tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61838853770015497472024-02-19T04:18:50.022-08:00ADHD-Friendly EatingHelping Families Make Better Choices In Food By Avoiding Dyes, Artificial Flavors, and Certain PreservativesSheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-2795309320826040862013-12-11T09:27:00.000-08:002013-12-11T09:29:10.174-08:00Auntie Anne's Pretzels<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Auntie Anne's pretzels can be found at malls and airports. My kids love them. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We do their plain soft pretzels with salt and butter or the cinnamon sugar ones. We also get their lemonade sometimes. The lemonade has corn syrup though. I would not be comfortable with any of their other menu choices.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Auntie Anne's used to be listed in Feingold's fast food guide but mysteriously disappeared from the guide a few years ago. Not sure why. I e-mailed Auntie Anne's and below was their response. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I also have a recipe for homemade Auntie Anne pretzels. They taste just like the real thing but better (and cheaper). :) We freeze the leftovers. Haven't made them in a while since we went GFCF. My oldest son has been asking for them though. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /> Company Response:<br /><br /><i>"In response to your question and concern, Auntie Anne’s pretzels do not contain any artificial flavors or preservatives; however, many of the toppings and dips applied to our pretzels, do contain artificial flavors and preservatives. The following pretzels would not contain any artificial flavors and preservatives: Original, Cinnamon Sugar, Garlic, Jalapeno, Sesame Seed, and the At Home Baking Kit. Also, the following dips would not contain any artificial flavors or preservatives: Plain Cream Cheese and Sweet Mustard.<br /><br />In response to your question and concern, Auntie Anne’s pretzels do not contain artificial colors; however, many of the Lemonade/Frozen Lemonade Mixer products, the Cheese Sauce, and Hot Salsa Cheese Sauce contain artificial colors.<br /><br />In response to your other questions, the regular lemonade does not contain any artificial colors and the butter we use is just clarified butter, no artificial colors or preservatives.</i></span><br />
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response to your question and concern, products served at Auntie Anne's
stores that contain corn syrup include the following: Caramel Dip,
Heated Cheese, Cheese
Sauce, Hot Salsa Cheese Sauce, all Shake and Latte products,
Lemonade/Frozen Lemonade Mixers, and Coke products. </i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><i>For specific allergen questions related to Auntie Anne’s products please contact Customer Service at 1-877-778-9588 or e-mail us at <a href="mailto:nutrition@auntieannesinc.com">nutrition@auntieannesinc.com</a>."</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And as a side note, I saw the founder, Anne Beiler on the show, "Secret Millionaire." She is an ex-Amish. This is probably why we see such simple, real ingredients in the original soft pretzels and not the typical slew of chemicals. She left the Amish to marry her non-Amish husband. In 1988, she started Auntie Anne's pretzels selling her original soft pretzels and lemonade in a booth at a local farmer's market which soon led to franchising. She then sold the company in 2005. </span></div>
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Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-344880355673015332013-08-09T08:25:00.003-07:002013-08-09T08:26:33.490-07:00Nature's Path Pop Tarts<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These are my son's favorite flavor of pop tarts. These do contain corn syrup (dextrose) and are stage 2 so we don't do them often but it's nice to have something to grab when you're in a hurry in the morning. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I think pop tarts are the breakfast food of choice for many kids and teenagers (for them, I think it has more to do with mom telling they they're old enough to make their own breakfast and what's easier than opening up a pop tart?). So easy enough to just buy these instead of the regular pop tarts which are loaded with dyes, artificial flavors, and high fructose corn syrup. The brown sugar maple cinnamon flavor is the only one that is stage 1 but we haven't tried those yet. </span>Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-54465844093554023612013-02-09T21:03:00.002-08:002013-02-09T21:03:25.414-08:00Trader Joe's Whoopee Pies<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These are SO good! I freeze them sometimes. We've brought these as a birthday treat to parties. My older son's birthday is in the summer so I brought these to his Vacation Bible School to celebrate his birthday with a few friends. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To answer your question, we do not allow the use of BHT, BHA, TBHQ, or MSG in any of our private label products. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Trader Joe's recently stopped filling out forms for Feingold. </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It seems that most if not all of Trader Joe's products would be clean. The cheese however I know is not. Their supplier must add preservatives to it or something. </span><br />
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Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-14838099274904772332013-02-09T20:50:00.000-08:002013-02-09T20:50:52.673-08:00Trader Joe's Candy Cane Joe-Joe's Cookies<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">These are really good! They also have another variety where they have these coated in chocolate. Yum! Some people give them as gifts. These only come out for the Christmas season (right after Thanksgiving). These taste similar to the Girl Scout thin mint cookies. They also make vanilla and chocolate Joe-Joe's. Those are really good too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To answer your question, we do not allow the use of BHT, BHA, TBHQ, or MSG in any of our private label products. </span></i><br />
