SWEET SPOT

When Gemma Byford started a Keto diet, she tested out many sweet recipes and soon realised she couldn’t eat them all. That’s the starting point of the Keto Gems story.

Gemma, a solo mum of three, realised she had put on too much weight after the birth of her third child. With a sweet tooth and a passion for baking cakes, she decided to give the Keto Diet a shot. Eight months later, she had lost 18 kgs.

“Not bad, eating bacon and eggs every morning and managing to lose weight,” laughs Gemma. “Of course, you do get sick of it after a point and that’s probably why people start intermittent fasting,” she reckons.

The Howick resident started a home business selling sweet and savoury treats including low carb cheese scones and bagels since the last year and half.

“I also started shipping them across the country,” says the young mum who has been operating from a caravan food truck since the last two months.

The current hot sellers are Mars bars, slices of raspberry marshmallow with a layer of caramel, white chocolate and berry brownies, jelly cheesecakes and gooey, golden caramel slices! There’s low carb, low fat and sugar Gelato/ ice cream on offer too.

“At the end of the day, it’s not about the things you can’t eat but all the yummy and tasty foods you can eat,” says Gemma who offers desserts for diabetics and celiacs too.

The young entrepreneur says that she is grateful to the locals who stop by to support Keto Gems at 43 Cook Street.

Keto Treats and Coffee Low

Carb

Refined Sugar Free Gluten free Friendly

In the courtyard at 43 Cook Street, Howick Email: Gemma@ketogems.co.nz Ketogems.co.nz JH18124