This list is meant to serve as a companion guide to the articles I’ve written exposing the tactics of Vani Hari (aka the Food Babe). It’s a list of over 610 products, vendors, and brand names that Hari’s targeted so far. When you misrepresent the “dangers” of a product, then recommend an alternative for which you receive a sales commission–there’s a problem…

In addition to this list, you may also be interested in knowing that many of the products sold by Food Babe have the very same ingredients she says are dangerous. For example, she sells a full line of products containing the same dyes over which she lambasts Weight Watchers, Kraft, and McDonald’s. She’s sold BHT for nearly 3 years, all the while harassing Kellogg’s and General Mills over the same (safe) additive. The Babe doesn’t like agave nectar, but she’s happy to sell you a full range of foods sweetened with–you guessed it–agave nectar. And don’t even get me started on cellulose. A special series on Food Babe’s hypocrisy can be found here.

Without further ado then, here’s the Food Babe Ban List:

A

A1 Steak Sauce

Acetylated Monoglycerides

Activa

AeroMed Oral Glucose

Airport food (almost all)

Allegro (tea)

Alexia

Alka Seltzer

All-Bran

Almay

Almond Dream

Almond Joy

Alpen Gold (Kraft)

Alta Dena (butter)

Aminosweet

AMP Energy (Pepsico)

Amy & Brian

Anchor Butter

Andes

Anheuser-Busch

Annie Chun’s

Apple Cinnamon Cheerios

Aquafresh

Aquafina

Arby’s

Arnold Baker Light 100% Whole Wheat Bread

Arrowhead Mills

Artificial coloring (any product containing)

Artificial flavoring (any product containing)

Aspartame

Athenos Hummus

Atkin’s (protein shakes)

Avon

Aveeno

Azodicarbonamide (a safe bread ingredient)

B

Baby Formula (most, containing safe GMO corn syrup)

Bac’n Bits

Back to Nature

Baker’s

Baking powder (non-GMO)

Banana Boat

Barbara’s Bakery

Barley malt (any product containing)

BASF (Prop 37)

Bayer (Prop 37)

Beet sugar (any product containing)

Ben & Jerry’s (Prop 37)

Benevia

Berkely Farms

Betty Crocker

Bimbo

Big Gulp (7-11)

Bigelow

Birthday Cakes (all from supermarkets)

Blue No. 1 (food dye)

Blue Bonnet

Blue Diamond Almond Breeze

Bolthouse Farms

Bobby Brown

Boca

Bread (almost all packaged bread)

Bright Beginning Baby Formula

Brisk

Brown sugar (any product containing)

Bubble Yum

Budweiser

Bull’s Eye

Bullfrog

Bumble Bee

Bunge (Prop 37)

Burger King

Butterball

Buttered syrup (any product containing)

Butterfinger

c

C20

Cafe Collection

California Pizza Kitchen

Campbell’s Soup

Canderel

Canola (rapeseed, non-GMO)

Canola seed oil (non-GMO)

Capri Sun

Caramel

Carob syrup

Cargill

Carnation

Carrots, non-organic

Cascadian Farm (Prop 37)

Castoreum flavoring (do you eat beaver butt?)

Celestial Seasonings

Cellulose (non-GMO)

Cereal (GMO)

Cetaphil Facial Cleanser

C. H. Guenther & Son (Prop 37)

Chanel

Charles Shaw Wine (2 Buck Chuck)

Cheerios

Cheese (all conventional American cows’)

Cheetos

Cheez-It

Cheez Whiz

Chewing gum

Chick-Fil-A

Chipotle

Chocolate Cheerios

Cici’s Pizza

Cinnamon Toast Crunch

Citric Acid (non-GMO)

Cobalamin (Vitamin B12, non-GMO)

Coco Hydro

Coco Libre

Coco Pops

CocoZona

Coffee Mate

Coke (Coca-Cola)

Colgate

Colorose (non-GMO)

Con Agra Foods

Condensed Milk (non-GMO)

Confectioners Sugar (non-GMO)

Coppertone

Corn, all, in restaurants (non-GMO)

Corn Flour (non-GMO)

Corn Masa (non-GMO)

Corn Meal (non-GMO)

Corn Nuts

Corn Oil (non-GMO)

