The Food Babe

One blogger bravely pushes back against Starbucks, Subway and basic scientific facts.

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Links!
• Taking On the Food Industry, One Blog Post at a Time (nytimes.com/2015/03/15/style/taking-on-the-foo…)
• How the ‘Food Babe’ Went From Obama Ally to Trump Crusader (nytimes.com/2025/05/21/dining/food-babe-maha-v…)
• Activist or Capitalist? How the 'Food Babe' Makes Money (adage.com/article/news/activist-capitalist-foo…)
• Latest Food Scare: What Is The 'Yoga Mat' Chemical - And Why Is It In Your Food? (forbes.com/sites/melaniehaiken/2014/02/27/what…)
• Almost 500 Foods Contain The 'Yoga Mat' Compound. Should We Care? (npr.org/sections/thesalt/2014/03/06/286886095/…)
• Are You Eating This Ingredient Banned All Over the World? (youtube.com/watch?v=F_mZm_BMiIg)
• The "Food Babe" Blogger is Full of Shit (archive.ph/v99Pq)
• Are Microwaves Safe? (archive.ph/SmN0x)
• Global Food Security Index 2022 (impact.economist.com/sustainability/project/fo…)
• Differences between EU and US nutrition labels go far beyond ounces and grams (theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2015/sep/08/food-…)
• Is Food Really Better in Europe? (thecut.com/article/european-food-healthier-ing…)
• Vani Hari: How She Grew Her Food Blog Into An Empire (forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2015/02/10/vani-h…)
• Food blogger asks Kraft to stop using dye in mac and cheese (abc7chicago.com/archive/9048869)
• Meet the food blogger influencing RFK Jr. (usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/04/19/ma…)
• Food Babe blogger Vani Hari taking heat over health science (dispatch.com/story/lifestyle/health-fitness/20…)
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