One DQ Blizzard isn't going to kill you

Have you ever been shamed for not taking your kids to Dairy Queen?

I get it all the time... 

"It's just a treat, relax." 

"One Blizzard isn't going to kill you."

But here's the thing. It's not about never having fun. It's about knowing the truth about what's actually in your food so you can make an informed choice.

And that's exactly why you need to read this email.

There's an ingredient BANNED in Europe due to serious safety concerns hiding in thousands of American food products right now.

The worst part…

It’s not always labeled explicitly on an ingredient list so you may not even know it's in there. 

This very controversial chemical is called Titanium Dioxide, and it often hides under "color added" or "artificial color" on ingredient lists.

It’s an artificial whitening agent added to make food appear brighter and more appealing.

European scientists found it “no longer safe to eat” based on their review of hundreds of scientific studies showing that it has genotoxic effects. 

This means it has the ability to damage DNA, potentially leading to cancer.

To protect their citizens, Europe banned it back in 2022. 

So the next time someone tells you you're overreacting for skipping the DQ drive-thru... show them this:

We contacted DQ about their cult-favorite S'mores Blizzard… and they admitted that it actually contains titanium dioxide - hidden under the term “artificial color”.

And you might think you'd only find this in fast food and “treats”... but it could be hiding in some of the "healthy" products in your fridge right now too.

Food corporations sometimes add titanium dioxide to cottage cheese and other dairy products just to make them look brighter and whiter. 

We contacted Knudsen directly about their Fat Free Cottage Cheese and they confirmed it — hiding right there under "Artificial Color" on the ingredient list.

And companies also don’t need to tell you HOW MUCH titanium dioxide is in their products. 

New tests from Consumer Reports found that a single serving of Hostess Donettes contains 760 times more titanium dioxide than all other products they tested combined. 

Yes: 760 times! 

It’s outrageous that food corporations know the truth about titanium dioxide, but still keep using this ingredient. 

Several states have proposed bills to ban this chemical from school food and the FDA has added it to their list of substances to review, but it will take time.

In the meantime, the best way to get companies to remove ingredients linked to cancer is to STOP buying products that contain them.

Titanium dioxide is banned from certified organic food, so if you're already choosing organic, you're automatically avoiding it. Win win! 

Check every ingredient list for titanium dioxide, artificial color, or color added – and please share this information with someone you know who needs to see it.

Xo,
Vani

 

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7 reasons I replaced my mattress (and won't go back)

We change our sheets every week. We flip the pillows. We buy organic everything.

Then we sleep on the same mattress for 8 years and never once ask what's inside it.

Here are 7 reasons you might want to.

1. Formaldehyde is in there. The same chemical used in funeral homes works as a cheap adhesive in conventional mattresses. No label required, so most people have no idea they're breathing it all night.
2. The VOCs don't stop off-gassing. One memory foam mattress, independently tested, came back emitting 61 different VOCs. Benzene and naphthalene included. Both known carcinogens.
3. Fiberglass is hiding under the cover. Actual glass fibers, used as a flame barrier. If the cover ever comes off, they can spread through your entire bedroom.
4. You spend a third of your life on it. 8 hours a night, breathing whatever's in there. I'm careful about what goes in my body during the day. Ignoring the other third made no sense.
5. Flame retardants are standard. Toxic chemicals sprayed on so the mattress passes flammability rules. They're on the MadeSafe Restricted List of 6,500+ banned ingredients, which most mattresses couldn't pass.
6. The industry isn't regulated. Walter Bader, who had conventional mattresses tested for his book Sleep Safe in a Toxic World, compared it to cigarettes in the 1930s: completely unregulated, and everyone assumes they're safe.
7. There's a clean version that costs less than you'd think. That's the one that actually got me to replace mine.

I sleep on the Natural Escape Organic Mattress from My Green Mattress, and it's made completely differently. Organic wool quilted into the cover acts as a natural flame barrier, no chemicals needed. Every mattress is hand-tufted with cords and buttons instead of glue.

