Are you serving this at your BBQ? (please don't)

Growing up, summer cookouts meant white hamburger buns from the grocery store, Heinz ketchup, and a big bowl of Doritos on the picnic table. Nobody thought twice about any of it.

But now all I see is… what's actually in all of it. And what we're really putting in our bodies.

Here are 3 things worth looking at before your cookouts this summer:

1. The most overlooked source of toxins at your summer cookout is the bun

Flip over a standard hamburger or hot dog bun and read what's actually in it. Enriched flour. Soybean oil. High fructose corn syrup. Monoglycerides. 

It's the same chemical soup you'd find in any processed grocery store bread. And if the wheat is conventional (it almost always is), it's been sprayed with glyphosate (Roundup weedkiller) right before harvest.

You might have the meat part figured out: organic and grass-fed. And then you put it on a bun full of chemicals.

This is why we've been getting ours from Organic Bread of Heaven. 100% certified organic. No glyphosate, no dough conditioners, no additives that need a chemistry degree to pronounce. Their burger buns, hot dog buns, and slider buns are made with real ingredients, shipped to your door, and go straight into the freezer until you need them.

Use code FOODBABE to save 10% off your order.

2. Most condiments are a seed oil and sugar delivery system. 

Pretty much every condiment you’d put on a burger or a hot dog starts with GMO soybean or canola oil.

Even the ones that say they're "made with olive oil" often contain these seed oils too! 

Industrial seed oils have nothing to do with real food. 

Primal Kitchen is what's on our table now. Their mayo is filled with avocado oil, not soybean oil. Their ketchup comes unsweetened, without HFCS. The BBQ sauce and mustard are the same: clean ingredients, short lists, nothing hiding.

And honestly, I think they taste better.

Use code FOODBABE for 10% off Primal Kitchen.

3. Most chips are made from GMO corn sprayed with chemicals and fried in seed oils

Conventional tortilla chips, even the ones in the colorful "artisan" bags, are almost always made from GMO corn sprayed heavily with pesticides, and fried in canola or sunflower oil. 

Tatemada is what we put out now, and I'm not going back. 

They're oven-baked with no added oils at all. Made from certified organic heirloom corn using traditional nixtamalization, an ancient method that actually increases the nutrition and digestibility of the corn. 

The only ingredients you’ll find in these chips are organic heirloom corn, lime, Himalayan salt. Three ingredients. Nothing else.

The founder was actually at The People vs. Poison rally in D.C. last week...this is a brand that gets it and I love to support them. 

Use code FOODBABE for 10% off Tatemada.

Xo, 

Vani

P.S. If you're firing up the grill this weekend, the easiest thing you can do right now is swap the bun. Organic Bread of Heaven ships fast. Use code FOODBABE for 10% off and grab enough to stock the freezer.

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Watch the speeches! The People Vs. Poison Rally

When I got up to the front of the crowd to speak at The People vs. Poison Rally on Monday, I was so proud of every single one of you standing up with me. We showed the world how powerful we are when we unite together! 

Citizens from across the country, activists, lawyers, doctors, scientists, politicians, and farmers showed up and demanded People over Poison! Corporations poisoning Americans with toxic pesticides do NOT get legal immunity – we will not stand for it.

This rally marks one of the most monumental moments in my entire life. When I think about the world I am leaving my children, this is the fight that keeps me up at night.

I poured my heart out and made sure that every single one of our elected officials knows exactly where I stand and that this is the LINE IN THE SAND.

They will either stand with the corporations who are poisoning us, or with the people they represent.

Click Here: WATCH MY RALLY SPEECH

There were so many powerful speakers that you don't want to miss. Watch the full replay of the rally here. 

Please share the clips you'll find on Instagram here - and ask people to join our movement!

We rallied in Washington, but the fight is far from over.

Right now, the 2026 Farm Bill is headed to the House floor for a vote – and buried inside it are sections that would strip Americans of their right to sue pesticide companies for making them sick. Not just Bayer. Any pesticide company. If this passes, families who have been harmed would lose their day in court.

Good News: Your calls are already working. An amendment to remove these immunity provisions made it into the rule – but it still has to pass.

