# @ihatethisdiet on Facebook - **Type:** Image - **Original URL:** https://www.facebook.com/756852841369641/posts/1376719742716278 - **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/22862272-ihatethisdiet-facebook - **Thumbnail:** https://img.gondola.cc/tr:w-,h-,fo-auto/thumbnails/678f879915.jpg - **Posted:** 2020-06-11T19:37:04.000+00:00 - **Account Owner:** I hate this diet (@ihatethisdiet) β€” https://gondola.cc/ihatethisdiet ## Caption A lot of you know I have food sensitivities beyond gluten but did you know I’ve been avoiding *or mostly so* food coloring since 1990? (I say mostly bc every once in awhile you can find me with starbursts or skittles) πŸ’™ My dad discovered food coloring caused his migraines and we discovered it contributed to my acne. πŸ’™ While research is still inconclusive on the effects of food dyes, hyperactivity, cancers, irritability and depression are just a few things that have been explored as being linked to dyes. πŸ’š The consumption of dyes has increased 500% in the last 50 years! We add over 15 million pounds a year of dye to our food!!!! Dyes originally came from coal tar but more commonly come from petroleum now. πŸ’š I don’t know about you but I sure don’t feel like I need these chemicals in my body! Food dyes are designed to enhance the look of food without affecting flavor. You can find dyes in foods you wouldn’t suspect!!! Foods like pickle relish, marshmallows, vanilla ice cream and more!!! πŸ’š I never used to even eat gummy candies until after my celiac diagnosis but here are 3 different brands that I actually think taste better than the originals and don’t include food dyes! Bonus these are all GF too ! πŸ’™ Dyes are typically listed last in the ingredients labels (not necessarily always but most of the time) πŸ’™ Dyes to avoid Red 3,40 Yellow 5,6 Blue 1,2 Pretty much any color name combined with a number. πŸ’š Look for alternatives such as beet root, turmeric, beta- carotene. πŸ’š *Bonus for the Smart Sweets * 3 g of sugar and almost 30 g of fiber!!!!! Warning about fiber, the standard American diet comes in around 5-6 g of fiber for the day!!! Requirements are 25-30g! Eating the whole bag in one sitting might make your stomach hurt simply because of all the fiber. πŸ˜„ πŸ’š #fooddye #nofooddyes #foodcoloring #nofoodcoloring #nofoodcoloringneeded #nogluten #glutenfree #glutenfreesnacks #dyefreecandy #dyefree @ Carmel, Indiana ## Stats - **Views:** 0 - **Likes:** 0 - **Shares:** 0 - **Comments:** 0 ## Tags nogluten, nofooddyes, nofoodcoloring, fooddye, glutenfreesnacks, nofoodcoloringneeded, glutenfree, dyefree, foodcoloring, dyefreecandy --- Copyright (c) Gondola