<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span></i><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Trader Joe's recently stopped filling out forms for Feingold. </span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">It seems that most if not all of Trader Joe's products would be clean. The cheese however I know is not. Their supplier must add preservatives to it or something. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I used to love these before I went GFCF. :( Oats contain gluten. These are great for toddlers as an alternative to Cheerios which contain BHT. Trader Joe's has another variety that does not have honey in them for babies under one. I like these better though. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To answer your question, we do not allow the use of BHT, BHA, TBHQ, or MSG in any of our private label products. </span></i><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">I love these. They do contain corn syrup and soy though. These are similar to McDonalds' hashbrowns without the preservatives. We top with butter. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /></span><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To answer your question, we do not allow the use of BHT, BHA, TBHQ, or MSG in any of our private label products. </span></i><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">My kids love Chipotle. My daughter is GFCF and gets a chicken bowl with rice, lettuce, and tomato. Occasionally we get chips and guacamole. I realize that any food from a restaurant is going to have cross contamination issues but we still go out to eat on occasion. A lot of the food at Chipotle contains soy if you avoid soy.</span><br />
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<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><br /></span>
<span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;">If you are on a diet, you might want to skip the chicken burrito. It used to give me gallstone attacks. They use chicken thighs for the meat which is the fattest part of the chicken. A chicken burrito contains 7 grams of fat, almost 1,200 calories, and a lot of sodium. It made the list of top 20 worst foods in America (for Mexican food) in a Men's Health article.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><em>Thank you for writing to us in regards to our mission to serve Food With Integrity. I am pleased to inform you that we do not use any artificial flavors or any flavor enhancers in our restaurants. We also do not use preservatives such as BHA, BHT and TBHQ. We use citric acid as a natural preservative.</em></span></span><br />
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We fry our chips in sunflower oil. It does not contain any preservatives and is GMO-free.</span></i></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></span><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: white; color: black; display: inline !important; float: none; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px;"><span class="Apple-converted-space"><br /></span></span></span>Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-30533581193357446862013-01-19T13:36:00.000-08:002015-03-24T11:04:57.632-07:00Papa John's Pizza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">So excited to hear back from Papa John's and hear that they do not use pan spray and their ingredients look clean! They were approved for years but then stopped filling out forms. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">They e-mailed me back right away and sent me a bunch of information about their products. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We get the hand-tossed cheese pizza. The thin crust has corn syrup (listed as dextrose) which we avoid. Make sure you ask them to sub a pizza sauce for the garlic sauce they give you on the side. The garlic sauce has artificial flavors. I have a recipe for their garlic sauce. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you are stage one, you can order the pizza with no sauce and extra cheese and then just dip in homemade garlic sauce. I tell my kids it's garlic bread with cheese. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">And apparently, skip the pepper! Yellow dye! I didn't know that. My daughter used to occasionally eat those. And, no pepperoni either. We just always get cheese.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">If you have a party coming up, I freeze a couple slices in a big zip lock bag. Then pull it out and heat it up at the party. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">You can sign up online to earn points and coupons. I've gotten two free pizzas this year already and we rarely order from there anymore (GFCF now). We hadn't ordered for a while, so they sent us a coupon for a free pizza. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Last year, the correct team won the Super Bowl so they sent out a coupon for a free pizza to all their subscribers.</span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Thank you for contacting Papa Johns'. </span></i></div>
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<br />Listed below are the various ingredient
statements, for the main ingredients used on our pizzas as well as a list of
those ingredients with high fructose corn syrup. <br />If there are any others you would like, please let me know and I
will be most happy to forward. <br /><br />All
of our pizzas and bread sticks are baked on "pizza screens". The pizzas are not
baked in a pan and thus we do not need to spray the screen with any type of oil
or pan release. <br /><br />Thanks again for
your interest in Papa John's. <br /><br />Research & Development </span></i></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /><b>Pizza Dough</b>: Unbleached enriched wheat
flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, wheat starch, ascorbic acid, enzyme,
niacin, iron as ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid),
water, sugar, soybean oil, salt, yeast [fungal or bacterial derivatives – NO
animal derivatives]. No trans fat. <br />CONTAINS: Wheat <br /><b>Dustinator</b>: Wheat flour, semolina, soybean oil.
