Hello

A healthy lifestyle has always been my thing, as has been intuitive eating (only there was no name for it back then).
I don't like meat and when I eat it my body reacts with cramps. I simply get sick, sometimes one day, sometimes three and that wasn’t worth it to me anymore. So I decided about 30 years ago to start eating vegetarian. Back then at parties, restaurants, family I was often served fish ... . Yes, I know :-), but I am and remain convinced that everyone does what they can, according to what they know.

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I never got into a discussion about what vegetarian food means, though I always explained it when someone asked about it.

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I love nature but am a real city girl. Working in team energises me, exchanging ideas, reading a book and yes I am brimming with energy. What I do I want to do well.
I just go and unfortunately not always with the necessary attention to self-care despite the kind remarks of my loved ones. I listened but then went my way anyway. Hard-learned, indeed.

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And so at the end of March 2018, I ended up having a burnout. So severe that my body literally threatened to give up. There was an acute danger of thrombosis, my sugar levels went through the roof and I was spent, dead tired and in pain everywhere. 

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Even rest did not make me feel better, my migraines returned more and more often, despite my nevertheless healthy diet. Because I had robbed myself of my well-being.

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I went to a doctor who was willing to have my cortisol levels and the inflammatory levels in my blood tested. Results of the cortisol levels: I had adrenal fatigue and my blood tests indicated I had high intolerance levels to several nutrients including all animal milk, egg whites, egg yolks, banana, ...

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An immediate switch in my diet was imminent. So I went from vegetarian to vegan, but because the sugar levels in my blood were going in the negative direction, the doctor advised me to start eating low-carb so that I would not get diabetes. 

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Phew, yes indeed, what a combination.

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I already knew that with proper nutrition and medication I could turn the tide and I wanted a long-term healthy solution. Because with the right diet and habits, you can achieve a lot.
I had already learned that. So I took up the challenge. Looking for recipes that were Keto, vegan.

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Back then, there weren't many, I can tell you that in advance. Fortunately, we have the internet.

 

I found inspiration online, on Youtube, Pinterest ... Went to the library looking for cookbooks and learned a lot about new ingredients to replace for example egg and wheat.

Once again, the kitchen became a training ground and/or battlefield. I started experimenting, changing some ingredients here and there. Just because I don't like them, my stash is depleted, I want to try something new .... (feel free to assume that I rarely follow a recipe that has more than 5 ingredients). After about three months, I had a system in place and was already able to juggle my new food conditions quite well. The only thing I was missing was bread. It really remains my great temptation along with a dessert.

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Now, baking almond bread in itself is not that difficult and after watching the necessary YouTube videos, I succeeded, but it is quite a bit of work and a time investment. I also did try the pre-packaged version that was supposed to represent a bread, but I always found them tasteless and I was often left feeling hungry.

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In addition, I was also the only one in my family who had to eat vegan and keto.

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So I continued my search and started experimenting, compositions were changed, baked and tasted.
The goal: 'a tasty bread that is ready quickly (yes because I have no patience), that I can also freeze and does not lose quality when defrosted'. The bar is high I hear you thinking, .... maybe, but I wouldn't go for less.

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Thus the Bunmix was born.

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I can now make a mix in a short time (5 min), bake the buns and freeze them afterwards without losing quality. I have a quick solution for busy work weeks, when I can get the buns ready-made from the freezer and still enjoy a tasty and healthy lunch. 

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People often ask me during lunch breaks what sandwich I eat, and every time I hear that they know someone who also cannot eat bread anymore, has to watch their sugar levels, follow a low-carb diet or eat gluten-free. After the nutritional analysis, my bread turned out to be gluten-free too!!! That’s great, right?

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Thus was born the idea to share the Bunmix with the world. So that everyone who could benefit from a healthy and delicious alternative to bread has a tasty, quick and healthy solution at hand.

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Have fun baking

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Heidi