So hard to resist

Don't judge me, but I'm snacking on a cookie while writing this email. Granted, it's a homemade organic cookie… but it's still made with sugar. It's just soooo hard to resist!

Does this sound like something you'd say?

"I am a sugar addict. Can't seem to resist even though I know that it will make me sick and fat, especially when I am feeling low or stressed."

"I have a sweet tooth and have trouble staying consistent and steady on my path to success."  

"I need help REALLY cutting out sugar. It is the hidden sugar that is problematic for me. I try to make most things my family eats from scratch but it is unrealistic all of the time. That's it for me!"

These are actual emails I've received. Can you relate? I sure can…

I'm human, just like you, and I love sweets. I've learned how to get my sugar cravings under control, but for most of my life, I was addicted to sugar. As a result, my health suffered a lot too. My teeth were awful, my skin was a mess, my body was inflamed, my energy was low and I was overweight.

It's no wonder, as a 2007 study found sugar more addictive than cocaine.

Sugar skyrockets dopamine levels in your brain… giving us intense feelings of pleasure and happiness.

Before long, you're driven to eat more and more (and more!) sugar, just to get your "fix".

Now you're struggling with frequent sugar cravings and withdrawal symptoms… This is how sugar and drug addiction are similar in many ways.

It's hard to do, but one of the best things you can do for your health is limit your added sugar intake.

That's why I challenge you to try this…

Keep a tally of all the foods you eat that have added sugar for the next 24 hours and write it down. That's it. Don't change your diet or think too hard about it, just write it down.

Then send it to me by replying to this email.

Were you surprised? I want to know!

I hope this motivates you to take a closer look at how much added sugar is in your diet and that you start to think about ways that you can rid it from your life.

I can't wait to hear from you.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. If your friends and families are struggling with sugar too (I mean, who isn't?!?) please share this email with them and ask them to subscribe to this newsletter here.

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Can you believe this food label?

To see how broken the American food system is, all you need to do is walk into a grocery store overseas and look at the ingredients in their products.

Pick up a bottle of Mountain Dew in the U.K. for instance. You'll find it gets its bright yellow color naturally from Beta Carotene (a natural color derived from carrots and plants) and has a pretty simple ingredient list…

U.K. Mountain Dew Ingredients: Carbonated Water, Sugar, Citric Acid, Antioxidant (Ascorbic Acid), Caffeine, Flavourings, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Stabiliser (Gum Arabic), Colour (Beta Carotene).

This is VERY different than the Mountain Dew that Pepsi sells in America…

U.S. Mountain Dew Ingredients: Carbonated Water, High Fructose Corn Syrup, Concentrated Orange Juice, Citric Acid, Natural Flavor, Sodium Benzoate (Preserves Freshness), Caffeine, Sodium Citrate, Erythorbic Acid (Preserves Freshness), Gum Arabic, Calcium Disodium EDTA (To Protect Flavor), Brominated Vegetable Oil, Yellow 5.

Why the different ingredients? Why doesn't Pepsi just sell the same, safer, product here in the U.S.?

I will tell you why.

The U.S. food system allows it. They allow companies to poison us for profit with risky additives that are banned or heavily restricted overseas. In the U.S., the government allows Big Food to largely police itself, deciding which ingredients, chemicals and additives are "safe", allowing them to use the cheapest additives available.

Earlier this week, the American Academy of Pediatrics issued a Policy Statement, calling on the FDA to make "urgently needed reforms" in how they regulate food additives in this country. Their scientific report cites mountains of research linking certain food additives to health issues. A few quotes from their report:

• Increasing scientific evidence suggests potential adverse effects on children's health from synthetic chemicals used as food additives.
• Elimination of artificial food colors from the diet may provide benefits to children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
• Accumulating evidence from nonhuman laboratory and human epidemiologic studies suggests that colorings, flavorings, chemicals deliberately added to food during processing (direct food additives), and substances in food contact materials (including adhesives, dyes, coatings, paper, paperboard, plastic, and other polymers) that may come into contact with food as part of packaging or processing equipment but are not intended to be added directly to food (indirect food additives) may contribute to disease and disability in the population.