<br />Contains: WHEAT <br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /><b>Pizza Sauce: </b>Vine-ripened fresh tomatoes, sunflower oil, sugar, salt,
spices [oregano, black pepper,
basil], garlic*, extra virgin olive oil and
citric acid. *Dehydrated No trans fat.
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><b>Thin Crust</b>: Unbleached Flour (wheat flour,
malted barley flour), water, soybean oil, cultured wheat starch, yeast, salt,
natural and artificial flavors (milk), dextrose, calcium propionate
(preservative) and soy lecithin. <br />Contains:
Milk, Soy, Wheat <br /><br /><b>Cheese:</b>
Part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes [chymax –
NOT animal derived]),modified food starch [derived from corn], powdered
cellulose (added to prevent caking), whey protein concentrate, sodium citrate,
sodium propionate (added as a preservative). Contains MILK <br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /><b>Pepperoncini</b>: Pepperoncinis, water,
distilled vinegar, salt, citric acid, sodium bisulfite and sodium benzoate,
<b>Yellow #5.</b> <br /><br /><b>Pepperoni</b>: Pork
and beef, salt, spices [red pepper, black pepper, fennel, anise, garlic,
oregano, rosemary], natural flavoring [mustard and spice extractives (anise,
black pepper, fennel, garlic, oregano, red pepper)], dextrose, lactic acid
starter culture, oleoresin of paprika, natural hickory smoke flavoring, sodium
nitrite, <b>BHA, BHT</b>, citric acid <br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><br /><b>Banana Peppers </b>: Sliced banana peppers,
water, salt, acetic acid, sodium benzoate (as a preservative), calcium chloride,
sodium metabisulfite (color protectant), <b>FD&C Yellow #5</b>.
<br /><br /><b>Products with high fructose corn syrup</b>:
BBQ Dipping Sauce, Blue Cheese Dipping Sauce, Buffalo Dipping Sauce, Honey
Chipotle Wing Sauce, Honey Mustard Dipping Sauce, Ranch Dipping Sauce, Spinach
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">My toddler and I love these. They're similar to Funyuns. They say they are gluten free too. </span><br />
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<i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">To answer your question, we do not allow the use of BHT, BHA, TBHQ, or MSG in
any of our private label products. This product also does not contain any corn
syrup, as corn syrup would ALWAYS be present on an ingredients panel if it was
present in any of our products. (In addition, for what it's worth, we do not
allow the use of any HIGH FRUCTOSE corn syrup in any of our private label
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Trader Joe's recently stopped filling out forms for Feingold. It seems that most if not all of Trader Joe's products would be clean. The cheese however I know is not. Their supplier must add preservatives to it or something. </span><br />
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My son loves these. He likes the Everything Bagel Chips and the Simply Naked. For the pita chips, he likes Everything, Simply Naked, and Cinnamon. They have a couple of other flavors but he doesn't care for them. Stacy's will not fill out forms for Feingold, but below was their response when I e-mailed them. </div>
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<span style="line-height: 115%;">I think you can get these anywhere but we get them at Woodman's or Whole Foods. When I e-mailed them, they sent me a $1.00 off coupon via e-mail. They often go on sale for 2 for $5.<br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We were so excited when this cheese first came out </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">a couple of years ago. </span><span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We've been eating it ever since. It's one of the only dairy free cheeses without soy. We use the cheddar style and the mozzarella style shreds. Feingold just recently said they cannot list Daiya as approved because Daiya's supplier of the natural flavors will not disclose what ingredients they use. Feingold doesn't know if it would be stage one or stage two and whether it contains any chemicals. I contacted Daiya and below is their response. </span></div>
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<span style="background-color: white;"><i><span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">We outsource only the highest quality ingredients that are 100% non-GMO and MSG free, and do not add MSG to our recipes. In addition, our Vegan Natural Flavors are plant based (mainly oils and essences), 100% GMO and MSG free. The flavors are natural and do not contain many of the common allergens including soy, dairy (casein and lactose), gluten, eggs, rice, peanuts and tree nuts (expect coconut oil).</span></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Their web site also states that they do not use any artificials or preservatives in their products. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;">Amy's Kitchen uses Daiya cheese in their microwavable mac-n-cheeses. Amy's is known as a company that avoids harmful additives so I feel that Daiya is probably safe. I have not noticed that my kids react to it. I have heard of a few people on the GFCF board who say that they do have reactions, but others on there use it without a problem. The thought is that it may increase yeast. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, Times New Roman, serif; font-size: large;"><span style="background-color: #e3e3e3;">Filtered water, tapioca and /or arrowroot flours, non-GMO expeller pressed canola and /or non-GMO expeller pressed safflower oil, coconut oil, pea protein, salt, inactive yeast, vegan natural flavors, vegetable glycerin, xanthan gum, citric acid (for flavor), annatto, titanium dioxide</span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">While there's really nothing "healthy" nutrition wise in the ingredients, it's nice to have a cheese substitute. We use this for grilled cheese, scrambled eggs, chili, and tacos. We use the mozzarella shreds for pizza, quesadillas, and spaghetti. Their web site has a bunch of recipes for using their cheeses. A lot of them look really good. I want to try some of them out. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">Make sure you freeze this. It doesn't keep long in the fridge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: large;">We get these at Whole Foods or our local health food store. You can also order a large bag online but you have to pay extra for shipping and the cold pack.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">My kids love "SM" as they call it. It's one of the only mainstream pop that does not contain corn syrup. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">This isn't listed in the Feingold shopping guide for some reason. Pepsi's response isn't too convincing. However, if you look at the Feingold Fast Food Guide they do list regular Sierra Mist as approved (but has corn syrup). </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Many Feingold members drink Sierra Mist Natural without any problems. We like to add marachino cherries and cherry juice to ours. Yum! It's a Christmas dinner tradition.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">They came out with a Strawberry Kiwi Sierra Mist Natural this summer. We tried it and it was good but now we can't find it any stores. I don't know if they discontinued it. </span><br />
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CARBONATED WATER, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, NATURAL FLAVOR, POTASSIUM CITRATE <br />
<br />Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-85545615669029616952012-12-30T14:30:00.001-08:002013-02-09T19:19:18.220-08:00Health Valley Rice Crunch-Ems Cereal<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We used to use these for GFCF Puppy Chow. </span><br />
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<a href="http://feingoldrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/06/puppy-chow.html"><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">http://feingoldrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/06/puppy-chow.html</span></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">We are also peanut free, so we would use Sunflower Butter instead of peanut butter. These do have soy however if you avoid soy. I stopped using them though because I did not see them in the Feingold Shopping Guide. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Health Valley had other cereals that were approved so it couldn't be that the company refused to fill out forms. So, I assumed they added BHT to the packaging as their ingredients read clean. I e-mailed the company though and they claim they do not use any BHT. So, it appears these are clean. </span><br />
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<em><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Thank you for taking the time to reply to us regarding our Health Valley® Rice Crunchems.<br /><br />Neither the product nor the packaging contain BHT, BHA, or TBHQ.</span></em><br />
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<strong><br /></strong><span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">Milled Rice, Corn Bran, Evaporated Cane Juice, Salt, Natural Vitamin E (Added To Preserve Freshness).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">I've found these at Whole Foods, the health food store, and it may be found in the natural section of regular grocery stores. </span><br />
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<br />Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-24230076453540828602012-12-28T12:09:00.002-08:002012-12-28T12:11:17.373-08:00JIF Natural Peanut Butter<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>In response to your inquiry, <strong>Jif®</strong> Peanut Butter does not contain artificial colors or flavors. Also, we do not add preservatives such as TBHQ, BHT, and BHA to <strong>Jif®</strong> Peanut Butter. All of the aforementioned ingredient must be labeled on all food products as required by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). </em></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><span class="results"><span style="font-size: large;">MADE FROM <strong>PEANUTS</strong>, SUGAR, PALM OIL, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, MOLASSES.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I'm assuming this is also gluten and dairy free. My kids who do GFCF are also peanut free so I never double checked this. The regular JIF is also clean. I'm not sure about Skippy Natural peanut butter yet. The responses they've given me are computer generated and very general. It's easy enough to just use JIF instead. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So I guess it's true, choosy moms do choose JIF.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We use this for Puppy Chow and Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispy Treats. </span><br />
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<a href="http://feingoldrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/06/chocolate-peanut-butter-rice-krispy.html">http://feingoldrecipes.blogspot.com/2012/06/chocolate-peanut-butter-rice-krispy.html</a><br />