The Natural Escape:

• “GOTS” certified organic cotton and wool
• GOLS certified organic latex
• GREENGUARD Gold Certified, tested for 10,000+ VOCs
• ZERO polyurethane foams
• NO flame retardants
• Handcrafted in the USA
• Dust mite & allergen resistant

And here's the part people don't expect: it's the most comfortable bed I've ever slept on. Supportive without the sinking memory-foam feeling, and I wake up without the back stiffness I used to accept as normal.

Right now the Food Babe Army gets the biggest savings of the season:

• $300 off King
• $200 off Queen and Full
• $125 off Twin
• 15% off Crib & Accessories
• Plus when you use code FOODBABE you’ll save an extra $10 off your cart (purchases of $339+)

Get your own non-toxic mattress here

365-night risk-free sleep trial. 20-year warranty. If it's not the best sleep of your life, send it back.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. Each mattress is handcrafted to order and ships in 2–5 business days, so the sooner you order, the sooner you're sleeping on it.

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Ends Today: Truvani Prime Day

This is urgent...

Today is the FINAL DAY to claim our exclusive Prime Day deals!

Truvani is doing something special…

You can get up to 40% OFF (MSRP) our products on Amazon (while supplies last).

It’s the perfect chance to get some of your favorites, or throw a new one in your summer wellness routine.

Like our best-selling seasonal flavors of Plant-Based Protein Powder:

Lemon Cookie: The perfect summer treat. Made with the best lemons in the world, Sorrento’s, sourced from Italy. A sip will take your taste buds directly to the Amalfi Coast.  

Mint Chocolate: Creamy and refreshing from organic wild Mediterranean mint. It tastes like melted mint chocolate ice cream, but has 20g Protein and only 1g Sugar.

Chocolate Strawberry & Strawberry: Made with organic strawberries sourced from the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. No “natural flavors” or Red 40 for engineered taste or unnecessary color. 

But we’ve also added new products to our Amazon store since last year…

Like our Creatine Monohydrate, which helps fuel your cells without relying on more caffeine and supports lean muscle and strength.

Which is why I want to make sure you don’t miss this opportunity:

Get up to 40% OFF (MSRP) our Plant-Based Protein, The Only Bar, Creatine, Turmeric, & more!

This deal goes away at midnight! Then back to full pricing.

Take advantage of it while you can.

Xo,

Vani

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Truvani + Amazon Prime = Up To 40% Off

One of our BIGGEST Amazon Prime Day deals ends tomorrow!

My team and I want to give you the chance to get something you’ll actually use…

Not just an impulse purchase that will sit in the back of your closet for the rest of the year.

That’s why we’re offering up to 40% OFF (MSRP) our products on Amazon until tomorrow.

You can save on our ‘internet-famous’ Plant Based Protein, in 13 dessert-like flavors:

• Vanilla
• Matcha 
• Chocolate
• Strawberry
• Vanilla Chai
• Peanut Butter
• Lemon Cookie
• Mint Chocolate
• Pumpkin Spice
• Banana Cinnamon
• Chocolate Strawberry
• Chocolate Peanut Butter
• Unflavored & Unsweetened

Each one is made with minimal ingredients you’ll recognize. 

No gums. No sugar alcohols. No fillers. No nasty, weird ingredients. 

But you can also save on other best-selling products, like: 

• Creatine Monohydrate: To help fuel your cells without relying on more caffeine and support lean muscle and strength.

• The Only Bar: Your on-the-go snack fix in delicious flavors without sketchy additives or artificial nonsense.

• Turmeric: The go-to spice to fight inflammation and even aid in digestion.

Click here to get up to 40% OFF (MSRP) your Truvani favorites on Amazon.

Prime Day comes only twice a year and ends tomorrow!

Xo, 

Vani

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Prime Day Inventory: Selling Fast

If you don’t already know, Amazon Prime Day will end in 48 hours.

And my team and I are going BIG with our Truvani deals.  

You can get 40% OFF (MSRP) our ‘internet-famous’ Plant-Based Protein on Amazon…

It comes in 13 dessert-like flavors, such as:

Vanilla, which tastes like melted ice cream.

Chocolate, which tastes like brownie batter.

Mint Chocolate, which tastes like thin mints.

Lemon Cookie, which tastes like frosted lemonade.

Peanut Butter, which tastes like peanut butter cookies.

Ingredients are the most important to us… But so is flavor. 

