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Bad Oils

Update on Oils in Chips

October 1, 2026 by Chef Marian

Boulder Canyon, the same company doing it wrong, is also doing it right. They are using olive oil in their kettle cooked potato chips. Happy to report that Graza and Jackson’s kettle chips are using olive oil. And happy to know Siete offers grain free chips with olive oil.

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Categories Healthy Eating Tags Bad Oils, Bad Seed Oils, Boulder Canyon, Good Information, Oils, Primal Foods

Operation: Read the Label (and Drop the Canola, Sunflower, Safflower & Palm Oils)

November 7, 2025 by Chef Marian

We fight with our wallets. We win with awareness. Every ingredient list you decode is a tiny act of rebellion. Every bottle of extra-virgin olive oil or avocado oil is a badge of honor.

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Categories Healthy Eating Tags Bad Oils, Chef Marian Kitchen Confident, Read the Label

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