.::About Me::.

I’m a mother with a child that has an unusual food allergy/sensitivity. (Well, they were unusual to me until I started doing research.)

What food is he allergic to? NONE. He is, however, allergic to a very common food additive… food coloring. My son cannot eat the majority of  foods found in grocery stores  and restaurants in this country. Why? Because most foodstuffs sold in our country contain artificial food coloring.

Shopping and eating out was a struggle, to say the least. We could not hop in the car and just “go out to eat”. I could not run to the market and “just grab a few quick items.” My son cannot go to his friends birthday parties and say “I want the corner piece!” when they start cutting the cake. We have to carefully examine the ingredients of everything he eats. We have to take care with surfaces, utensils, etc. so that his food isn’t contaminated by other foods that contain food coloring.

I hate to say that food coloring needs to be banned outright, because where would we be without our colorful celebratory treats? Yet, somehow I’m sure we can all survive easily without them. Did you know that use of food colorings has been banned in several countries because of it’s negative effect on children? Well then, why is it used so widely here in the U.S.?

Something definitely needs to be done to end the  unnecessary use of food coloring, as well as other harmful chemical additives, in our food. I can understand the need for food coloring in confections. But cold cuts? Milk? Pasta and sauces? Bread? Crackers? Medicines? Why are they there? What are they hiding? We NEED to demand better for ourselves. We NEED to have limits that manufactures must adhere to. If I have to do it one person at a time, and it takes my entire lifetime, I’m going to increase awareness about the additives in our foods. It is frightening to know the harm we do ourselves with each bite we take, meanwhile the government and corporations continue to slowly poison us so that they can make their bottom line.

My journey is just beginning. Join me, you’ll be amazed by what you’ll find.