Georgia Howe

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In this episode, we speak with Vani Hari, longtime food activist and New York Times bestselling author, who was in the room supporting Kennedy during his Senate hearings. She'll explain why she believes parents are finally winning the battle to get chemicals out of kids' food. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

In this episode, we speak with Vani Hari, longtime food activist and New York Times bestselling author, who was in the room supporting Kennedy during his Senate hearings. She'll explain why she believes parents are finally winning the battle to get chemicals out of kids' food. I'm Georgia Howe with Daily Wire Editor-in-Chief John Bickley.

It's Sunday, February 2nd, and this is a weekend edition of Morning Wire. Joining us to discuss the war over chemical-laced packaged food is Vani Hari, best-selling author, activist, and creator of the Food Babe blog. Vani, thanks so much for coming on. Thank you so much for having me. So first off, tell me a little bit about your path to food activism.

It's Sunday, February 2nd, and this is a weekend edition of Morning Wire. Joining us to discuss the war over chemical-laced packaged food is Vani Hari, best-selling author, activist, and creator of the Food Babe blog. Vani, thanks so much for coming on. Thank you so much for having me. So first off, tell me a little bit about your path to food activism.

How did you become interested in nutrition to begin with?

How did you become interested in nutrition to begin with?

Wow.

Wow.

So that brings me to my next question. On your website, you currently have a petition going about Kellogg's. What are you pursuing there?

So that brings me to my next question. On your website, you currently have a petition going about Kellogg's. What are you pursuing there?

So what is their motivation to continue with this? Is it that they make it hyperpalatable because they think they would just lose a lot of market share if they made the foods less exciting to taste or look at?

So what is their motivation to continue with this? Is it that they make it hyperpalatable because they think they would just lose a lot of market share if they made the foods less exciting to taste or look at?

Now, you mentioned that there's some groundswell in the media to put these companies on the hot seat. Something interesting, I'm sure you've already observed this, that I've seen just in the past, say, month or two, I keep seeing articles from legacy media that seem to defend processed foods. So just a couple examples.

Now, you mentioned that there's some groundswell in the media to put these companies on the hot seat. Something interesting, I'm sure you've already observed this, that I've seen just in the past, say, month or two, I keep seeing articles from legacy media that seem to defend processed foods. So just a couple examples.

The Times recently ran a headline, Why Ultra-Processed Foods Aren't Always Bad, about a month before they ran a title. Are seed oils actually bad for you? The subhead there was RFK Jr. and others claim they're harming our health, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Time magazine ran a piece titled, What if ultra-processed foods aren't as bad as you think?

The Times recently ran a headline, Why Ultra-Processed Foods Aren't Always Bad, about a month before they ran a title. Are seed oils actually bad for you? The subhead there was RFK Jr. and others claim they're harming our health, but the evidence suggests otherwise. Time magazine ran a piece titled, What if ultra-processed foods aren't as bad as you think?

So just to the casual observer, it kind of seems just as this issue has grown recently that some of these big media entities are actively taking the side of big food. So what's going on there? Are they just being contrary to anything they perceive to be a Trump-aligned cause, or do they have a financial stake in the food industry?

So just to the casual observer, it kind of seems just as this issue has grown recently that some of these big media entities are actively taking the side of big food. So what's going on there? Are they just being contrary to anything they perceive to be a Trump-aligned cause, or do they have a financial stake in the food industry?