Having a Gluten Free diet doesn't mean that your food can't look appetizing too! There are many options for food coloring and liquid flavors that are safe to digest by the gluten free individual because many companies are making them, either to fit this niche or because their products are natural anyway and also just happen to be gluten free. McCormick, Wilton, All Tone and Durkee are just a few of the many producers of Gluten Free food dyes that are easily found in your local markets.
Our family's absolute favorite food coloring is made by Maggie's Naturals. Their colors are organic, natural and gluten free. Plus, they don't taste like old markers. Their colors are dynamic and come in a variety, ideal for mixing and matching to any occasion. However, if you want to make your own food color than click here - Homemade Food Coloring.
We know this Gluten Free rainbow tastes good, but is it really good for you? Unfortunately, just because something is gluten free doesn't necessarily mean it's healthy for you. Usually, though, organic is a safe bet health wise.
Mother Nature is the best chef around and anything she's put together for you is guaranteed to be better for you than something created for you, or doctored for you, in a lab.
Eating organic isn't always easy, but after reading all the articles on the potential link of diseases with artificial or doctored food, the time and energy is well worth it for you and for the people you care about!
Children don't worry about what they're eating. They only care about how it tastes. We want them to eat healthy so their bodies will last them a long happy time. They don't appreciate that sentiment when their little eyes see and want a Flame ball orange ice cream on a collector Popsicle stick.
It's because of this that the parents have to step up and be the sensible, and so uncool, ones in the group because these fantastical commercial food colorings are made from dangerous chemicals and is not doing a single good thing for your kid when they are digested. So the next time your kids give you major "puppy-eyes" in hopes of winning an ice cream or such that is shining like radioactive waste, remember that if some companies could get away with it, that's exactly what they'd serve your precious kids.
Red Flags if found on a food label:
Blue Dye #1, aka Brilliant Blue is commonly found in snacks, sauces, candies and soft drinks. It can cause Cancer, ADHD, Rhinitis and Asthma
Green Dye #3 aka Fast Green is found in sauces, icings, baked goods, gelatins and also in some vegetables. It has been linked to Bladder Cancer and Allergies.
Orange B is found in sausages and hot dogs. Can be the cause of Allergies, ADHD and also Kidney Damage.
Red Dye #3 or Erythrosine is found in popsicles, candies and baked goods. It has been connected with Chromosomal damage and Thyroid Tumors.
Red Dye #40 known as Allura Red AC is used in common snack foods (such as the popular Goldfish!), is found in sauces, candies and soft drinks. This color has been connected with ADHD, Cancer, Asthma, Rhinitis.
Yellow Dye #5 or Tartrazine is found in candies, jams, cake mixes, cereals, snacks, and instant noodles. It has been connected with ADHD, blurred Vision, Anxiety, Migraines and Asthmatic Attacks. (You should think twice, when you buy your kids favorite breakfast cereal which contains this dye!)
Yellow #6 aka Sunset Yellow is found in sausages, gelatins and baked goods. This dye can be the cause of Adrenal Gland and Kidney Tumors.
With constantly increasing competition in the food marketplace, companies feel they need to explore all areas of advertisement to get their products sold. Let's face it, if it doesn't look good, nobody is going to buy it. It could taste amazing, but if it doesn't make your mouth water, you're not going to try it (unless someone made it especially for you and you kinda have to, so not to hurt their feelings.) And if that means sprinkling it with some ground pepper sewage, they're gonna try it.
FDA does not stand for "Finally, Dependable Authorities!" The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to protect us by keeping dangerous foodstuffs off the shelves, right? Well, there's a problem here, or rather, there. Define "dangerous"? Their problem is they have to set the parameters and the definition of "safe" and that gets complicated, for them. Apparently.
Because someone is going to have a problem with some food at sometime, as everybody is slightly chemically different, the FDA has to resort to the dirtiest tricks, aka Statistics. So our health becomes a question of Math. How many people will be negatively affected by eating this? How, percentage wise, negatively will they be affected? It's crazy! I almost pity them. Almost.
The most recognized case of the FDA dropping the ball was in 1950 when many children became ill after eating Halloween Candy Containing Orange Dye #1. After extensive investigations by the FDA, it was determined that the dye was responsible for poisoning all these poor little kids. (There was even Math to prove it.) And Red Dye #2 was banned as well as it was found to be dangerously carcinogenic.
Europe has its own processes for determining food safety and based upon what I've read, they seem to have a better system currently in place. Shockingly, many food dyes allowed in the United States are actually banned in Europe, so what does that tell us about our FDA? You decide.
Artificial dyes are not healthy for anybody, even if they are gluten free. The easiest way to ensure they don't end up on your pantry shelf is to shop in stores that refuse to even stock products made from them, such as our beloved Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market. If you don't live close to such a store, please take the time to read the labels on any dyes you are interested in buying.
In conclusion, YES! there are healthy gluten free food dyes available, and within easy reach, for you and your family!
