Sweets can be tasty while also remaining free of gluten, dairy, peanuts and other allergens — and one woman is sharing her story of how she made them herself. Loren Castle is founder and CEO of Sweet Loren’s, a cookie dough company that offers plant-based, gluten-free, nut-free and non-GMO products. The No. 1 natural cookie dough brand on the market is sold in over 20,000 supermarkets, Castle told FOX Business — and has a compelling origin story.
It was devastating. I’ve always been a very optimistic, happy person, and I really now know what it feels like to hit rock bottom," she recalled. Over the next few months, Castle said she was completing chemotherapy treatments and feeling low. After feeling lost about how to feel better, Castle said she started meditating, exercising and trying to keep her body as strong as possible. "I had this deep instinct to study food.
But I have a sweet tooth, and I don’t want to feel like I’m on a diet for the rest of my life," she said. Castle decided to try making her own cookies after taking over her mother’s kitchen and ordering "every type of sugar and flour possible." "My mind was just blown that I was like, ‘Oh my God, there’s so many better for you actually tastier, more interesting ingredients that are just not mainstream,’" she recalled.