Alaine
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| Introduction | Alaine Shrewsbury is now in her 23rd year as a healthy vegan. Twenty years ago, she began teaching the green, conscious lifestyle; her passion is inspiring others to more well-being. In 1993, her first product, Alaine's Rainforest Cake, was sold in natural foods stores. Her Los Angeles business, Alaine's Bakery, was the first vegan, whole-grain, wheat-free,sugar-free bakery. With 13 employees, the bakery supplied stores and restaurants from San Luis Obispo to San Diego with fresh-baked pies, cakes, muffins, cookies, brownies, bars, mousses, tarts, parfaits, uncheesecakes - that were all healthy and recommended by holistic doctors. When asked, she created "on-camera" food for actors and actresses who were vegan or had other diet restrictions. In 1998, she began a gluten-free line - and was the only source for gluten-free cakes - doing every special order that came through any Whole Foods in Southern California and Arizona. Every Sunday for 13 years, her booth at the Farmers Market in Hollywood was a gathering place for hip customers, and she was featured there on "California's Gold" with Huell Howser. |
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| Interests | Since 2006, Alaine has been living in Northern California, caring (and cooking for) for her elderly parents, now 88 and 93. She loves her off-track Thoroughbred horse, although in 2009, she had a serious crash. But that subsequently demonstrated the healing power of her diet. She is currently creating a new meal bar for a Silicon Valley company, setting up a frozen dessert business, and writing a book, "Freaks on the Fringe: Healthy Vegans". |