Corn Starch

Corn Sugar (non-GMO)

Corn Syrup (any product containing)

Corn Syrup, High Fructose

Corn Tortillas (non-GMO)

Corona

Cosmetics from drug stores

Costco (cakes, microwave popcorn)

Cottonseed oil, all, in restaurants (non-GMO)

Country Crock Butter

Country Time

Cover Girl

Cracklin’ Oat Brand

Crest

Crisco Canola Oil

Crisco Natural Cooking Oil

Crop Life (Prop 37)

Crystal Light

Crunch Nut (Kellogg)

Crush Soda

CVS Sunscreen

Cyclodextrin (non-GMO)

Cystein (non-GMO)

D

Dairy (all conventional American cow’s milk and cheese)

Danimals (yogurt)

Dannon

Dare

Dasani (Coca Cola)

Dean Foods

Del Monte

Deodorants (all aluminum-containing)

Designer Whey

Dextran/Dextrin [sic] (any product containing)

Dextrose, all (I kid you not–see the Stevia article)

Diacetyl (non-GMO)

Diastase (any product containing)

Diastatic malt (any product containing)

Diet Coke

Diet Mountain Dew

Diet Pepsi

Diet Soft Drinks

Diglycerides (non-GMO)

Dimethylpolysiloxane (ingredient)

Dole

Double Gulp (7-11)

Domino’s

Doritos

Dow

Dream Whip

Dreyer’s Ice Cream

Dr. Praegar’s

Dr. Pepper

Duncan Hines

Dunkin Donuts

DuPont

E

E951 (sweetener, U.K. & Europe)

Earth’s Best (baby formula)

EAS Myoplex

Edible Arrangements

Eggs (all, from fast food restaurants)

Eggo

Elizabeth Arden

Enfamil

Ensure

Equal

Equal Spoonful

Erythritol (non-GMO)

Estee Lauder

Ethyl maltol (any product containing)

Evian (Coca Cola)

F

Fair Life

Famous Amos (Kellogg)

Fanta

Fantastic World Foods

Fiber One

Five Alive

Flu Shots (very dangerous to skip this one!)

Food and Drug Administration, U.S. (FDA approved ingredients)

Food Starch (non-GMO)

Fosters

Franklin Farms

French’s

French Meadow

Fresh Market (cakes)

Frito Lay

Frosted Mini Wheats

Froot Loops

Fructose (any product containing)

Fruit, from concentrate

Fruit By The Foot

Fruit Gushers

Fruit Rollups

Funnel cakes

Fuze

G

Gardein

Garden of Eatin’

Garelick

Gardenburger

Gatorade

General Food International (General Foods)

General Mills

Gerber

Gevalia

Ghiradelli’s

Ginger Ale

Girl Scout Cookies

Glucose (any product containing)

Glutamate (non-GMO)

Glutamic Acid (non-GMO)

Gluten (for non-celiac disease sufferers, a safe protein found in wheat, barley, and rye)

Glycerides (non-GMO)

Glycerines (non-GMO)

GMO Foods (inc. corn, soy, cotton, canola)

Godiva Chocolates

Gogurt

Gold Medal

Good Earth

Good Morenings

Good Seasons

Golden Grahams

Goya

Gravy Master

Great Value

Grey Poupon

Groupe Danone

Guiness

Gummy bears

H

Haagen Daz

Hain-Celestial

Hall’s Cough Drops

Hamburger Helper

Handi Snacks

Haribo (gummy bear manufacturer)

Harris Teeter Cakes

Harvest Bay

Hawaiian Tropic Sunscreen

Heinz Tomato Ketchup

Hellman’s

Hello Kitty popsicles

Hemicellulose (non-GMO)

Hemp Milk

Herbalife

Herbal Essence Shampoo

Hero (Prop 37)

Hershey’s

HFCS-90 (ingredient, High fructose corn syrup)

Hickory Farms

Hidden Valley Ranch (salad dressing)

High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS)

Honest Kids

Honest Tea

Honey Graham Oh’s

Honey Nut Cheerios

Hope in a Jar

Horizon Organic

Hormel

Hot Pockets

Hot Tamales (candy)

Hummus (prepackaged)

Hungry Jack

Hydrogenated Starch (non-GMO)

Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (non-GMO)



I

I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter!