Food is medicine, plain and simple. If our food is sick (filled with chemicals, additives, artificial ingredients, and/or carcinogens), then collectively we as a country are going to be sick, as well.

One of the most insidious food additives are added FLAVORS. You'll see them on the label like "Natural Flavors"... "Artificial Flavors"... etc. The processed food industry adds flavors to almost EVERYTHING. I explain why (and what these added flavors really are) in my latest investigation I published this week…

Read it all here.

The bottom line: We need to be our own advocate when it comes to the food we buy. We cannot trust the FDA (or anyone else, for that matter) to protect us from all the chemicals added to our food.

So, keep on reading those ingredient lists at the store. When you see an additive in a product and don't know what it is or how it can affect your health, put it back on the shelf. Our health depends on it.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. Please hit the "forward" button on this email and send it to your friends and family. We need to protect our children from these unnecessary and dangerous additives in our food.

 

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I was bamboozled again!!!

At the grocery store a few months back, I put my favorite organic vanilla yogurt in my cart. This is the same yogurt I'd been buying every week, so I didn't think twice about it… until I got home.

I pulled it out of the bag and the ingredient list caught my eye. I couldn't believe what I saw… Right there in black and white.

As you may know, I try my hardest to avoid natural flavors in my food. I knew without a doubt that this yogurt NEVER HAD natural flavors in it before. They had quietly changed an ingredient from "Organic Vanilla Bean" to "Organic Natural Vanilla Flavor" and it went right under my nose! It was so frustrating to see this brand cheapen its ingredients that I once loved.

Now you may be asking yourself, "What is that organic natural flavor really?"  

This is a really good question, and one that I get all the time. Thanks to some interviews with some incredible food scientists and other experts I was able to get the facts about this mysterious ingredient.

Read my brand new investigation: The Differences Between Artificial Flavors, Natural Flavors, Organic Flavors and Other Added Flavors

In this post, I give you real life product examples with all the different added "flavors" you will encounter in products today, to make it easier to understand at the store. I also created a flavors cheat sheet, which gives you what you need to know at a glance!

Check it all out here.

Please share this new post with your friends and family. We all deserve to know what's behind these "flavors."

Xo,

Vani

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Exciting news...

So, last week we announced our newest product - Organic Plant Based Protein Powder...

And people kept asking, "I would like to try it... Do you have a sample I could buy?"

It's a new product. We weren't prepared to sell a large number of sample packs, but I spoke to our team. And over the weekend, they made it happen.

We now have a limited amount of Organic Plant Based Protein Samples for sale.

You can order one right here.

...But please limit yourself to just one sample per customer.

Plus - I have more good news.

If you order a sample, love it, and decide that you want to get on a monthly subscription of Organic Plant Based Protein Powder, contact the Truvani support team. They will credit the amount you spent on the sample towards your first month of the monthly subscription.

So, give it a try. Let me know what you think.

Xo,

Vani

 

P.S. I love how some early reviews of our protein are revealing that people like the taste - check it out!

"I've used many protein powders even though I knew some of the ingredients were not the best for me. I am thrilled to have a product that is clean and delicious." - Robin H

"I received the chocolate protein powder sample and tried it this morning. It was delicious !! I've had the hardest time finding a protein powder that I like and that my body likes. I can't have dairy and whey and I'm also so picky about taste, so I gave up looking for protein powder. You guys totally nailed it!! " - Lisa O.

Try Truvani Organic Plant Based Protein Powder

P.P.S. I have another investigation coming out this week! Be sure to check your email.

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Last Chance: Launch special on protein ends in a few hours…

One last reminder! There are only a few hours left to order our new Plant Based Protein Powder - at the "Launch Special Price."

Save 25% when you get one bag delivered each month

Then, after tonight, the price will go up.

Now I know there are 3 main questions I've seen about this new product...

