Why Feingold?

Sometimes it is really hard to believe that food really can affect Ian so drastically. I know there are a lot of critics out there, and I often find myself thinking, "Well, maybe just this one thing. Maybe it will be ok."

But see this? That yummy looking raspberry lollipop in the center with the chocolate middle. The essence of childhood. A little sweet all-American treat for a good little boy. (Ignore for a moment the word "artificial" right next to the "Raspberry" label on the sucker.)

Well, that innocent looking lollipop causes this.

A two year old who gets mad, upset, and frustrated over the littlest thing. We've had a bit of a long week, so I don't even remember what this super upset-ness was over now. It was minor though. I can assure you that. As I was summoning every ounce of patience to deal with yet another meltdown, I realized I should document this so that we can always remember why we started down this path. So I snapped a couple of pictures, picked up my overwrought boy for some snuggles, and vowed never to let him have a raspberry dum-dum again.

Poor, sad baby. This face breaks my heart. Makes me sad I let him have the sucker. Makes me sad he is so sensitive to these artificial and salicylatal ingredients. Makes me furious at the food companies who think artificial crap is okay to feed our children. Makes me glad we found out about Feingold.

And makes me very, very glad for companies like the Natural Candy Store. They stock Feingold friendly lollipops. All natural. No nasty stuff to turn my sweet little man into a monster.

I just noticed that they have a great selection of Feingold approved Easter candy. I think I need to get busy ordering some!

P.S. If you are interested, you can click here to read the rest of the back story on why we started Feingold.