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<br />Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-67791052018532062472012-12-16T11:52:00.006-08:002012-12-16T13:06:50.393-08:00Kirkland's Organic Rice Milk<div style="text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Oh, Kirkland's, we wanted to love you. You're organic. You have no carrageean. You come in cases at Costco. But, alas, you have BHT! </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><em>We have received an answer back from our Kirkland Signature team regarding your
inquiry about BHT. BHT is used as an antioxidant in the Vitamin A at very low
levels. This is very common and the use of BHT as an antioxidant in Vitamin A is
not a food preservative. Since the Vitamin A is added to the Ricemilk at a very
low percentage, the BHT would be at even lower levels (parts per billion or
undetectable levels in the ricemilk). Please note we are currently continuing to
pursue further information on eliminating BHT with the vitamin
supplier.<br /><br />Thank you,</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><em>Costco Wholesale</em></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">I like how Costco tries to downplay the BHT used here and then they follow it up with saying they are trying to eliminate it. If it's not bad, why are you trying to eliminate it? And, yes it is common to hide BHT in vitamin A palmitate, but that doesn't mean BHT is still not a harmful chemical. It doesn't matter if they use a small amount or not. If it's in there, it's not a product I will be feeding my kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Great example of how some companies can mislead consumers by labeling their products organic and containing no preservatives. Not all organic products will be clean. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">Kirkland's is one company that Feingold is still trying to work with. They are still waiting to hear back from them on their products. I like that I now know that this rice milk is not acceptable.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;">We use Pacific Original rice milk. Woodman's is the only place I can find it. It is $2.19 there. You can also order it online from <a href="http://www.amazon.com/">www.amazon.com</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also use So Delicious Original coconut milk from Woodman's. It's $1.99 at Woodman's and $2.99 at Whole Foods.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Below is a list of products I would
like to review soon. I plan to e-mail off a few companies every day. It takes about two minutes per company to e-mail. You just go to the company's web site and click on the "Contact Us" link. It takes
between a few hours to a couple of weeks to hear back from companies usually. I
have never not gotten a response. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">If anyone would like to help me out
and e-mail some of these companies, feel free! Just leave a comment so that I
know that you have already contacted them so that I don't. Be sure to e-mail me their response
along with the original e-mail you sent them if possible. My e-mail is </span><a href="mailto:sheridavis27@comcast.net"><span style="color: blue; font-size: large;">sheridavis27@comcast.net</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes you have to e-mail them using their
online comment box and you won't have your original e-mail. That's OK. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">I'm also having my 12-year old son
help me out with these so it's not hard to do!<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Here is a sample e-mail I might send
a company. I put in the subject line, "Allergy Info."<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<i><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Hi. Our family does the Feingold
Diet and we avoid additives like artificial colors, artificial flavors and the
preservatives TBHQ, BHT, and BHA, either in the ingredient itself or in the
packaging. Could you please advise as to whether your product contains these? I
would also like to be advised if any other ingredients within your product that
might be outsourced contain any of these additives. Thank you!<o:p></o:p></span></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">I usually tailor it to the product.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If I see a product that seems like it does
not have any artificial colors or flavors in it, I may just ask if they have
any preservatives in their product and see what their response is. I did that
with the Skinny Pop popcorn and they responded also with "No artificial
anything!" The bag also stated this so I didn't feel like I needed to ask
them if it contained any artificials. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">Also, if the product is bread or a bakery item (like cupcakes, cake, etc.), or a pizza restaurant, I will also ask them if they use any spray on their pans that include the preservatives BHT, BHA, or TBHQ. This is pretty common practice. </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;"></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Times, "Times New Roman", serif; font-size: large;">If a product contains vitamin A Palmitate I also ask if these preservatives are hidden in there. Vitamin A Palmitate is often found in milks and other items. Sometimes the vitamin A Palmitate is preserved with BHT and sometimes it is not. The only way to know is to ask the manufacturer.</span> </div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">If I think a product might have corn syrup, I might ask about
