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Everyone who loves chocolate knows it can be tough to find healthy options, made with less sugar and real, pronounceable, organic ingredients. Chocolate milks are often the least healthy options of all! At Willa’s, we aimed to create a deliciously rich and chocolatey oat milk using real organic ingredients.

When you imagine oat milk, oil is probably not one of the first ingredients to come to mind. Despite all of the known dangers of canola oil, it is still used in many “healthy” and even those claiming to be organic, because it is cheap to produce...

At Willa’s, we are on a mission to change the plant based milk category for good and forever. Taste, health, and sustainability guide every decisio...

There has been a lot of discussion over gluten over the past few decades. Gluten sensitivity, as well as Celiac Disease is on the rise. We are often get asked the question, do oats have gluten? And does Willa's Organic Oat Milk have gluten?

If you’re looking to improve your home coffee setup, chances are you’ve considered upgrading from an automatic drip machine to a pour-over device. But with so many options to choose from, it can be a bit overwhelming! We’re here to help you find the best filter brewing method for your needs.

All you need to know about steaming oat milk like a dream...

The decision to use maple sugar in our Willa's Barista and Willa's Organic Dark Chocolate Oat Milks was a no-brainer. It is unmatched when it comes to sustainability, has antioxidants and minerals, and has a low glycemic index. Most importantly, maple sugar brings out a brownie-like quality with the Raaka Peruvian cacao we use in Willa's Dark Chocolate!

Discerning what you can and can’t recycle can be difficult, especially with the thousands of types of packaging on the market and the varying recycling rules in different cities. We want to break down the recyclability of our oat milk cartons for you.

Ever tried steaming up a latte or cappuccino with a plant-based milk that wasn’t labeled ‘barista’? You were probably more than disappointed. So, you ask, what is in the barista's milk...

At Willa’s, we believe in using real, wholesome, organic ingredients you can feel good about drinking everyday. Conventional oats are often grown with glyphosate (the active ingredient in Roundup), which isn't something we want in our oat milk or soil.

Willa’s uses the whole oat in the creation of our oat milk for a zero-waste process. Other brands discard 20-30% of the oats. Oat milk stands as the second highest-selling plant-based milk so that is A LOT of wasted oats! With Willa’s, we’ve developed a proprietary milling approach that allows us to use the entire whole grain oat (the germ, endosperm, and the bran). This practice offers our customers a less processed and more nutrient-dense oat milk choice that is better for the environment. 

Your intuition may tell you that you should be shopping for oat milk in the refrigerated aisle. However, not all oat milks need to be refrigerated...