An ideal diet is also devoid of artificial colors (
think food dyes), artificial flavors, artificial fillers, and artificial preservatives.
Didn't you say
you thought food dyes affect Pascal?»
Not exact matches
But the
thought of using an artificial
dye in my
food just makes me cringe, and I therefore used a more natural green — chopped pistachios.
Things I'm
thinking about could be things like having his seat changed in class so he's next to someone he has conflict with, learning new skills at school that he's not confident about and is struggling with, some new kind of
food he's ingesting at school that has something that's irritating his system (artificial
dyes or sweeteners would be my first guesses), something other kids are talking about that are scaring him (movies or tv shows or stories).
I used to
think artificial
food dyes were no big deal and now I feel we have legitimate reason to worry.
Good nutrition may not be the first
thought that pops into people's minds when they
think of gentle parenting, but studies have shown that many behavior issues and sleep problems have their root in unhealthy eating habits, nutrient - poor diets, and
food additives (
dyes, preservatives, etc.).
But the other day when I went to my local King Soopers (owned by the Kroger chain), six of eight Kraft varieties contained
food dyes — and this in Boulder where you might
think people would appreciate the more natural offerings.
I
think when you have a kid with any type of issue the FIRST thing you should do is cut out all the bad stuff from their diet (
dyes, crappy
food, etc) and then figure out if
food or
dye is a trigger for them.
And for those making baked Easter treats using colored icing, I
thought this post from
Food 52 on natural icing
dyes was super informative:
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.
I used to
think artificial
food dyes were no big -LSB-...]
do you
think the news / press about the hearings alone could compel more schools to take a stronger stand against synthetic
food dyes?
She provides a good summary of the issue, replete with links to other bloggers»
thoughts on the subject (including old TLT friends Dr. SuRu and Jenna Pepper at
Food with Kid Appeal), as well as information on natural food d
Food with Kid Appeal), as well as information on natural
food d
food dyes.
We've asked both of them about cake frosting, cookie icing, etc and they both said they use
food - based
dyes only (the Acadian woman shuddered at the
thought of artifical
dyes).
Food Schizophrenia: Living in the «Real World» — «I kept my
thoughts of «Would you like Blue
Dye Number 1 for Attention Deficit Disorder, or Red # 40 for anaphylactic shock?»
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!
When I was younger, I never even
thought about questioning the safety of
food dyes.
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.
:) I'm even
thinking of peanut butter on whole grain bread cut into finger sandwiches (and maybe
dyed orange with
food dye) but again, there's only so many hours in the day.
Angie
Dye, MS, RDN, CSSD, LDN of Carpe Diem Nutrition also encourages that we «utilize principals of mindful and intuitive eating to
think about the most important and special ways that you enjoy seasonal fall
foods.
I
think the reason our case was fairly mild is because when my son was infected, we were already eating an organic, clean diet, free of
food dyes and other harmful ingredients that can exacerbate the symptoms.
At first I
thought it was blood, but it appears to be something red, possibly
food dye?
Think about dropping
food dye into a cup vs. a pool.
A
food allergy diagnosis can range from being a minor inconvenience — like having to read labels to check for
food dye — to a major health issue (
think extreme, lethal allergies to milk, eggs, and nuts).