"What does it taste like?"

"Will there be other flavors?"

"Why is this different?"

I'll start with taste...

I've been burned by bad tasting Plant Based Protein Powders in the past. Sometimes they taste wayyy too sweet. Other times they taste chalky. And sometimes they just taste downright bad.

But ours tastes remarkable. You can use one of the recipes we share, or you can drink it with just plain water. And it tastes great. But don't take our word for it. Here are some early reviews:

"Yes, I received it yesterday and used it in my smoothie this morning.  I thought it tasted great and will let you know what my wife and kids thought once they drink theirs today too!" - Michael

"I tried the powder today with water, surprised how yummy it is." - Brenda

And of course, we have the "Love The Taste" Guarantee. If you get it, don't like it, just email our team and ask for a refund. Easy. Yes, we are a new company, but we stand behind our product. So, if you get a bag,  and don't love the taste, we'll happily let you refund it. Even if it's opened.

"Will there be other flavors?"

Eventually, yes. But likely not in the near future. I know many have asked for Vanilla, and believe me! I'd love to create it as soon as possible. The problem? Most Vanilla protein powder on the market uses "Natural Vanilla  Flavor."

Here, at Truvani, we avoid Natural Flavors because we prefer the real thing - Vanilla. And right now, there's a world-wide shortage of Vanilla, and the price has skyrocketed to $600 per kilo (or, as one source stated, $60 more expensive than silver). So, sourcing this ingredient has been difficult to say the least.  Our only option would be to use "Natural Flavoring," which you know I avoid. Or, wait out the Vanilla prices.

And finally, why is this Plant Based Protein Powder different?

The one thing that sets Truvani apart from everyone else is the fact that we actually care about our ingredients.

We are USDA Organic. We are non-GMO. We avoid preservatives and ambiguous "natural flavors." Plus - we pass the strict Prop 65 limit for heavy metals.

I spent years as an activist, fighting Big Food, demanding that they change. But after years of fighting, I realized they just wouldn't change fast enough and the only real way to make the changes I wanted to see in our food system was to compete with them head-to-head.

And that's exactly what we are doing here. We believe in real food without added chemicals, products without toxins, and labels without lies. And when you get a product from Truvani, you can be sure that we hold our ingredients to the highest standards.

So, I hope you give it a try...

There are only a few hours left to order our new Plant Based Protein Powder - at the "Launch Special Price."

Save 25% when you get one bag delivered each month

Then, after tonight, the price will go up.

And thank you for checking out all the remarkable content we created this week.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. I know. This was a long email. But long story short? Our launch special ends tonight. Our product tastes great. We want to create additional flavors, but they are still a long ways away. And finally, our ingredients are REMARKABLE.

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real before and after pictures (plus, this goes away tonight)

Today is the last day to get our new Plant Based Protein Powder with our "Launch Special Pricing." Then, the price goes up.

You can learn more here…

...but first, I have a confession:

I struggled to eat healthy for YEARS.

I focused on my career. And I was often too starved for time to eat healthy. I'd often skip meals. Other times I'd eat lunch at my desk. And when the "3PM slump" hit, I'd make more BAD food choices.

It was all so tempting.

It was especially bad because everyone around me was doing the same thing. A burger here. A donut there. And my health was deteriorating FAST.

It all ended with me in the hospital.

It was a HUGE wake up call, and it's what made me finally decide to make my health a priority. And I started to make some changes...

Surprisingly, one of the easiest changes I made, also had the most noticeable effect..

Instead of skipping breakfast when I was in a pinch and then making bad food choices later in the day...

I would make a quick smoothie or shake. I added kale, strawberries, and some protein powder to round it out. 

These smoothies helped me stay full longer, curbed my cravings, and gave me the energy to power through my day.  Smoothies are the ultimate fast food.

Now, of course this is just one of the ways to use Plant Based Protein Powder. And it's perfect for someone who's busy and on the go. Especially when traveling.