this on my reply to them after they've answered my other question. Definitely
ask about corn syrup <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">in any form</i>.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are lots of names for corn syrup.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you throw too many questions at them at once,
it's easier for them to ignore one of your questions. And, if they've already
answered your first question, chances are they'll answer your second question
right away.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">You always run the risk that a company may not be honest
with you or you get someone who doesn’t know what they’re talking about, but I
figure we have to at least try.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">I will update this list periodically.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As products are reviewed, I will take them
off<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>this list and do a post on it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you know of a product that you would like
reviewed, leave a comment.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m going to
start with products that we like and eat so it will contain some GFCF products
as well.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><span style="font-size: large;">JIF Natural peanut butter (This claims to be all
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<span style="font-size: large;">I started The All Natural Diet blog because I want parents to be able to make informed decisions about what they feed their families. We do the Feingold Diet and we love it. But there are some items that are not included in the shopping guide, for various reasons. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I decided to take things into my own hands. As a mother of four kids with food allergies, we are already limited with our food choices. I found that over the years, and particularly when we started doing the GFCF (gluten and dairy free) diet, that many of the products we were eating were not in the Feingold shopping guide, despite the fact that they "looked" clean. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Some of the products were not in the shopping guide because the manufacturers refuse to respond and fill out Feingold's forms. Feingold therefore will not list them in the guide. It's quite possible that some of these foods are clean and we are missing out on foods that we could safely feed to our kids. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Other times, Feingold is waiting to hear back from a manufacturer. I'm not sure how long they wait but sometimes it is months or even a couple of years before they finally just say that they are not going to respond and are then put on the "black list." </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">There is an area on the Feingold web site that shows all the companies that have been blacklisted. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If I as a consumer contact these companies, I can get answers, and often in a matter of a few days. Now my way of contacting the manufacturer is not as sophisticated as Feingold's but it's better than nothing. </span><span style="font-size: large;">And there are times when I get an answer that something definitely is not approved and contains some kind of chemical. At least then I know to avoid that product for sure. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I like having all the information I can about a product so that I can make an informed decision about what foods to feed my family. Feingold is a great resource but it isn't the end all. I am ultimately the one who makes the decision on what to feed my family, not Feingold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, I decided to contact these manufacturers myself and post their responses here. There are also many products that are not listed because they simply have not been researched yet. If you mention it on the boards, you will be told to submit it to PIC for review. I did that once for a few items and the process was very lengthy and tedious. I've found writing the companies myself to be a better use of my time and sometimes more efficient. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For the money we pay to have a membership, I feel Feingold should be doing more of the work, not the member. When items are mentioned on the board, they should immediately get on it and research the product. I can understand if they just didn't know about a new product, but that often is not the case. A product can sometimes be out for a couple of years before Feingold lists them in the shopping guide. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've contacted a few companies already and will start getting those posted here in the next few weeks. For the most part, I am asking them if their products contain any artificial colors, flavors, the preservatives BHT, TBHQ, or BHA, either in their product or in the packaging. I also ask if these additives are within any of the other ingredients they use that they may outsource from another company. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">You can read their exact responses so that you can make an informed decision about whether or not to use their products. I will list them as "clean" or "unclean" based on their responses and my best guesstimate. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have been doing Feingold for eight years so I have become accustom to reading labels and also for watching my kids to see if they are having a reaction to a food. