Updated: April 27th, 2020If you’ve read ingredient labels, you may be wondering why is palm oil in so many foods now. You are correct in thinking this wasn’t always the case. For most types of foods, palm oil was the exception rather than the rule. One example is Oreo cookies. This product stands out to me personally because this type of sandwich cookie is what first alerted us to my son’s palm oil allergy and … Read more
Updated: February 19th, 2020My son gets sick from palm oil. Many times, people ask us what he can have. We created this eating without palm oil list specific to my son. These are the foods he likes and eats safely. We created this site to help others who might have sensitivities and intolerances to palm oil. As we learned more about palm oil, we learned about the environmental concerns as well. Eating without palm oil … Read more
Updated: February 19th, 2020Please read labels before buying — don’t just toss candy in your cart. Here’s how to find Valentine’s Day candy without palm oil. Did you know palm oil ingredients are in all types of candies? Most don’t include “palm” in the name. Lots more info below, but quickly, in the United States: Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Kisses and Hershey’s Milk Chocolate Bars are fine if you are avoiding palm oil. You can also find … Read more
Updated: March 22nd, 2020You can start your day with a breakfast without palm oil if you know what to watch for. Below we discuss common breakfast foods, which ones contain palm oil, and some easy palm oil free substitutions. Sometimes you have time for a homemade breakfast and sometimes you need to grab and go. Here are choices for palm oil free breakfasts. Most of us have palm oil in the morning without even realizing … Read more
Updated: April 10th, 2020It’s always a great time for ice cream! But did you know it often contains palm oil? Here’s a list of ice cream without palm oil. Take a few seconds to read the ingredients; don’t just buy whatever ice cream is on sale. Some ice cream brands use better quality ingredients than others. Palm oil is cheap; therefore, it’s widely used in store brands and other inexpensive brands. Also, the more complicated … Read more