The vote is happening this week, so keep the pressure on.

Call your representative TODAY and urge them to remove immunity provisions from the Farm Bill: CLICK HERE

Thank you so much for telling your representatives that they need to stand for the People and not Poison! 

This is how we will win.

Xo,

Vani

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Tomorrow at 9am – watch it go down live!

Tomorrow morning I’m joining thousands of people outside the U.S. Supreme Court to say enough is enough. We do not consent to being poisoned by billion dollar pesticide corporations who are giving people cancer to escape accountability.

The People vs. Poison Rally starts at 9am on Monday.

Tune in here to watch it all go down live at 9am! 

The event starts at 9am  - I will be introducing the event. I’m going to pour my heart out, and you don’t want to miss it. 

We have an extraordinary group of activists, farmers, scientists, and health advocates joining me –  and I cannot wait for you to hear what they have to say.

I believe this is the fight of our lifetime.

We can't tell people to eat real food and then spray it with poison. We can't allow pesticide companies to get away with giving people cancer and have zero consequences.

If Bayer wins at the Supreme Court, it could legally shield thousands of pesticide products from lawsuits. And this is much bigger than this one case. Within days, Congress is set to vote on a Farm Bill that also has pesticide immunity provisions buried inside of it.

That is what is at stake.

WATCH HERE - share these links for your friends: 

• ThePeopleVsPoison.org
• @TheFoodBabe on X
• TheHighwire.com and on YouTube and X

This is history in the making. I am so grateful you are part of it.

Xo,

Vani

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In 5 days...are you in?

Remember when we marched to Kellogg's headquarters to hold them accountable for poisoning Americans with ingredients they don’t use in other countries?

Well, guess what???

Bayer is about to get it 10x worse.

Next Monday, April 27th, we are descending on Washington D.C. to make sure pesticide corporations cannot poison people and walk away without consequences.

Bayer – the corporation that makes Roundup – is drowning in cancer lawsuits, and instead of taking responsibility, they are fighting to make sure no one can ever sue them again.

I sat down with Del Bigtree on The Highwire to talk about The People vs. Poison rally, why this moment is unlike anything we have ever seen, who is showing up, and why you need to be part of this. 

Watch it here

If you can get to D.C., come march with us. Book the flight. Load up the car. Grab a friend and drive. You are going to be part of history. RSVP here so we know you're coming.

We are saying NO to Bayer getting a legal shield from cancer lawsuits.

NO to the Supreme Court ruling in their favor.

NO to that same shield being buried in the Farm Bill.

NO to them locking it in state by state.

Their billion dollar lobbying machine is moving through Washington at a lightning pace and we cannot wait any longer to take action. 

In a matter of days, Congress may vote on the Farm Bill.

Please contact your representatives here now. 

Ask them to vote NO on the Farm Bill until these legal immunity provisions are removed. 

It takes less than 10 minutes. 

They are counting on you to not make that call – so make it.

The American people do not consent to being poisoned while billion dollar corporations escape accountability.

Please share this email and make sure everyone in your life knows what is at stake. No one should be able to say they didn't know.

They have the money. We have the people.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. Please share this video on Instagram and keep spreading the word!

P.P.S. Did you hear what's happening to Gatorade?

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A Mother's Day gift she won't have to detox from

As you may know...I've been using Herbal Face Food for a while now.

The serum helped clear up hyperpigmentation I was dealing with after being sick. The Cream became a daily non-negotiable. I've shared both of those with you before.

But the eye area? That's always been the hardest part to get right.

Most eye creams are packed with the same synthetic junk I avoid everywhere else. Silicones, synthetic and petroleum-derived ingredients. All dressed up in pretty packaging.

And most of them don't actually do much.

The Eye Cream from Herbal Face Food is the one I kept coming back to.

This is the first 100% plant-powered eye cream I've used that is formulated with 200 botanicals. It works across ALL seven layers of the delicate skin around your eyes. Including your lashes.

That last part surprised me. I had no idea how much the right botanicals could do for lash strength.

95% of users reported a noticeable reduction in dark circles, under-eye bags, and puffiness.

