now I eat a gluten-free diet.

Gluten-free foods are not necessarily better for you. Many of them are loaded with sugar or weird additives to give it the texture of their gluten counterparts.

Or they taste terrible.

So I was thrilled when my aunt Susan introduced me to Purely Elizabeth products.

Purely Elizabeth muffin mixes are super-healthy – they use super foods like chia and hemp seeds, which are rich in omega-3 fatty acids and protein, and raw cacao, known for its high antioxidant content. The flours are a combination of ancient grains, such as millet and teff, mixed with low-carb almond and coconut flours. Recipe directions include using natural sweeteners like maple syrup and applesauce; healthy fats such as olive oil; and dairy alternatives such as almond milk for the lactose sensitive.

A fellow health coach, Elizabeth Stein understands that healthy should be tasty, too. I’ve tried all three varieties – ultimate cacao, blueberry maple, and apple cinnamon – and they’re all really tasty. Taste like, dare I say it, a real muffin.

You can get Purely Elizabeth baking mixes at select stores in the US, online at her site or through Abe’s Market or Foodzie.