We are here to give you peace of mind

so you can be your best self.

ZEGO creates nutritious and delicious food that fits most special diets

and advocates for the consumers’ right to know what is in their food.

OUR STORY

After 9 years of symptoms — broken bones, bone pain, gut distress, weight loss, and brain fog that kept me from socializing and learning — doctors finally diagnosed me with Celiac Disease when I was 15. In the next 6 months, I grew 6 inches and gained 40 pounds and my pains and brain fog cleared.

This amazing experience made me acutely aware that being malnourished, regardless of why you are, keeps you from being your authentic self and achieving your dreams.

I was a political junkie even in my teen years. So I decided to work for Congress to improve nutrition for low-income children so they could better achieve their dreams. Frustrated by our lack of progress, I went to the nonprofit world in pursuit of the same goal. But I was similarly frustrated. By 2013, I was similarly frustrated by our lack of progress in helping children in the nonprofit sector, embodied by a “brown rice crispie treat” (ask me sometime to tell you about that).

Around that time, I was somewhat successfully juggling my children’s multitude of dietary restrictions (gluten, dairy, sugar, and more) with my desire for delicious, organic, nourishing foods. But then their schools went nut-free, which added a significant layer of complication. I searched for brands that could meet our expanded needs. But the allergy-free brands were making products packed with overly processed ingredients and sugar. They didn’t offer the nutrition I needed to support my family’s health. And, they didn’t offer any testing to assure me of their safety. 

Needless to say, I was fed up! So I decided to start a company that made superfood-based products that are convenient, nutritious, and tasty and meet as many dietary restrictions as possible. I figured I would learn a lot about the inner secrets of the food industry that might help explain why so many children and adults are suffering from auto-immune diseases and cancers.

Even still, I couldn’t believe it when I found out that companies are not required to test to make sure there is no toxic residue in their products. So, I added testing and quality standards for agricultural pesticides and toxins to ZEGO’s protocol. Our goal is to make sure our ingredients are as clean as possible, and that our products support your long-term health. Our mission is to empower consumers to demand all companies provide the same transparency we do so that together, we can clean our food system and our planet. Simply put, we want to bring you peace of mind.

WHAT WE DO

We make deliciously clean food for everyone!

All-day, every day, we work to create delightful products that are free of ingredients like common allergens and food dyes and toxins like glyphosate that can trigger adverse health reactions and harm long-term health.

We want to empower you to change the world for the better.

At ZEGO, we believe our customers have the power to change the food industry for the better. By giving you a platform and projecting your voice, we aim to change the culture of the food industry —  establishing your right to know what’s in your food — so it better supports you, your community, and our planet.

HOW WE DO IT

We don’t just talk the talk. We really do our best.

  • Our manufacturing facility is free of the top allergens and gluten-free. Learn more
  • Our oats are Purity Protocol, with strict safety standards from seed selection to harvest to processing to ensure the highest level of GF safety. Learn more
  • We test our products for over 400 toxins like pesticides and heavy metals as well as allergens and make results available to consumers. Learn more
  • We are a certified B Corporation. This means that in addition to protecting our consumers, we fight for the rights of our employees, the environment, and financially support our community. Learn more

Our family: 3 Celiacs, 3 dairy intolerant, 1 corn/soy intolerant, 1 omnivore