And everything it addresses:

• Dark circles
• Fine lines and crow's feet
• Under-eye puffiness
• Weak, thinning lashes
• Redness and irritation
• Dullness and dryness

No synthetic fillers. No petroleum derivatives. No fragrance. Nothing you couldn't find in nature.

Just plants. Doing what plants do best.

It checks every box. And that's rare.

And right now, the timing couldn't be better.

For Mother's Day, Herbal Face Food is running a gift-with-purchase deal:

Buy The Eye Cream → Get a FREE 10ml Serum I + HFF Beauty Bag

With code FoodBabe at checkout, you’ll also save 30% OFF.

The Serum I is the one I use personally. It's what helped transform my skin. You're getting everything you need in one shot.

If you've been wanting to try HFF, or find a real gift for your mom that she won't need to detox from, now's the time.

Shop The Eye Cream + Free Gift Here

This one won’t last long.

Xo,

Vani

P.S. The Beauty Bag alone makes this worth it if you travel with your skincare (and you know I always do). The Eye Cream + Serum I together are the full eye and face routine. Everything you need, nothing you don't.

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I need you to see this

In just 12 days the Food Babe Army is going to Washington – and we are taking on the pesticide corporations.

The People vs. Poison Rally is happening on April 27th, right outside the Supreme Court of the United States. 

Right now, Bayer is trying to change the laws so that cancer victims can never hold them accountable – even when their toxic chemicals are to blame. They want a legal shield that would let them poison people and walk away forever. And they are doing it on multiple fronts, at the Supreme Court, in state legislatures, and in the Farm Bill.

This is our moment to show up and say ENOUGH! 

I am so excited to share that our speakers have officially been announced… and you're going to want to see the incredible lineup! 

See the speaker lineup here

We have scientists, farmers, lawmakers, advocates, and activists from across the political spectrum – all coming together because this issue is bigger than any party line. 

And I can’t make any promises... but there may be some surprise guests that day that you won't want to miss. 

If you can be there – please come. This is your moment to show up in person and stand with thousands of people who are done being poisoned.

Details here: ThePeopleVsPoison.org

If you can't make it to D.C., there are powerful ways you can help:

1. Forward this email to your loved ones and tell them about the rally
2. Follow and share our posts at @ThePeopleVsPoison on Instagram
3. Share our social graphics here on your own social media pages, with a link to our website: ThePeopleVsPoison.org
4. Visit our Take Action page to contact your representatives and tell them to vote No on the Farm Bill until pesticide liability shield provisions are removed. We make this easy for you here. 

The more people who know about this… the louder our voices become.

Whether you're in D.C. or at home, you are part of this movement and I love you for it! 

Xo,

Vani

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I always have this in my fridge

Growing up, I had terrible stomach problems.

I missed school because of how sick I felt. And as an adult, it seemed like everything I ate left me bloated and miserable.

It wasn't until I cut out the processed junk and started eating real food that things changed. 

Sugar, refined carbs, food additives, inflammatory oils all destroy your gut. Once I understood that, it all made sense.

And here's the problem most people don't see: even when you're eating 'healthy,' you're probably not getting enough good bacteria. 

Our food has been pasteurized and chemically treated. Our soil is depleted. The good stuff has been systematically removed from our food supply.

This is why I eat fermented foods almost every day. And here's what it's done for me:

My eczema — which covered my face and had me on multiple prescription drugs — is completely gone.

My digestion is unrecognizable compared to what it was. 

And I get sick far less often. Up to 80% of your immune system lives in your gut. Feed it right and it makes a difference.

Which is exactly why I'm so picky about where I get my fermented foods.

Most sauerkraut at the grocery store has been pasteurized, heated to the point where the beneficial bacteria is gone. You're buying cooked cabbage in a jar. Not a health food.

Real sauerkraut has two ingredients: cabbage and salt. Fermented slowly in its own natural juices, raw, never processed. 

Cultured Traditions is the only brand I've found that actually does it this way.

• Raw and never pasteurized
• Wild fermented in its own natural juices
• Just two ingredients: organic cabbage + sea salt
• No vinegar, no sugar, no shortcuts

I eat 2-3 tablespoons alongside whatever I'm having. It's tangy, alive, and nothing like the shelf-stable stuff.

