Palm oil frightens me because it seems to be in everything, which means alot of rainforest is being destroyed to make way for palm oil plantations. We shouldn't be destroying rainforests. Ever.
But I know I can't stop the use of palm oil completley, it is just too good for supermarkets. I know it will probably still work its way into my house in some of the things that I buy. But this is my challenge:
Find 100 products that are palm oil free things.
These are going to not only be new things that I buy, but they are going to be things that are my favourites too. That way, I can enjoy them properly, they can be justified favourites and hopefully you will like them too! Also, so that I am not cheating in my race to find 100 things, they will all be products that you would normally suspect to contain palm oil (so they will hopefully be happy discoveries, or newly found palm oil free alternatives!)
I hope I encourage you to start reading food labels too, it gets addictive. Beware 'vegetable oil'. It is likely to be palm oil in disguise. When I see 'vegetable oil' on packages of my favourite things, I am going to investigate by writing to companies and asking for a proper ingredients list, so that I can find out if palm oil is hidden away inside of something. So if you feel the urge to write to manufacturers too, please let me know how you get on! I will also be asking where any palm oil that is used comes from. Palm oil that is sourced sustainably is probably still not perfect, but it's got to be better.
Wish me luck!
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