Check the ingredients.

Try to avoid Products with palm oil and look for alternatives.
You can find out more about palm oil alternatives on the instagram account of retainforest. Palm oil can be disguised under various names such as: Vegetable Oil, Vegetable Fat, Palm Kernel, Palm Kernel Oil, Palm Fruit Oil, Palmate, Palmitate, Palmolein, Glyceryl, Stearate, Stearic Acid, Elaeis Guineensis, Palmitic Acid, Palm Stearine, Palmitoyl Oxostearamide, Palmitoyl Tetrapeptide-3, Sodium Laureth Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium Kernelate, Sodium Palm Kernelate, Sodium Lauryl Lactylate/Sulphate, Hyrated Palm Glycerides, Etyl Palmitate, Octyl Palmitate, Palmityl Alcohol.

Selfmade meals instead of processed food.

Cooking your own food not only allows you to decide what oil to use in your meals but also opens up the possibility for new creative ideas in the kitchen.

Be vocal about the environment.

Hold your elected representatives accountable for policies regarding palm oil imports into your country. Ask your local retailers why they prefer palm  oil over domestic oils. Keep an eye out for petitions initiated by organizations like retainforest.

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