Use code FOODBABE to save 15% off your order.

Click here to shop Cultured Traditions

Xo,

Vani

P.S. If you've been struggling with bloating, skin issues, or just feeling run down, start with your gut. Fermented foods are one of the most powerful tools most people ignore. This is where I'd begin. Code FOODBABE saves you 15%.

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Three things...

A lot has been happening lately and there are three things I couldn't wait to fill you in on.

1. Reese's Peanut Butter Cups going back to classic recipe???

You may have heard in the news that Reese's Peanut Butter Cups are going back to their "classic recipes", and I'm not going to lie. When I heard this, I was elated that they were finally removing the TBHQ and other processed ingredients...

But then I realized it was all bunk! 

News reports say they’re only changing the chocolate in a small portion of their products with no mention of plans to remove TBHQ from anything. I tracked down the original Reese's wrappers from decades ago…and TBHQ is nowhere to be found.

TBHQ is one of the worst ingredients in Reese's products – a petroleum-derived preservative (also used in paint and varnish) that studies have linked to suppressing the immune-system, numerous food allergies, DNA damage, and cancer.

If they really want to go back to their “classic” recipes, they need to remove TBHQ, right?

2. Popular ingredient in "Zero Sugar" drinks linked to increased stroke and heart attack risk

I’ve been skeptical about the sugar-substitute erythritol for a long time and avoid it in my diet because it’s not real food. And now science is finally catching up with how awful it is for our bodies.

This is one of the most popular ingredients found in keto snacks, protein bars, and “sugar-free” drinks. Food manufacturers market it as a natural sweetener, and while erythritol does occur naturally in some fruits, the commercial version is anything but. It starts with corn – usually GMO – and goes through a complex industrial process to produce chemically pure erythritol.

A new study out of CU Boulder only used the amount found in a single erythritol-sweetened drink, and within three hours they saw changes in brain blood vessel cells that create conditions linked to stroke risk. An earlier large study published in Nature Medicine linked higher erythritol levels in the blood to increased risk of heart attack, stroke, and death within three years.

If you know anyone who could be buying products with erythritol, please share this with them! 

3. We are marching on April 27th to hold Bayer/Monsanto accountable for poisoning Americans with Roundup!

In just 19 days, hundreds of people are gathering outside the U.S. Supreme Court to hold Monsanto/Bayer accountable and make sure they can't claim legal immunity when their product Roundup causes cancer. We'll have incredible speakers, and this will be an active event, so wear your marching shoes! I hope you can join us and be part of history. If you are coming, please RSVP here

If you can't come, we have a Take Action page where you can contact your representatives.

Right now the Farm Bill contains provisions that would strip away state protections, shield pesticide manufacturers from liability, and weaken safeguards that communities have relied on for decades. Your voice matters – click the link to tell your Representatives to remove these provisions before they vote.

Thank you for your voice!!!

Xo, 

Vani

P.S. We just shared a reel about the rally on Instagram, and I'd love for you to share it and invite your friends! 

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My go-to spring dinner — and the pan that makes it perfect

Spring is finally here!

Every year when the weather gets warmer, I love to cook with brighter flavors and fresh herbs. Simple dinners that still feel nourishing.

This is also the time of year I find myself reaching for my 360 Cookware Stainless Steel Bake & Roast Pan almost every week, because it makes the best one-pan meals on busy weekdays.

Here's what you may not realize about your roasting pan:

The dark non-stick coating on conventional roasting pans? It's the same PFAS and PTFE (Teflon) you'd find on a non-stick skillet. The kind that starts breaking down when you roast chicken at 375°F or higher, releasing toxic fumes directly into your food.

And a lot of conventional roasting pans are made with bare aluminum that touches your food directly. Aluminum leaching into a hot, acidic dish — at high heat, for 40 minutes — is not a risk I'm willing to take.

Once I knew, I couldn't unknow it.

It's why I switched to 360 Cookware years ago. I use their roasting pan on repeat to make quick weekday meals! 

