We went gluten free. Then sourdough. Now we're back and here's why.

Spoiler: we're not chasing trends, we're following our bodies.

If you've been in the wellness world for any amount of time, you've probably taken at least one lap around this conversation. Gluten free was the answer. Then it wasn't. Then sourdough made its comeback (fermented, ancient, authentic) and suddenly bread was redeemed. And now? Well, now a lot of us are quietly back where we started, just with a lot more information.

We've lived this arc in our own home, and we're willing to bet you have too!

For years, we were fully gluten free. It felt right, it felt clean, and it tracked with everything we were learning about inflammation and gut health. But Eric grew up on bread at the center of the table, so when sourdough came roaring back into the conversation, it made a fast and furious comeback in our kitchen! 

Sourdough earned its redemption. Slow fermentation changes the structure of gluten, makes nutrients more bioavailable, and supports the gut in ways that a standard loaf of sandwich bread simply doesn't.

For a long time, it worked. And it felt good to have something like bread back — something that wasn't a sad compromise. Because we'd learned over time that most "gluten free" alternatives are not, in fact, health food. They're blood sugar-spiking starches, refined oils, gums, preservatives, and sugars dressed up in packaging that implies virtue. Swapping wheat for a GF label is not a trade-up. For many people, it's actually worse. Not only from a health perspective, but from a flavor and texture perspective too, which matters (a lot!)

So we were team sourdough for a while, and we stand by the reasoning.

But lately, my digestive system has had other ideas. Even the good stuff — real, long-fermented sourdough from quality flour — isn't sitting well. And so I've come back around, fully gluten free, and this time I'm not scrambling to find a replacement that doesn't disappoint me.

Because we have the Freedom Wrap.

The lesson we keep coming back to: it's not about finding the right trend. It's about knowing what works for your body and having something in your kitchen that actually supports that. For us, right now, that's the Freedom Wrap — and we wouldn't have gotten here without the whole winding road.