Icehouse

Idahoan (Prop 37)

Inositol (non-GMO)

Inventure Foods (Prop 37)

Inverse Syrup (non-GMO)

Inversol (non-GMO)

Invert sugar (any food containing)

Isoflavones (non-GMO)

Isogen

Izze (Pepsico)

J

Jack in the Box

Jason’s Deli Ice Cream

Jason’s Deli Dressings

Jason’s Deli Meats

Jason’s Deli Muffins

Jason’s Deli Soups

Jell-o

Jenni O’s

Jett Puffed

Jiffy

Joe’s O’s

Jolly Time

Juice, Fruit (nearly all processed)

Just Juice

K

Kashi

Kellog’s

Kerrygold

KFC (Kentucky Fried Chicken)

Kix

Kleenex

Knouse Foods

Kool-Aid

Kraft (not just Mac & Cheese!)

Krispy Kreme

Kroger (poultry)

Krusteaz

Kudos

L

La Banderita

Lactic Acid (non-GMO)

Lactose (any food containing)

Lakewood

Lancome

Land O’Lakes

Laughing Cow

Lavera

Lay’s Potato Chips

Lean Cuisine

Lecithin (non-GMO)

Lehigh Valley

Leucine (non-GMO)

Life Cereal

Lifesavers

LightLife

Lipton

Little Caesars

Living Harvest

L’Oreal

Lucky Charms

Lunchables

Lysine (non-GMO)

M

M&M/Mars

Malic acid (non-GMO)

Malitol (any product containing)

Malt (non-GMO)

Malt Extract (non-GMO)

Malt syrup (any product containing)

Maltodextrin (any product containing)

Maltose (any product containing)

Mannitol (any product containing)

Martin’s Potato Rolls

Maseca Corn Flour

Maxwell House

Maybelline

Mazola Corn Plus

Mazola Vegetable Plus

McCormick Seasonings, Spices, etc.

McDonald’s

Meat (ALL conventional, non-organic)

Menchies Frozen Yogurt

Mellow Mushroom Pizza

Methylcellulose (non-GMO)

Mexican Restaurants (most–I’m not kidding)

Michelob

MicroZap Inc.

Microwave ovens, all (watch out for those Hitler crystals! 😉

Mighty Leaf (tea)

Milani

Milk (all American non-organic, pasteurized)

Milk (condensed, non-GMO)

Milk Powder (non-GMO)

MillerCoors

Millers

Milo Starch (non-GMO)

Mineral Fusion

Minute Maid

Miracle Whip

Miss Vickie’s (Pepsico)

Mission White Corn Tortillas

MMR Vaccine

Modified Food Starch (non-GMO)

Modified Starch (non-GMO)

Moe’s Southwest Grill

Monoglycerides (non-GMO)

Monsanto

Monster

Morning Star

Morton Salt

Morton’s Seasonings

Mott’s

Mrs. Dash

Mrs. Fields

Mucinex

MUG Root Beer

Muir Glen (Prop 37)

Munkijo

Multi Grain Cheerios

Muscle Milk

N

Nabisco

Naked Juice

Nanoparticles (ingredient, especially yogurt)

Nature Valley

Neosugar (ingredient)

Nesquik milk

Nestle (virtually all products)

Neutrogena

Newcastle

Newman’s Own (popcorn)

Nice! Oats & Honey

Nilla (Kraft)

Nulaid

Nutrasweet

Nutri-Grain (Kellogg)

Nutter Butter

NyQuil

O

Ocean Spray

Odwalla

Old El Paso

Oleic Acid (non-GMO)

O.N.E Coconut Water

Open Pit

Orangina

Orbit (gum)

Oreos

Organic Valley (butter)

Ortega

Orville Redenbacher

Oscar Mayer

Oxybenzone (sunscreen component)

P

Pabst

Pace

Pacific Foods aka Pacific Natural Foods

Panera

Papa Johns

Papa Murphy’s

Papayas, all from Hawaii

Parent’s Choice Organic (baby formula)

Parkay

PB2

Pediasure (via “Moms Across America/Glyphosate article)