Our family's absolute favorite food coloring is made by Maggie's Naturals. Their colors are organic, natural and gluten free. Plus, they don't taste like old markers. Their colors are dynamic and come in a variety, ideal for mixing and matching to any occasion. However, if you want to make your own food color than click here - Homemade Food Coloring.
We know this Gluten Free rainbow tastes good, but is it really good for you? Unfortunately, just because something is gluten free doesn't necessarily mean it's healthy for you. Usually, though, organic is a safe bet health wise.
Mother Nature is the best chef around and anything she's put together for you is guaranteed to be better for you than something created for you, or doctored for you, in a lab.
Eating organic isn't always easy, but after reading all the articles on the potential link of diseases with artificial or doctored food, the time and energy is well worth it for you and for the people you care about!
Children don't worry about what they're eating. They only care about how it tastes. We want them to eat healthy so their bodies will last them a long happy time. They don't appreciate that sentiment when their little eyes see and want a Flame ball orange ice cream on a collector Popsicle stick.
It's because of this that the parents have to step up and be the sensible, and so uncool, ones in the group because these fantastical commercial food colorings are made from dangerous chemicals and is not doing a single good thing for your kid when they are digested. So the next time your kids give you major "puppy-eyes" in hopes of winning an ice cream or such that is shining like radioactive waste, remember that if some companies could get away with it, that's exactly what they'd serve your precious kids.
Red Flags if found on a food label:
Blue Dye #1, aka Brilliant Blue is commonly found in snacks, sauces, candies and soft drinks. It can cause Cancer, ADHD, Rhinitis and Asthma
Green Dye #3 aka Fast Green is found in sauces, icings, baked goods, gelatins and also in some vegetables. It has been linked to Bladder Cancer and Allergies.
Orange B is found in sausages and hot dogs. Can be the cause of Allergies, ADHD and also Kidney Damage.
Red Dye #3 or Erythrosine is found in popsicles, candies and baked goods. It has been connected with Chromosomal damage and Thyroid Tumors.
Red Dye #40 known as Allura Red AC is used in common snack foods (such as the popular Goldfish!), is found in sauces, candies and soft drinks. This color has been connected with ADHD, Cancer, Asthma, Rhinitis.
Yellow Dye #5 or Tartrazine is found in candies, jams, cake mixes, cereals, snacks, and instant noodles. It has been connected with ADHD, blurred Vision, Anxiety, Migraines and Asthmatic Attacks. (You should think twice, when you buy your kids favorite breakfast cereal which contains this dye!)
Yellow #6 aka Sunset Yellow is found in sausages, gelatins and baked goods. This dye can be the cause of Adrenal Gland and Kidney Tumors.
With constantly increasing competition in the food marketplace, companies feel they need to explore all areas of advertisement to get their products sold. Let's face it, if it doesn't look good, nobody is going to buy it. It could taste amazing, but if it doesn't make your mouth water, you're not going to try it (unless someone made it especially for you and you kinda have to, so not to hurt their feelings.) And if that means sprinkling it with some ground pepper sewage, they're gonna try it.
FDA does not stand for "Finally, Dependable Authorities!" The Food and Drug Administration is supposed to protect us by keeping dangerous foodstuffs off the shelves, right? Well, there's a problem here, or rather, there. Define "dangerous"? Their problem is they have to set the parameters and the definition of "safe" and that gets complicated, for them. Apparently.
Because someone is going to have a problem with some food at sometime, as everybody is slightly chemically different, the FDA has to resort to the dirtiest tricks, aka Statistics. So our health becomes a question of Math. How many people will be negatively affected by eating this? How, percentage wise, negatively will they be affected? It's crazy! I almost pity them. Almost.
The most recognized case of the FDA dropping the ball was in 1950 when many children became ill after eating Halloween Candy Containing Orange Dye #1. After extensive investigations by the FDA, it was determined that the dye was responsible for poisoning all these poor little kids. (There was even Math to prove it.) And Red Dye #2 was banned as well as it was found to be dangerously carcinogenic.
Europe has its own processes for determining food safety and based upon what I've read, they seem to have a better system currently in place. Shockingly, many food dyes allowed in the United States are actually banned in Europe, so what does that tell us about our FDA? You decide.
Artificial dyes are not healthy for anybody, even if they are gluten free. The easiest way to ensure they don't end up on your pantry shelf is to shop in stores that refuse to even stock products made from them, such as our beloved Trader Joe's and Whole Foods Market. If you don't live close to such a store, please take the time to read the labels on any dyes you are interested in buying.
In conclusion, YES! there are healthy gluten free food dyes available, and within easy reach, for you and your family!
About the Author:
Martina Berger, PhD is a biologist and a specialist in Food Allergies. After her son was diagnosed with gluten intolerance she decided to make a website for parents with kids allergic to food.If you want to read more about Food Allergies and Food Coloring than go to her website - www.gfreeharmony.com
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