And
since food dyes (Red 40, Yellow 5, Blue Lake, etc) and artificial flavors / preservatives are almost ALWAYS found in sugar - y treats and junk food (not to mention BIRTHDAY CAKE FROSTING), it can be easy to mistake for a reaction to sugar.
Not exact matches
The red
dye, labeled in
food and cosmetic products as E120 or carmine or Natural Red 4, had been popular
since it was first monopolized by Spain with the help of conquistador Hernán Cortés in 1523.
Since summers are for frozen treats, I consider it my job to make all sorts of popsicles for my kiddos while still not loading them up with pounds of sugar and
food dyes.
Since he has problems with
food dyes, we also carried drinks.
Of all the chemical
food additives,
food dyes infuriate me the most,
since there's absolutely no legitimate reason to use them.
I have to say, I didn't think I was particularly plugged in either —
since, like you, I haven't found that my kids seem to have a marked response of any kind to
food dyes, and
since they don't consume many of them because we tend to eat mainly scratch - made
foods.
Synthetic
food colors have been suspected of triggering behavioral problems in children
since the 1970s, when pediatric allergist Ben Feingold began treating allergies by putting children on elimination diets, free of both synthetic
food dyes and preservatives.
True, we don't eat the shells, but
since eggshells are permeable and some kids are so sensitive to the effects of artificial
food dyes, I thought it was worth exploring more natural options.
Certainly, the
food dyes were not the only problems with many of the
foods I used to consume and I cringe when I think about the sugar, artificial sweeteners and chemical additives, but
food dyes deserve their own scrutiny, especially
since they are added to so many
foods that are marketed to children!
Since these artificial
dyes don't add anything beneficial to
foods and are most often found in highly processed
foods, nothing is lost by avoiding them.
So, this sent me to the computer to do some research because I wanted a decent list of items to use and how to use them
since I really never thought about
food dyes before.
People working in the
food industry figured out that people buy more
food if it looks colorful and bright, but research has
since linked the use of artificial
dyes with behavioral problems in children such as increased hyperactivity.