Pears from concentrate

Peñafiel

PepsiCo

Pepperidge Farm

Pepsi

Phenylalanine (non-GMO)

Philadelphia

Phosphoric acid (ingredient)

Phytic Acid (non-GMO)

Pickles and Relish (any that contain food dye)

Pillsbury

Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt

Pinnacle Foods

Pirate Booty

Pizza Hut

Planters

POM

Pop Secret

Popcorn (microwave)

Popsicle brand popsicles

Pop Tarts

Potassium sorbate (ingredient)

Powerade

Powerbar

Power Crunch

Prego

Pringles

Promise Me (Susan G. Komen perfume)

Propel

Protein Isolate (non-GMO)

Pure Protein

Pure Via

Purity

Q

Quaker

R

Rapeseed (aka canola, non-GMO)

Raw sugar (any product containing)

Red No. 40 (food dye)

Red Mango Frozen Yogurt

Reddi Egg

Reese’s

Refiner’s syrup (any product containing)

Reilly Food Company

Republic of Tea

Retinyl Palmitate (Vitamin A, found in sunscreens and lotions)

Revlon

Rich’s Products

Richelieu Foods (Prop 37)

Rice Krispies

Rimmel

Rite-Aid Sunscreen

Ritz

Robitussin

Rolling Rock

Round Table Pizza

Russell Stover

R.W. Knudsen (Prop 37)

S

Sabra Hummus

Saccharine

Safeway (poultry, Prop 37)

Salad dressings (most, with “GMO oils”)

Salmon (farmed)

Salsarita’s

Sandwich Thins

Sanka

Santa Cruz Organic

Sara Lee

Sausages (with nitrates)

Sea Pak

Seattle’s Best Coffee (Pepsico)

Shakeology

Shock Top

Shoyu (non-GMO)

Silk & Horizon

Silk Soy Milk

Similac

Simply Light

Simply Orange

Slim Fast

Smartwater (Coca Cola)

Smart Balance (butter)

Smart Ones

Smithfield (Prop 37)

Smjor

Smucker’s

Snickers

Snyder’s of Hanover

So Delicious

SoBe (Pepsico)

Sodium benzoate (ingredient)

Sodium citrate (non-GMO)

Soft Drinks (almost all)

Solae (Prop 37)

Sorbitol (any product containing)

Soy, all in restaurants (non-GMO)

SoyBoy

Soybean Oil (any product containing)

Soy Flour (non-GMO)

Soy Isolates (non-GMO)

Soy Lechitin (non-GMO)

Soy Milk (non-GMO)

Soy Oil (non-GMO)

Soy Protein (non-GMO)

Soy Protein Isolate (non-GMO)

Soy Sauce (non-GMO)

Special K

SPF greater than 50 in sunscreens

Spices (Virtually all sold in the U.S.A.)

Sprite

Smart Balance Cooking Oil

Sorghum syrup (any product containing)

Sour Patch Kids

Spectrum Organic

Spice of Life

Squirt Soda

Starburst

Starch (non-GMO)

Starkist Tuna

StarLite Cuisine

Stearic Acid (non-GMO)

Stella Artois

Stevia, manufactured (see article)

Stewart’s (Soda)

Stove Top

Subway

Sucralose

Sucrose (any product containing)

Sugar (unless specified as non-GMO cane sugar)

Sugar, raw

Sugar, yellow

Sulfites (ingredient, vegetable preservative)

Sun Chips

Sun Drop

Sunny Delight

Sunscreens, all spray (also see specific brand names)

Sunscreens, all powder (also see specific brand names)

Sunscreens, CVS brand

Sunscreens, Rite-Aid brand

Sunscreens, Walgreens brand

Sunkist Soda

Super Big Gulp (7-11)

Susan G. Komen Foundation

Swanson Chicken Broth

Syngenta (Prop 37)

T

Tab

Taco Bell

Tamari (non-GMO)

Tang

Tapatio

Tassimo

Tazo (tea)

TCBY Yogurt

Teavana

Tea Forte

Tempeh (non-GMO)

Teriyaki Marinades (non-GMO)

Tetly

Textured Vegetable Protein (non-GMO)

Think Thin

Thomas’ 100% Whole Wheat English Muffins

Threonine (non-GMO)