You could try one of the recipes I shared with you this week, or even invent your own. One of the other people on the Truvani team has been enjoying Chocolate Truvani Protein Pancakes. In his words, "They're AMAZING!"

Now as you know, today is the last day to get our new Plant Based Protein Powder with our "Launch Special Pricing." Then, the price goes up.

I hope you give it a try. Here's the link:

Save 25% when you get one bag delivered each month

And of course, don't forget - we have a simple "Love the taste" guarantee. If you try this out, and don't like the taste, just ask for a refund. Even if you opened the bag already.

Xo,

Vani

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This email made me so happy

Hi,

So, Valerie ordered our new Plant Based Protein Powder on Monday, and she already received it. And here's what she said about it:

"Love it!! Thank you. I made a delicious smoothie this morning and feel great. My 7 year old daughter, who hates powdery protein shakes, drank her "chocolate milk" yesterday and didn't complain about it. "

I'm so happy to hear it, too. We just launched this new product this week, and it's available as a Launch Special.

(If you get it on autoship you save 25% off the retail price).

I know taste is always a concern when it comes to protein powder. But I know ours tastes amazing. You could drink it with just plain water, but you can also add it to other recipes, too.

Just imagine…

* Banana Chocolate Swirl Muffins

* Berry Bliss Balls

* Chocolate Almond Crunch Cereal

* Radiant Recharge Smoothie

* Simple Hidden Greens Smoothie Bowl

Each recipe tastes amazing. I share each recipe on this page.

And they each use our new protein powder.

But here's what really sets us apart from other protein powders...

Take a look at these two ingredient labels.

The first label is our label. The second label is what a typical plant-based protein powder label looks like.

See how simple and streamlined ours is compared to others?

We don't use unnecessary additives. We avoid artificial sweeteners. We don't use any preservatives. And we don't use Stevia.

It's a thing of beauty.

Just 6 simple ingredients.

Certified USDA organic.

Non-GMO.

Plus - we test for heavy metals, and we are so clean that we pass Prop 65.

This is the Truvani difference.

Other companies cut corners by using weird, potentially dangerous ingredients.

I published an investigation earlier this week, where I outright say - if you find any of these ingredients in your current protein powder, you should probably toss it right out.

And this is why I started Truvani in the first place. The world needs a company that cares about the ingredients in their products, and we will be that company.

I hope you try our Plant Based Protein Powder.

And when you do, send me an email sharing what you think.

Xo,

Vani

P.S.  We just launched this new product this week, and it's available as a Launch Special.

(If you get it on autoship you save 25% off the retail price).

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When I travel, I love packing this…

When I used to travel a lot for work, I'd always pack my own food to bring with me...

While others ate junky fast food and hotel buffets (loaded with preservatives, additives, sugar, etc), I ate healthy. And it was super rewarding.

Especially when it came to breakfast. I don't like starting my day with a sugary processed breakfast. It puts me into a food coma. I need something full of nutrients to keep me focused and ready for the day.

Here's exactly what I packed...

It's a breakfast travel pack. It's rich in fiber, and of course, it contains Plant Based Protein Powder.

I filmed a video showing you how I make them.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. If you like this recipe I shared today, you should also check out our new Plant Based Protein Powder. We are currently offering "Launch Special Pricing." And it's only available for a limited time. Get the deal here.

 

 

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What does it taste like? I have the answer!

So, I just released our new Plant Based Protein Powder, and the #1 question people had was...

"What does it taste like?"

And I can relate.

I've been burned by bad protein powder…

Some plant based protein powders taste wayyy too sweet. Others taste too chalky. And some leave a horrible after taste.

And worse, when you look at the ingredient labels of some of these proteins you'll spot something like "Chocolate Natural Flavor," or "Stevia Extract" or "Organic Natural Flavors."

It's all so frustrating…

This is one of the reasons why I knew I had to create my own protein powder. And I'm a realist. I only wanted to use the best ingredients, but I also wanted it to taste great, too.

And I know we pulled it off.

