Healthy choices are plentiful...

Although my mom and I have closed our bakery, I still get quite a bit of industry publications mailed or e mailed to me. Today, I received an e mail about a healthy baking seminar coming up and it looks like the food industry is being encouraged to create and promote healthy choices now more than ever before! And by the looks of the contents of the e mail, it must be working:

"As someone involved in the baking industry, you know better than anyone that 2006 has seen healthful foods continue to grow in popularity and acceptance in the United States as evidenced by sales figures and media coverage. In a very short period of time, the commercial bread aisle changed dramatically to include countless whole grain varieties, English Muffins, bagels, and other new products. In the cookie aisles, whole grains also have made great strides. And, it’s not just whole grains. Functional ingredients and nutraceuticals continue to grow in popularity and are finding their ways into more and more bakery foods.

"Healthful bakery foods are stronger than ever, from in-store bakeries to the commercial bread aisles, and from retail bakeries to commercial and non-commercial foodservice establishments."

This is good news for a lot of unhealthy people. Americans as a whole are finally starting to understand the undeniable consequences of all of the terrible things we eat. This is forcing the food industry (including fast food) to begin to diversify their offerings if they want to keep a lot of their customers. The movement that we are currently a part of will eventually make it a lot easier to become and stay healthy! I'm definitely looking forward to seeing where it takes us.