Toblerone

Tocopherols (Vitamin E, non-GMO)

Toffuti

Tofu (non-GMO)

Tootsie Rolls

Tostitos

Town House

Trader Joe’s

Trehalose (non-GMO)

Triaminic

Trical (Prop 37)

Trident Gum

Triglyceride (non-GMO)

Triscuit

Trix

Tropicana

TruMoo (Dean Foods)

Truvia

Tuna, canned

Turbinado sugar (any product containing)

Tuscan

Twinings of London (tea)

Twist

Twizzlers

U

Udi’s Gluten Free Whole Grain Bread

Uncle Ben’s

Unilever (Prop 37)

Uno Chicago Grill

Utz All Natural

V

V8

Vaccines (most)

Vega

Vegetable Fat (non-GMO)

Vegetable Oil (non-GMO)

Veggie burgers (non-organic)

Velveeta

Vermont Organics (baby formula)

Vie de France

Vita Coco

Vitamin A (Retinyl Palmitate, found in sunscreens and lotions)

Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin, non-GMO)

Vitamin E (Tocopherol, non-GMO)

VitaminEnergy (Coca Cola)

Vitamin Water Zero

Vlasic (pickles)

W

Walgreen’s sunscreen

Walmart (I kid you not! They’re selling GMO products!)

Welch’s

Wendy’s

Wesson Oil

Wheat Thins

Whey (non-GMO)

Whey Powder (non-GMO)

While Lily Flour

Whitewave Foods

Whole Foods (Even she doesn’t understand her do’s and don’ts–see her article!)

Whole Foods Organic Baby Formula

Wholesome Sweeteners

Wrigley’s Gum

X

Xanthan Gum (non-GMO)

Xochitl

Y

Yellow No. 5 (food dye)

Yellow Squash

Yellow sugar (any product containing)

YoCrunch (yogurt)

Yoforia Frozen Yogurt

Yogurt Mountain

Yoplait

Yuban

Yves Veggie Cuisine

Z

Zicam Cherry Cold Remedy

Zico Coconut Water

Zucchini

References

Please note: to avoid increasing search engine exposure for quack web sites, I use the DoNotLink service to obfuscate URLs. I promise you are not being redirected to porn 😉

Food Babe: Processed To Death (Cooking Oils)

http://foodbabe.com/2015/02/04/cooking-oils/

Food Babe: GMO Ingredients A-Z Reference

http://foodbabe.com/possible-gmo-ingredients-a-z/

Food Babe: GMO Ingredients in General Mills Foods

http://foodbabe.com/2014/09/17/general-mills-or-generally-toxic-after-you-see-this-product-i-know-which-one-youll-choose/

Food Babe: “Recipe for a Heart Attack”

http://foodbabe.com/2011/05/26/food-lion-speed-street-krispy-kreme/

Food Babe: Why aren’t you making your own hummus?

http://foodbabe.com/2011/05/18/homemade-hummus/

Food Babe: Artificial Dyes

http://foodbabe.com/tag/artificial-colors/

Food Babe: Read the Ingredients List

http://foodbabe.com/2015/01/06/read-ingredient-lists/

Food Babe Avoid These When Eating Out

http://foodbabe.com/2012/09/02/how-to-avoid-genetically-modified-ingredients-when-you-eat-out/

Food Babe: Olive Oil Archives

http://foodbabe.com/tag/olive-oil/

Food Babe: Sugar Archives

http://foodbabe.com/tag/sugar/

Food Babe: Dead Animal Parts in V8, Prego, Swanson, Campbell’s

http://foodbabe.com/2014/08/05/there-might-be-dead-animal-parts-in-your-v8-homemade-v8-juice/