It has the same surgical-grade stainless steel as the rest of my 360 Cookware. Zero PFAS, zero PTFE, zero aluminum touching your food. Made right here in the USA, with a lifetime warranty.

And I've been putting it to work this spring with one of my favorite spring dinners:

Lemon Rosemary Chicken & Root Vegetables →

It's a one-pan meal. Bone-in chicken thighs roasted right on top of your vegetables with fresh rosemary, garlic, and bright lemon. 

This is the kind of dinner that requires almost no effort to pull together. Squeeze some of that lemon juice over everything before you dig in, the flavors are fresh and amazing! 

10 minutes of prep. 40 minutes in the oven. Done! 

And when you make it in a clean, toxin-free pan, you can actually enjoy every bite without wondering what's leaching into your food while it cooks.

If you've upgraded your pots and pans but haven't thought about your roasting pan yet, this is your sign.

Get the 360 Cookware Roasting Pan here →

Use code FOODBABE at checkout for 25% off.

Xo,

Vani

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Roundup in Europe vs US (alarming differences)

Hey...I know it's April Fools Day today and I thought about pranking you, but honestly what I'm about to share is shocking enough on its own.

I wish what I was about to tell you was a joke, but it's not.

As you know, I've been investigating the differences between food products sold in America versus Europe for a really long time now.

And what I've found has really opened up my eyes as to how much Americans are being poisoned compared to our friends in other countries. 

Food companies have reformulated their products to sell overseas – selling them safer versions of the same products while continuing to sell Americans the more toxic versions. 

And the more I dug into this, the more I realized it wasn't just happening with processed food ingredients.

It runs the gamut from pesticides sprayed on our crops, chemicals in our plastics, the drugs and feed given to farm animals, even the substances in our cookware and food packaging.

The double standard is everywhere.

One of the most alarming examples is Roundup weedkiller.

Bayer sells Roundup to farmers in both the U.S. and Europe, but the rules around how it can be used, what goes into it, and how much can end up in your food are dramatically different – and Americans are paying the price.

I broke it all down for you in this brand new post and graphic. You need to see this and share it...

CLICK HERE: Roundup in US vs Europe, Americans are being poisoned

I truly believe this is one of the most important issues of our time. So please share this post with everyone you know to get the word out.

And if you can, join us at The People vs. Poison Rally in Washington DC on April 27th.

This is our chance to stand up and make our voices heard!

Xo,

Vani

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What's inside your mattress will shock you

You know you've found something really special when you immediately want the people you love to have it, too.

That's exactly what happened with my Natural Escape Organic Mattress from My Green Mattress.

I loved it so much that I got my mom one.

Once I knew what was hiding inside her old conventional mattress I couldn't let her spend another night on it.

Here's what I found:

Walter Bader, a mattress industry expert and author of Sleep Safe in a Toxic World, had conventional mattresses independently tested.

One memory foam model came back emitting 61 different VOCs. 

Including benzene. Including naphthalene. Both known carcinogens.

He compared the lack of mattress regulation to cigarettes in the 1930s — "completely unregulated, and everyone thinks they're safe."

And formaldehyde, the same chemical used in funeral homes, is used as a cheap adhesive in traditional mattresses. It's inexpensive, so manufacturers use it freely. 

No label required. Most people have no idea it's there.

There's also:

• Fiberglass — actual glass fibers that can spread through your entire bedroom if the cover is ever removed
• PBDEs — toxic chemical flame retardants
• VOCs that off-gas while you sleep — night after night

These are on the MadeSafe Restricted List. Over 6,500 banned ingredients. 

Most mattresses on the market couldn't come close to qualifying.

I wasn't about to sleep on any of that - and I didn't want my mom to, either!

My Green Mattress does it 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 toxic adhesives. Zero glue. Zero chemicals.

The Natural Escape mattress:

• Certified organic cotton & wool
• GREENGUARD Gold Certified — tested for 10,000+ VOCs
• Contains ZERO polyurethane foams
• NO flame retardants
• Handcrafted in the USA
• Dust mite & allergen resistant

And right now, the Food Babe Army gets a special discount: 15% off full retail price when you use code FOODBABE at checkout.

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, return it.

Xo,
Vani

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