You may be stunned to see the long lists of ingredients in packaged, premade desserts. See below for some examples. I used to buy grocery store desserts whenever I was having a party, needed treats for my kids’ schools, or just because. After figuring out palm oil was making my son sick, I slowly started learning how to bake everything from scratch.  Since then, I haven’t bought a ready-made dessert or bakery item from the … Read more

Summertime is the perfect time for this easy Mediterranean dip. Use palm oil free crackers or slice peppers and cucumbers to use for scooping. I have a list of crackers below that I believe to be palm oil free. I’ve also put this Mediterranean dip on top of lettuce and spring mix in place of dressing. What I like is that it’s filled with fresh, healthy salad ingredients but prepared as a dip instead. For … Read more

When you have baking staples on hand, it’s easy to whip something up when the mood strikes. You’ll be less apt to buy premade desserts, bakery, and specialty breads from the grocery store. Baking from scratch means you can bake palm oil free because you choose what ingredients to use.   Most premade baked items contain palm oil in some form. Companies use palm oil in desserts, breads, cookies, dough, crusts, and more for some of … Read more

Sometimes you feel like baking something from scratch and wonder: What should I bake today? There are so many things to bake. You can bake a cake, cupcakes, brownies, bread, rolls, muffins, cookies, a pie, pudding, and more. Baking can be as simple or involved as you want it to be. Before deciding, it comes down to a few things for me:  What ingredients do I have Do I want to bake today or another … Read more

I like making mini chocolate chip muffins for after-school snacks and anytime. They are wonderful with coffee, milk, or tea. If you’ve been following along, you may know my son gets sick from palm oil. It’s common in premade bakery items and desserts. Because of this, I bake everything from scratch.  These mini chocolate chip muffins are easy to make even if you are a beginner baker. They taste like copycat Entenmann’s Little Bites Muffins, especially … Read more