Nutritional Gastronomy

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Where indulgent desserts meet science-backed nutrition.

Healthy food should be pleasurable, not restrictive. Most people can easily cut salt from savory foods, but sweets remain a challenge—high in sugar, refined carbs, and saturated fats. Our passion and expertise lie in the sweet world—pastries, chocolate, baked goods, ice cream, and snacks—and this is where we bring innovation.

Within our online store, you’ll gain access to chef-formulated dessert recipes that are decadent yet gut-friendly, heart-healthy, and blood sugar conscious. Each recipe is grounded in culinary science to deliver the textures, aromas, and flavors of world-class desserts—without the health compromise.

Each exclusive recipe is crafted by Dominique & Cindy Duby, blending chef expertise with food and nutritional science.

What’s Included

Each exclusive recipe focused on sweets and baked goods.

  • Each recipe designed to support gut microbiome health, blood sugar balance, and heart wellness

  • Step-by-step instructions with nutritional breakdowns

  • Food science notes explaining how sugar, fats, and fibers interact in baking

  • Aroma pairing and ingredient functionality tips for enhancing flavor naturally

  • Health insights to help you enjoy desserts without guilt

  • Each recipe typically contains over1200 words in a 8-9 pages documents that downloads as a pdf file.

Why Buy?

Unlike typical “healthy cooking” platforms, our focus is where most struggle: making sweets truly better for you without losing their magic.

What is Nutritional Gastronomy?

"This is food that satisfies the science and the soul."

Nutritional Gastronomy is not your typical food channel or cookbook. While our recipes are grounded in scientific research, this is not about nutrition in the traditional sense. Instead, it’s about transforming desserts and baked goods—the foods we all love but often avoid—into indulgent creations that nourish the body without restrictive dieting.

Our Philosophy

As chefs trained in both culinary arts and food science, we believe that healthy food should never compromise on taste or experience. Our recipes focus on the sweet world—pastries, chocolate, baked goods, snacks, and ice cream—where sugar, refined carbs, and unhealthy fats typically dominate. Through our approach, we replace these with better-for-you ingredients while maintaining (and often enhancing) flavor, texture, and aroma.

The Science Behind It

Modern research shows that what you eat is more important than simply counting calories. Whole, nutrient-dense ingredients—rich in fiber, polyphenols, and healthy fats—support gut microbiome diversity, blood sugar stability, and heart health. By applying food science techniques, we recreate the gustatory pleasure of traditional desserts while improving their nutritional profile.

How We Do It

  • Lower sugar without losing sweetness by using aroma pairing and natural fibers.

  • Reduce saturated fats by using heart-healthy oils and nut-based textures.

  • Improve fiber diversity with whole grains, seeds, and plant-based components.

  • Create aroma-rich, texture-complex desserts that are as satisfying as their classic counterparts.

Why It’s Different

Unlike other healthy cooking platforms, our focus is on sweets—where health-conscious choices matter the most and where our expertise shines. Whether you’re managing blood sugar, caring for heart health, or simply want to enjoy desserts without guilt, our recipes are designed to satisfy both the science and the soul.

Current & Upcoming Episodes

  • Pecan-Almond-Olive Dark Chocolate Cookie & Raspberry Mousse Gateau

    This cookie recipe is crafted with a chef’s understanding of food science to recreate the indulgent qualities of a classic cookie—chewiness, richness, and aromatic complexity—while aligning with nutritional principles that support gut health, blood sugar stability, and heart health. We then turn this Snack into a Celebration gateau with a silky chocolate mousse stabilized by a natural lipid network. Craisin purée, fresh raspberries, citrus zest, and nuts create a multi-dimensional dessert where aroma, flavor, and health work in harmony. Buy Now Here.

  • Gut-Friendly Bread

    This bread was developed by chefs using food science to replicate many of the gustatory qualities of traditional sourdough — including a light, open crumb, crisp crust, subtle acidity, and deep aroma — while remaining easy to prepare at home without a sourdough starter.

    By combining slow room-temperature fermentation with lime-based buttermilk, whole grains, and a touch of yeast or optional starter, this bread delivers strong oven spring, excellent Maillard browning, and satisfying structure. It’s also optimized for low glycemic impact and cardiovascular benefits. Coming Soon!

  • Seed & Nut Galettes

    These chef-crafted galettes were developed using food science principles to optimize texture, aroma, nutrition, and stability. They combine oats, nuts, seeds, and ground chia with olive oil to form a cohesive, high-fiber baked good.

    MSG and soy sauce provide umami flavor while keeping sodium low. The Sweet Galette Option includes cinnamon, vanilla, and a small amount of brown sugar to align aroma with flavor perception, enhancing sensory satisfaction without compromising blood sugar control. Coming Soon!

  • Whole Grain Carrot-Walnut Cake

    This carrot cake was reimagined from a chef’s perspective using food science techniques to preserve the moist, spiced richness of classic carrot cake—while significantly improving its nutritional profile.
    By replacing part of the sugar with nut fiber, reducing oil, and incorporating chia seeds, walnuts, and whole grains, this cake offers an indulgent texture while being more supportive of gut microbiome, heart health, and blood sugar stability. Coming Soon!