This Is Not The Hair Salon… Say No To Food Dye!

Over the last 50 years, artificial food dye consumption has increased by over 100% in the last 50 years!

 

With kids being top of the list for the biggest consumers of artificial food dye.

 

 That’s from candy to sports drinks, it makes children hyperactive and causes serious side effects..

Like allergies and cancer.

 

 Last week’s topic (Read More) seemed to spark this request to learn more so, below I will be talking more about it.

 


What Is It?

Food colouring is what I tend to call it, but for this headlines’ sake I’m calling it dye!

 

Food dye are chemical substances that enhance the appearance of food by giving it artificial colour.

 

1856 is the time when this first started, but they used coal tar ewwwwwww.

 

Nowadays, they may be using petroleum, but it’s still toxic, food manufactures prefer many times to use artificial food dyes over natural food colourings.

 

An example of this would be beta-carotene extracts, why ?  The colour in the fake ish provides a more vibrant colour.

 

 

The Artificial Dyes Used In Food (As Of When I Typed This!)

 

All these food dyes have been approved for use by both the EFSA & the FDA…

 

Red No.3 = This is cherry red colouring & you will see this in Popsicles and candy for the most part.

 

Red No. 40 = This is a dark red dye that is used in sports drinks, candy, fizzy drinks & sugary cereals. I may also add no. 40 can give you cancer, it’s top 3 for that out of the dyes.

 

Yellow No. 5 = Yellow in colour, like a lemon. It is found in chips, popcorn, certain cereals and soft drinks.

 This again is top 3 dyes that can give you cancer.

 

Yellow No. 6 = It’s Ukraine yellow & it’s used in candy, baked goods & sauces.

This is the deadly trinity of food dye, once again can give you cancer.

 

Just to let you know in some countries these dyes are banned, and I would not be shocked to hear a change of heart and a ban coming…

 

However, that normal comes when there is a case that could come on the food industries head, in which case a lot of us become ill, or they find something that makes life easier for them, like cheaper or something that will make them more money, to hell with your health.

 

The Replacement For That Dye Job

So, now we are no longer consuming artificial food dyes, what do I replace it with ?

 

You need to shift the focus to real food. That’s eating whole and unprocessed foods, the more of that you eat, the better you will be.

 

Some examples to get you thinking below..

 

Eggs, milk, cheese (Does not have to be cow’s if you don’t want it to be!)

 

Fresh fruits & vegetables Nuts & seeds (Cashews, walnuts & almonds etc)

 

Grains (Quinoa, barley, brown rice & oats)

 

Legumes (Kidney beans, chickpeas, lentils & black beans etc)

 

Meat & poultry = Fish, chicken, beef & pork

 

You see there is a little something for everyone, no excuses for eating dye, save that for your hair & miss me with that No but…….. Karim not Kim!

 


THAT’S IT!

 

I really enjoyed sharing this with you guys.

   Please do let me know though…

  

Did You Find This Handy?

 

 If You Have Kids What Are You Thoughts On Them Being Fed this ?

  

  Until We Meet Again, Ciao

  We Look Up

 

Karim David 

The Healthy One 

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Denis Balcer
Denis Balcer
1 year ago

Thanks for the heads up, I’m going to have a look for myself to learn even more about this.

Lew Gutowski
Lew Gutowski
1 year ago

Thanks for the share.

Eryk Łysek
Eryk Łysek
1 year ago

Chris sent me here

Daniel Franko
Daniel Franko
1 year ago

Ryan sent me here.

Adrian Kosek
Adrian Kosek
1 year ago

Thanks for this.

Jen Teal
Jen Teal
1 year ago

Yeah I try to cut down on this for my kids.

Napoleon Dutko
Napoleon Dutko
1 year ago

Ryan sent me here.

Robert Wojciechowski
Robert Wojciechowski
1 year ago

Lee sent me here.

Eliasz Motycki
Eliasz Motycki
1 year ago

Thanks for the share bro.

Eugeniusz Górniak
Eugeniusz Górniak
1 year ago

Alex sent me here.

Zak Wright
Zak Wright
1 year ago

I don’t like my kids having any of this, but my wife let’s them have them.

Oliver McBride
Oliver McBride
1 year ago

I found the information very handy yes, thank you!

Owen Dunlop
Owen Dunlop
1 year ago

Great info.

Nathaniel Swan
Nathaniel Swan
1 year ago

I will work on this.

Caleb Moore
Caleb Moore
1 year ago

Thanks for this one.

Patrick Cassidy
Patrick Cassidy
1 year ago

Thanks for your help.

Gabriel O'Neill
Gabriel O'Neill
1 year ago

Thank you so much for covering this, It’s exactly what I wanted to read about next.

Hudson Buchanan
Hudson Buchanan
1 year ago

I’m very thankful to be able to have seen this, I will work on giving my kids less.

Reece Wallace
Reece Wallace
1 year ago

Good job!

Seb Finns
Seb Finns
1 year ago

Lee sent me here.

Callie Gallagher
Callie Gallagher
1 year ago

Ryan sent me here.

Billie Nicolson
Billie Nicolson
1 year ago

Thanks for the share, I really learned so much.

Holly Patterson
Holly Patterson
1 year ago

I never thought about it being that deep, but the stats back up what you’re saying, I just checked.

Nadia Rennie
Nadia Rennie
1 year ago

Thanks for the help!

Noor Gillies
Noor Gillies
1 year ago

I appreciate the share so much, thank you.

Sara Maxwell
Sara Maxwell
1 year ago

Alex sent me here.

Margot Jones
Margot Jones
1 year ago

Lee sent me here.

Ana Mills
Ana Mills
1 year ago

Lee sent me here!

Hannah Noble
Hannah Noble
1 year ago

Ryan sent me here.

Taylor MacLeod
Taylor MacLeod
1 year ago

Alex sent me here.

Maddison Shields
Maddison Shields
1 year ago

Chris sent me here.

Rowan McPherson
Rowan McPherson
1 year ago

Lee sent me here.

Carmen Leslie
Carmen Leslie
1 year ago

It’s really bad, all the secretes seem to be coming out since 2020.

Nicole Wallace
Nicole Wallace
1 year ago

Thanks, this is really handy.

Ayda Shaw
Ayda Shaw
1 year ago

Thanks for the share bud.

Kara Cook
Kara Cook
1 year ago

Alex sent me here!!!

Nora Fraser
Nora Fraser
1 year ago

I stopped my kids from having most of these.

Connie Logan
Connie Logan
1 year ago

I’ve got adhd and I avoid all dye.

Heidi Higgins
Heidi Higgins
1 year ago

Alex sent me here.

Bella Dawson
Bella Dawson
1 year ago

Ryan sent me here.

Frankie Charms
Frankie Charms
1 year ago

Grateful for this, I’m learning not to trust a lot of things that i buy now.

Keira Watson
Keira Watson
1 year ago

Chris sent me here.

Hazel McPhee
Hazel McPhee
1 year ago

Thanks for the help.

Orlaith McLaren
Orlaith McLaren
1 year ago

This was awesome!

Alex Park
Alex Park
1 year ago

Thank you so much!

Grace Russell
Grace Russell
1 year ago

Thank you, I’m actually going to try and work on eating better.

Amy Williams
Amy Williams
1 year ago

Thank you for the info.