FOR MOST OF HER life, Vani Hari ate whatever she wanted—candy, soda, fast food, processed food—until her typical American diet landed her where that diet typically does, in a hospital. Despite her successful career in corporate consulting, Hari decided that health had to become a priority. Her newfound goal drove her to investigate what is really in our food, how it is grown, and what chemicals are used in its production. The more she learned, the more she changed and the better she felt.
Encouraged by her friends and family, Hari started a blog called foodbabe.com in 2011. It quickly became a massive vehicle for change. In just the last three years, foodbabe.com has led campaigns against companies like Kraft, Starbucks, Chick-fil-A, and Subway that attracted more than 500,000 signatures and led to the removal of several controversial ingredients used by these major food companies. Through corporate activism, petitions, and social media campaigns, Hari and her Food Babe Army have become one of the most powerful populist forces in the health and food industries. Hari has been profiled in the New York Times and USA Today and has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, The Dr. Oz Show, The Doctors, and NPR.
Join the Food Babe in her fight for better food and healthier living at foodbabe.com. Follow her on Twitter @thefoodbabe and on Facebook at facebook.com/thefoodbabe.