And with REAL ingredients comes REAL flavor. 

But that’s not all…

You can also save on other best-sellers: The Only Bar, Creatine, Turmeric, and more!

That’s right! Up to 40% OFF (MSRP) all of our products for the next 48 hours. 

Don’t miss your chance to get great savings on your healthy habits.

Xo,

Vani

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Truvani Prime Day: 33% Off Plant-Based Protein

It’s officially Amazon Prime Day, and we’re offering one of our best deals ever:

33% OFF (MSRP) our Plant-Based Protein Powder for a limited time.

Two years ago, we sold out of ALL flavors within 24 hours. 

I literally had to cancel all of my emails (and love letters) I had written for you guys to get your hands on our internet-famous protein. 

As sad as it was, it was so validating for our team to see. 

Our mission to provide products with ingredients you can trust is growing and becoming more important to people.

But don’t worry. This time, we have more products available. 

But to be sure, I recommend you act now if you want to take advantage of our Prime Deal.

We expect just as much demand as the previous years, and there’s a reason for that… 

Our Chocolate and Vanilla are the #1 and #2 best-selling plant protein products at Sprouts…

And we also hit shelves at Walmart and Target, the world's largest retailers.

But we have 13 obsession-worthy flavors to choose from:

Prime Day ends soon, and these savings are going away with it.

Don’t miss your chance to get 33% OFF (MSRP) our ‘internet-famous’ Plant-Based Protein. 

I can’t wait to see which flavors you pick! 

Xo, 

Vani

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What I found under the sink at our rental

While I was on my last trip, one of the first places I looked was under the kitchen sink in our rental…

I do this everywhere now. Hotels, rentals, houses. I want to know what's going to touch the dishes my family eats off of.

I found a bag of Finish Powerball Ultimate. So I set it next to what I had brought from home. 

Here's what's in the Finish tablet on the left.

Fragrance, listed as "parfum". Legally, this can stand in for a mix of dozens of unnamed chemicals including those that the fragrance industry has relied on for decades to make scent last longer through a wash cycle. It's also one of the most common hiding spots in the cleaning industry for phthalates and certain hormone-disrupting compounds. There's no requirement to tell you what's actually in there, so you genuinely cannot know.

Artificial Dyes. The dye is the blue gel and the red ball that dissolves and washes all over your plates. It does nothing to make your dishes more clean. It's there so the tablet looks "high-tech" sitting in the package.

Polyvinyl alcohol. The plastic film holding the tablet together. It dissolves and disappears down the drain, but it’s plastic. Most of it survives water treatment, and ends up right back in our water and our soil.

Then a run of things most that sound questionable and are: tetrasodium etidronate, a manganese catalyst, ethylene/propylene oxide copolymer, a couple of acrylic acid copolymers, dimethicone. The chemistry behind that “Diamond Shine”. 

Now the tablet on the right. Branch Basics Dishwasher Tablets.

No fragrance. No dyes. No plastic film. A plant-based binder holds it together, so nothing microplastic goes into the water. 

The ingredients are minerals and plant-based cleansers, the same as their Concentrate and Oxygen Boost. EWG Verified, Made Safe, Leaping Bunny certified. They cut grease and dried-on food without residue. I checked the dishes that first night. 

These tablets stay in rotation at home, and I pack them when we travel. Two cents a tablet more than the conventional stuff, and I'm not running synthetic dye through a dishwasher I didn't pick.

Here's the other thing I've learned from opening all those cabinets: the dishwasher is only part of it. The spray, the hand soap, whatever's in the shower. You don't get to choose any of it when you're somewhere that isn't yours.

So I bring the Branch Basics Travel Kit that covers it. It's TSA-approved: a mini All-Purpose Spray, a mini Foaming Wash for your hands, and a mini Concentrate to refill them. 

I wipe down counters, door handles, and the remote. I wash fruit with the All-Purpose before anyone eats it. I use the Foaming Wash instead of whatever's sitting by the sink.

It's a small thing to pack, and it means I'm not relying on a stranger's idea of clean.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. The Dishwasher Tablets are $15 for 38, and they sell a 2-pack if you want to stop thinking about it for a while. Grab them here.

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