Thanks for your input. Indeed it is sad that it can take years before any authorities would admit they mucked up and then, I am sure sometimes there is just a quiet “oops, let’s not tell the public” that goes on too. Hopefully more of us will wake up and smell the fresh greens instead of the rot on supermarket shelves.

Take care, Eileen.

It’s great to see such good information on colorings. In England back in the early 80′s trying to point out to doctors that food, especially colorings, could cause problems was equivalent to an admittance of insanity. My then 2 year old son was seriously affected. Then we moved and had a new GP who had the same problem with his children, and he recommended a local homeopath as well as a paediatrician who was an expert on the problems of food intolerance and allergies. It was only then we started to make progress, despite having a very understanding son who co-operated fully. 25 years later the British government finally admitted that there was a real problem.

Thanks for visiting. Substituting fruit for processed foods is a great way to still add colour without the artificial food colors. I also like to add interest by shaping food or creating the food into the first letter of my children’s names. Keeps it fun.

Stay well,

Eileen.

Thank you for your continued input. Yes, I agree that just because it is organic does not mean it is good for you. You only have to look at wines for that reason. Many organic wine companies still add sulphites to their wines. Even the sales people you talk to are not educated enough to know that organic does not mean completely clean.

The other problem with many cheeses is that they use animal rennet instead of vegetable rennet. Then, I always read the label to make sure they have not added other things, which is often the case. Cheese, like most produced foods, is not just “cheese”.

What you have provided is great information and gives us all an opportunity to learn more.

I believe that we should not have to live on a restricted diet all our lives. What that means though is to identify the problems and remove problem foods from our diet. Incorporate raw foods and reduce what we eat as cooked. Our bodies love us when we do that.

Regards, Eileen.