Today, while all 5 kids were happily pretending to run a food/superpower/bear catching market, I found time to go through the pantry shelf-by-shelf. I always attempt to be careful about the ingredients in the foods that I buy, but wanted to be sure to get all artificial food colorings out of our diet. Mr. Adventure's ADHD & ODD, and the realization that school is starting in 5 short weeks, gave me extra incentive to get his diet squeaky clean. The last thing I need on the first day of school is to wonder if a food additive contributed to his behavioral challenges.
I was a little nervous when I opened the pantry to get started....I've had 3-5 kids with me every time I've been to the grocery store this summer, so I haven't had the luxury of reading labels very closely. Surprisingly, I only ended up with 2 paper bags of items that needed to be discarded (in this case, we'll be donating them to the local food pantry). I was very happy to see that over 90% of what was in there was artificial dye free!
And in the process, my pantry got super organized....just seeing those neatly lined up items makes me smile every time I open that door!
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