Food Babe Heinz

http://www.donotlink.com/cxry

Food Babe: “Carrots soaked in chlorine”

http://www.donotlink.com/cxwa

Food Babe Microwave Ovens

http://www.donotlink.com/cxsd

Food Babe Beauty Products

http://www.donotlink.com/cxvy

Food Babe “GMO” Candy

http://www.donotlink.com/cxrx

Food Babe Cetaphil

http://www.donotlink.com/cxrq

Food Babe Oreos

http://www.donotlink.com/cxry

Food Babe: Parabens

http://www.donotlink.com/cl9t

Food Babe Mrs. Dash

http://www.donotlink.com/cxrt

Food Babe: Companies Fighting Prop 37

http://www.donotlink.com/cxsb

Food Babe Susan G. Komen & Other Cancer Organizations

http://www.donotlink.com/cxr4

Food Babe Flu Shot Nonsense

http://www.donotlink.com/eTg

Food Babe Kleenex

http://www.donotlink.com/cxpg

Food Babe Truvia, Stevia

http://www.donotlink.com/cxw0

Food Babe Sunscreens

http://www.donotlink.com/p-x

Food Babe “Just Say No” to Candy

http://www.donotlink.com/cxr3

Food Babe Fair Life

http://www.donotlink.com/cxqt

Food Babe Salmon

http://www.donotlink.com/cxph

Food Babe Chocolates

http://www.donotlink.com/caem

Food Babe Whole Foods (She’s really confused on this one!)

http://www.donotlink.com/cxpi

Food Babe Peanut Butter

http://www.donotlink.com/bc6k

Food Babe Toothpastes

http://www.donotlink.com/cxql

For Babe Birthday Cake

http://www.donotlink.com/cxpj

Food Babe Thanksgiving Scrooge

http://www.donotlink.com/b99

Food Babe Protein Shakes

http://www.donotlink.com/cxc5

Food Babe Spices

http://www.donotlink.com/cxc2

Food Babe Banned Holiday Gifts

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbt

Food Babe “GMO Wheat”

http://www.donotlink.com/cwrs

Food Babe Milk, Dairy Products

http://www.donotlink.com/cakd

Food Babe Baby Formula

http://www.donotlink.com/bg3w

Food Babe Non-Organic Meat

http://www.donotlink.com/cws3

Food Babe Double Standard

http://www.donotlink.com/bufs

Food Babe Ractopamine

http://www.donotlink.com/cecg

Food Babe Trader Joes

http://www.donotlink.com/b3jj

Food Babe Beer

http://www.donotlink.com/bv8

http://www.donotlink.com/cl9s

Food Babe Chewing Gum

http://www.donotlink.com/cwc5

Food Babe Snacks/GMOs

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbb

Food Babe Burgers

http://www.donotlink.com/l8X

Food Babe Silly Putty

http://www.donotlink.com/bQe

Food Babe Microwave Popcorn

http://www.donotlink.com/bro4

Food Babe Deodorants

http://www.donotlink.com/cbka

Food Babe How to Ruin Oatmeal

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbd

Food Babe Coconut Water

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbe

Food Babe Juices

http://www.donotlink.com/clol

Food Babe Natural Flavors

http://www.donotlink.com/c0r4

Food Babe General Mills

http://www.donotlink.com/bny7

Food Babe Soft Drinks

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbg

Food Babe “Toxic” drink

http://www.donotlink.com/ljL

Foodbabe Scare Tactics

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbh

Food Babe Mexican Pizza

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbi

Food Babe Pizza

http://www.donotlink.com/gAN

Food Babe Jello

http://www.donotlink.com/iZX

Food Babe Medicine Misinformation

http://www.donotlink.com/bfvc

Food Babe GMO Natural Products

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbj

Food Babe Pepperidge Farm

http://www.donotlink.com/cxbk

Food Babe Cereal

http://foodbabe.com/2013/10/16/how-this-very-popular-cereal-is-exploiting-americans-what-you-can-do-about-it/

Food Babe GMO Archives

http://foodbabe.com/tag/gmo/

Food Babe Butter

http://foodbabe.com/2014/01/20/is-butter-secretly-ruining-your-health/

Food Babe Jason’s Deli

http://foodbabe.com/2013/04/23/jasons-deli-whats-healthy-whats-not/

Food Babe Bread

http://foodbabe.com/2014/02/24/healthiest-bread-on-the-market/

Food Babe Never Buy!

http://foodbabe.com/2014/10/21/10-grocery-store-items-you-should-never-buy-again/

Food Babe Tea

http://foodbabe.com/2013/08/21/do-you-know-whats-really-in-your-tea/

Food Babe Frozen Yogurt

http://foodbabe.com/2011/05/07/fro-yo-craze-is-just-well-crazy/