Seriously. It tastes so good that you can add it into a delicious recipe - we share 5 on this page - or you can drink it with just plain water.

But don't take my word for it. Here are real reviews from people who had the opportunity to taste it:

"The fact that my 2 year old loves it should say everything about this product! He kept asking for "mo." - Corinn T.

"I'd give 2 thumbs up to this chocolate protein powder - all natural, very minimal ingredients, no artificial sweeteners and yet it tasted sweet and delicious. I'd definitely be happy to drink this for breakfast every morning!" - Stefani M.

"I've tried a lot of vegan protein powders and I am very impressed with Truvani protein powder. It taste great, mixes well and the texture is nice. I've had protein powders that tasted chalky before and was pleasantly surprised to find that this one is not chalky or gritty at all." - Melinda A.

I know it tastes great. And that's why we also offer a no questions asked "Love The Taste" Guarantee. Meaning, if you try our Protein Powder, and dislike the taste, just email our team and refund your order. Easy.

I never set out to create my own product line, but I now know that's exactly what I needed to do to force Big Food companies to change.

I'm also a realist. We must ensure we only put the best quality ingredients into our bodies, but it should feel great doing it. And that's why taste is so important.

So, try our Plant Based Protein Powder. This week we are offering a "launch special" where you can save about 25% when you get one bag auto shipped to you each month.

And there's a no hassle "Love The Taste" guarantee.

Xo,

Vani

 

 

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The dirty ingredient revealed (plus our new product is here)

So, last week I shared that I found a "dirty" ingredient…

An ingredient that was personally giving me a tremendous headache to source at my company Truvani.

The worst part?

This ingredient was important. It's one of the MAIN ingredients in Truvani's newest product (which I am also announcing today).

It was so strange, too. It was a common ingredient found in similar products. But none of the suppliers I reached out to lived up to the Truvani Standard.

The biggest problem?

Lead contamination.

So, I did something crazy. I independently tested similar products. Specifically products without a warning label.

You see, when a product is contaminated by heavy metals, you are required to include a warning label in California. So, I wanted to test products that were supposedly "clean."

And that's when I discovered that one popular brand had no warning label on their product… but STILL TESTED 22X HIGHER THAN THE PROP 65 LEAD LIMIT.

I was enraged, but it gave me the energy to keep searching for a clean source for this ingredient. And, after searching the Earth… literally… I found a unique source that made it all possible.

What was the product? And what was the ingredient?

I share everything on this page right here.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. I also share why I started working on this product in the first place. You can hear about that weird, disgusting story, too. All I have to say is that I never set out to create my own product line, but I got sick and tired of playing "whack a mole" with these big companies. The world needs a company that actually cares about the products they create. And even though it means I have to be careful in some ways, it also means I can start hitting these companies where it hurts the most… their bottom line.

 

 

 

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Thank you (Check your email on Monday!)

On Tuesday, I asked you to "guess" what our next product could be…

And you had some great guesses.

As I mentioned, our new product will launch on July 16th.

To be the first to hear about it, hop on the waitlist right here:

Get On The Waitlist

Additionally, I'll be sharing two more things:

1. An important investigation into ingredients you'll never want to buy

2. I will be publishing some cool new recipe videos and exciting ways to use our new product. We have never did anything like this at Food Babe before, and I'm excited to share them.

It's all still so surreal to me.

I never set out to create my own product line, but after years of fighting Big Food, I knew I had to do it. And your support over the last few months has given me the energy to push forward.

I can't thank you enough.

This new product was difficult to create - I shared all the details about sourcing issues right here - but now that it's done. It's so worth it.

Come on and hop on the waitlist!

Xo,

Vani

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Some controversy...

Earlier this week, I shared a story about how disgusted I am about ingredient labels that LIE.

To recap... 

When a product is contaminated by heavy metals, you are required to include a warning label in California.

So, I found this one product that didn't have a warning label and sent it off for independent testing.

And I was HORRIFIED by the results.

