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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Blue dye is our nemesis. There are two kinds of blue dyes, and they both -- but to a different degree -- mess up with my DD's mind. Not so much my son, just my daughter. After a few bites of cotton candy, or blue slurpee or anything blue, she becomes whiny, cries from everything and things go downhill fast. This has been going on for a long time, and at 9, she seems to be doing better. The other thing I'm after is artificial flavorings, which create the same situation. At least the ones found in the cheap candy. I cannot tell you how many times I've been called excessive and crazy. But the reality of the reaction is swift and overwhelming.

So for us, no dyes in general. And a one time deal is only fine if we're willing to accept the consequences.

Google blue food dye to verify that I'm not a lunatic.[/quote]

I'm the person who posted above you. Just want to say for me it was all heavy dyes. I grew out of it in my mid to late 20's. I remember in my early/mid 20's screaming at my mother on the phone and then saying to her "I'm out of control, I have to go" and I KNEW I was totally in the wrong but couldn't stop. That same day I wrote notes about something. Later I went back to check the notes and literally couldn't figure out what I'd written. I mentally reviewed what I'd eaten and it turned out - Reeses Pieces. For some weird reason any color of M&Ms were fine, but for years I stayed away from Reeses Pieces. Same thing with those bright orange "cheese crackers with peanut butter."

When I get cake, I never eat the colored icing. If I know I'm going to eat a lot of sugar, I protein-load first. As your DD gets older she will get better about wanting to avoid things that set her off, and at the same time, will want to try the trigger foods to see if she can handle them. It may help to let her do that once or twice a year, when she won't have school for a week or so. [/quote]

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