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I am also going to try to post a picture of each product as I know this is really helpful when you are trying to find a new product in the store. Sorry, my pictures on not professional! I just want to show an example of the product. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We also avoid corn syrup, MSG, nitrates, nitrites, and sodium benzoate. These are allowed on the Feingold Diet but we choose to avoid them for health reasons. I go into more detail about that on my e-book that is set to be released in February, 2013 on Kindle. I also explain how to read labels and what all these additives are made of and how they can affect your child. The e-book will be getting a new title, to be announced soon.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But anyways, I may list some products that do contain corn syrup, MSG or one of these other additives. It's up to you if you want to avoid them or not. Things with corn syrup we may eat on occasion or for special events like Christmas or while we're on vacation, as it's nearly impossible to avoid MSG and corn syrup when eating out. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have contacted a manufacturer or wish to do so, please feel free to forward me their response and I will post it. Send it to: <a href="mailto:sheridavis27@comcast.net">sheridavis27@comcast.net</a>. For more details on how to do that, please see read the following post here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Please also include the original question posed to the company. There are times when the company will give a response that is technically answering your question, but allowing them room to be dishonest. I sometimes have to send them a follow up question to clarify and get the answer I am looking for. Manufacturers can be very sneaky in their answers. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I hope this list will help parents make the best choices possible for their families. Please use this as a guide and not a Bible. Ingredients can change at any time. I hope this also sends a message to manufacturers that we want them to use clean ingredients and take all the chemicals and junk out of our foods! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">If you have a child with ADHD or another related issue, I would suggest using the Feingold program. The All Natural Diet is just a way for people to make more informed decisions about the food they eat. It's not a program to correct any diagnosed issues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I will not be listing whether a product is stage one or stage two Feingold. I also will not list if a product is Feingold approved. For that information you'll have to join Feingold. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">My intention is to just help people make better and more informed choices about their food. It's quite possible that I will list a food as "clean" when it really isn't. I apologize in advance for that but again, this is not a strict program. There are no rules. I will not send the food police to your house if you eat off diet. You can choose to eat unclean foods sometimes if you want to. I won't judge. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I just think people need to take back control of their health by having as much information as possible. Of course the best and healthiest way to eat is to avoid all processed foods and eat all raw fruits and vegetables, seeds, and nuts. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But, let's be practical. We live in America and we have kids. I'm not endorsing any of these products as being healthy, because let's face it, some of them are not. But, if you have to eat processed foods, let them at least be free of chemicals and additives that are known to be hazardous to your health and cause behavioral issues. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I read a blog post by a vegan who said the following: "Food is power, and by taking the control of it back into your hands as much as you possibly can, you are strengthening yourself as a human person." </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They also quoted John Jeavons, a great humanitarian and farmer who once said, "Food is power...are you in control of yours?"</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I LOVE these statements! They are so true! That's the message I want to convey through this blog. No one is responsible for your health but YOU. Not your doctor, not me, not Feingold, not your parents, not the government, not the FDA (certainly not the FDA!). We all need to do our own research and educate ourselves on what's in the food we are eating. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">(Here is the article I took the above quotes from. Great article too by the way. I will be making my own rice milk very soon! <a href="http://www.veganreader.com/2009/05/17/how-to-make-rice-milk-and-stop-supporting-rice-dream/">http://www.veganreader.com/2009/05/17/how-to-make-rice-milk-and-stop-supporting-rice-dream/</a> )</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Eating a diet free of additives is a baby step in the right direction, especially if you are used to eating the Standard American Diet (SAD). If you are already educated and eating healthy, this web site may not help you very much. That's good news! You're already way ahead of the game by eating non-processed foods. But, I think this blog can be helpful for the typical American family who wants to make more informed healthier choices from what's available in their local grocery store. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Again, this is not a full proof, follow it by the book diet. I am just conveying the information I have gathered and giving my opinion on products. The rest is up to you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">For more information on the Feingold Diet, you can visit my main blog at <a href="http://www.allnaturalmomof4.com/">www.allnaturalmomof4.com</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I also have another blog where I list all my recipes. It is at <a href="http://www.feingoldrecipes.blogspot.com/">www.feingoldrecipes.blogspot.com</a>. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">To join the Feingold Association, please visit <a href="http://www.feingold.org/">www.feingold.org</a>.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"></span><br />Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-22041499463357401852012-12-14T17:11:00.000-08:002012-12-16T11:59:38.061-08:00Pretzel Crisps<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My older son has been eating these for a while. They're great to serve at parties. Now here's something I didn't know! These have corn syrup! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I have an older bag of these and it just lists malt syrup in the ingredients. So it looks like they just changed the labeling recently because I got the below ingredient list off of their web site. Also note how they told me their malt syrup contains corn grits but their web site shows "corn syrup." Interesting.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Now I know that malt syrup is just one more possible name for corn syrup. But, otherwise these appear to be clean. We just choose to avoid corn syrup. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We'll be sticking with the Utz pretzels from Sam's Club. Right now they have a big container of Christmas shaped pretzels. At Halloween, they had individual bags in a big container. These are only out seasonally though so we will be stocking up now. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I then asked her again if the pretzels contained any artificials or preservatives as she kind of avoided my question and this was her answer: </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">So, it looks like these particular pretzels are clean based on their response. They have a large variety of flavors. We only use these. From their response, it looks like if they do use BHT, they will list it on their ingredients. </span></div>
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<br />Sheri Forteshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08867369624294607115noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6183885377001549747.post-67789042198349249782012-12-13T08:26:00.002-08:002012-12-16T12:01:25.683-08:00Skinny Pop Popcorn<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">My 6-year old loves these! These are not in the Feingold shopping guide. I submitted them for review. Below is the response I got from the company. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">The bag also says it is gluten, dairy, and nut free, and non-GMO.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">All natural popcorn, sunflower oil and salt. That's all. Nothing more. Nothing less.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em>Thank you for your interest in SkinnyPop Popcorn! We have no preservatives whatsoever in our product including our oil.</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><em> No Artificial Anything :)</em></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">Angie's just got a new look. Personally, I liked the old packaging better but I'm sure they were going for something more eye-catching. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We love this popcorn! But be warned, they are addicting! Costco sometimes has them in the big bags. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">They make other varieties too. We tried the caramel and I didn't care for it but my daughter liked it. I won't buy it again though because it is SO sweet. The classic, now called "sweet and salty" is sweet enough. My son did end up in the nurse's office one day at school though because he bit down on a kernel. Watch out for those! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We've been eating this popcorn since it came out a couple of years ago. As of 2012's guide, these have yet to make it into the Feingold shopping guide. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I submitted it to Feingold, and they did have them as approved as Feingold stage 1, GFCF. I'm guessing it is set to be in the 2013 shopping guide. I wrote to Angie's at the same time. I will post their response below when I get it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Thank you Angie's Artisan Treats for making a chemical free yummy product! </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Popcorn, Sunflower Oil, Evaporated Cane Juice, Sea Salt.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I get these at Woodman's or Costco. They often go on sale at Woodman's for $2.50 a bag. The better price is Costco in the bigger bags but they don't always have them. Whole Foods, the health food store, and regular grocery store chains also sell Angie's. I'm not sure if they are nationwide yet. When we went to Florida a couple of years ago, we couldn't find them anywhere. You can probably also order them online from </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">www.amazon.com</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">.</span><br />
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