Now, some of you are wondering why I didn't release the results and here's the reason why:

Over the last few years of fighting against big food, I noticed that calling out specific ingredients and specific companies was playing an endless game of "whack a mole." No matter how many times I got a company to change, another company would pop up doing the same exact thing as the other companies. It's crazy.

This is one of the reasons why I was driven to start my own product line. I wanted to create something where people would know that the company did the right thing… from the beginning. So, people would never have to worry about the specific ingredients. With this new mission came additional responsibility. Much of which I'm just as unhappy about as you are. Especially as it relates to specific products I plan to release.

But if this is what I have to do to make the lasting change in the food system, so be it. It's what needs to be done.

I know it's different. For now. But I am working out the kinks, and I assure you that this is what I believe is what the world needs.

Read: Lies, Damned Lies, And Ingredient Labels

On July 16th, I will announce the third Truvani product.

It's vegan. It's non-GMO. It's USDA organic.

And I was testing products similar to the product that we planned to release.

The whole story is a little crazy.

Read the blog post to see the full story. 

Xo,

Vani

P.S. As you read it, try and guess the new product. Leave me a comment!

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I'm disgusted!

I'm disgusted.

I've discovered that many ingredient labels are LIES.

Here's why...

When a product is contaminated by heavy metals, you are required to include a warning label in California.

So, I found this one product that didn't have a warning label and sent it off for independent testing.

And I was HORRIFIED by the results.

Read: Lies, Damned Lies, And Ingredient Labels

Why am I running these independent tests?

On July 16th, I will announce the third Truvani product.

It's vegan. It's non-GMO. It's USDA organic.

And I was testing products similar to the product that we planned to release.

The whole story is a little crazy.

Read the blog post to see the full story. 

Xo,

Vani

P.S. As you read it, try and guess the new product. Leave me a comment!

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Watch out for these summertime traps!

The other day I ran into the grocery store for a couple of quick items and came across a big 4th of July display full of all the party essentials… crackers, dips, hamburger buns, BBQ sauce, ketchup, baked beans, sweet tea, and even those big sugar cookies painted red, white and blue. Although it can be tempting to load up your cart with this stuff (it's wayyyy too easy), there was one thing I noticed…

Every single product on display was made with High Fructose Corn Syrup (yes, all of them!) This highly sweet, chemically concocted version of corn syrup is arguably the worst sweetener in our food. Not only is HFCS generally made from GMO corn, but one study found that it can be contaminated with toxic mercury. Besides that, these products were full of artificial dyes, preservatives, and other nasty additives.

You might be thinking, "Well, it's just for a holiday… it's just once a year… that's not gonna kill me."

This way of thinking is a trap. You see, it's not really just once a year. We are being sabotaged at every turn with processed chemical additives (HFCS and worse!) and there always seems to be an excuse to have it "just this one time". There are countless birthday parties, backyard cookouts, and the holiday season still to look forward to.

After I started learning about what was really in my food, I made a conscious decision not to eat toxic chemicals in processed food regardless the occasion because I knew they were responsible for making me gain weight and making me want to eat more. This really forced me to learn how to celebrate without getting off my game.

So even though 4th of July is just once a year, don't go down the road of buying processed foods full of health-wrecking additives. Instead, choose to make a few of these fun backyard party recipes that are ALWAYS a hit…

• The Best Chicken Wings Eva! – The marinade is so flavorful.
• Quinoa Masala Burgers - Tastier than any frozen burger out there.
• Scrumptious Squash Casserole - Perfect side dish, creamy & decadent.
• Kale Slaw – Pairs nicely with anything from the grill.
• Healthy 7 Layer Dip – Refreshing and great with some organic chips or celery.
• Almond Butter Brownies – These are addictive!!! Don't say I didn't warn you.
• Blueberry "Cheesecake" Bars - Cool and refreshing.

You don't gotta make everything from scratch. Also check this list of the best picks for organic chips and other packaged snacks that won't sabotage your health. It's a party and you've gotta have chips, right?

Stay safe and enjoy the holiday week!

Xo,

Vani

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