Barefoot Baking is a healthy baking duo, consisting of Feier Cheng and Adam Gloyeske. Feier loves to make things, is active, and enjoys healthy food. Adam is a licensed acupuncturist, hardcore runner that runs in those “toe-shoes”, and health enthusiast. Feier will enjoy a nice scoop of ice cream, a cookie, or piece of banana bread. Adam, on the other hand, is slightly picky about what he puts in his mouth. This rigidity is annoying to himself and at times, Feier. However, when 7:00PM rolls around each night, Adam is always complaining about how he’s still hungry. This seemingly constant hunger is due to his caloric expenditure from his running. He needs to eat about 3,000 calories of food a day just to break even on calories burned for the day, and that amount could get as high as 4,500 calories a day of expended calories. Adam’s complaints during these evenings usually sound something like like this…”I want pancakes”…”I want a cookie”…”Oh my god, gooey-gooey cinnamon rolls!” Feier’s typical responses were along the lines of “Then eat the cookie!”

Feier and Adam have a moderate amount of experience in the kitchen with simple dishes such as roasts, salads, sautéed vegetables, etc. However, baking is a whole different story. Feier is far more experienced than Adam from a baking perspective. With baking, the recipe matters, as well as the precise measurements. Adam had attempted baking in the past, but he didn’t take into account anything important regarding baking. His baking involved blended ingredients (in a blender) poured into a random pan, the oven set to 400 degrees and calling it good. It was NEVER good…

So, what did the duo do? During the COVID-19 stay-at-home order, they were forced to take matters into their own hands. If you’re wondering about the logo, it is inspired by the first attempt to make a gluten free bread. Feier prepped the ingredients for the recipe and Adam was doing the dirty work of trying to form a shape. It was time to mix the ingredients with the hand mixer. Adam, having never used a hand mixer before, thought he was getting ready to press the “ON” button, but, instead, hit the “EJECT” button. Of course, the beaters flew out of the hand mixer and into the wall. Epic fail. So, that’s how it all started and why the logo is of Adam running with a hand mixer.

Barefoot Baking’s goal is to improve as bakers, have fun, and make healthy baking options for people that are trying to have their cake and eat it, too. Simply put, to have a baked good without some of the common side effects that come with the consumption of excess sugar, gluten, dairy, soy, and industrial seed oils. The goods made will have catchy names inspired by personal stories, health goals, and other fun things. The nutrition of the goods will also be given for people to know, such as macronutrient levels and the potential health benefits of the goods. Anything the duo don’t eat (Adam is always hungry) will be shared with others!

We are excited to share our journey with you!

Adam Gloyeske & Feier Cheng