Color Food Beautiful, Naturally

GENESIS

HEALTH

Color Food Beautiful, Naturally

By Urna Semper Color Me Beautiful Series

LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE AND MEDICINE BE THY FOOD. HIPPOCRATES (460-377 B.C.)

Genesis 1:29 (KJV) And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.

By Catherine DeRoos

© Catherine DeRoos

I love color. The language of color is vast and has a great influence on our lives including our health, from what we wear to how we decorate to what we eat. We eat with our eyes first through colorful foods. The colors in food have very special health benefits. This booklet describes the dangers of artificial colors benefits in detail.

Catherine DeRoos

210 Johnson Street

Alta, IA 51002

https://genesishealthblog.wordpress.com

Prologue

Do you appreciate color? Color has been used a great deal by the FDA for the pleasure of the consumer and the FDA knows what will please the eyes of the consumer. The FDA uses artificial colors to offer the consumer cheap substitutes for the real deal. Learn about what the FDA uses for color, what report card grade each color is given, and how to either create your own recipes or purchase colors from alternative resources.

Color Food Beautiful

Clever Orange

Keeping in line with the natural colors in foods, I wanted to bring awareness to the FDA’s approved artificial food colors and how they are only beautiful on the surface but have deeper, inferior problems as health consequences and bring into focus ways you can Color Food Beautiful naturally with these same foods above to bring health inside and outside.

and consumer and are willing to take a risk on the consumer banking on them not being educated or the power of the enticing color stimulates the consumer

The food industry is quite clever for sure. Let’s take a look at how clever.

Skittles® Original | Taste The Rainbow® slogan is just a taste of how these companies market their products. But, they are nowhere near as beneficial as the true plant chemicals you see in fruits and vegetables. I would encourage you to browse the Color Me Beautiful series. Under the Home tab you can click to find the true colors of the rainbow in this series.beyond control. Take a look at just a couple of the psychological effects of the color orange:

There are many foods that you would never guess are artificially colored. To name a couple, did you know…

Cheese comes in orange and white, right? Well, not exactly. The truth is cheese, especially cheddar, is naturally white or light yellowish. The yellow pigment comes from betacarotene, a colorful plant nutrient that’s transferred from the grass cows eat into their milk. In the 17th century, English cheesemakers realized they could skim off the cream, which contains most of the beta carotene, and sell it separately for more profit. To keep the yellow-orange color that people

annatto (a natural coloring made from the seeds of the achiote tree, though some is synthetically made).

Cheese comes in orange and white, right? Well, not exactly. The truth is cheese, especially cheddar, is naturally white or light yellowish.

Oranges aren’t orange all the time. Some growers looking for year-round sales spray the skins with Citrus Red #2, an artifi cial dye certifi ed by the FDA to give oranges the consumer-pleasing eye-popping look of their namesake color. Buy organic brands (which don’t allow dyes) or select those grown in California or Arizona (two states that prohibit Citrus Red #2).

DRUG AND COSMETIC

• D&C Orange #5 – Drugs: mouthwashes and dentifrices that are ingested drugs (GMP), and external drugs (at most 5 mg per day). Cosmetics: lipsticks (at most 5% by wt. of finished product),

• mouthwashes and dentifrices that are ingested cosmetics, and external cosmetics (GMP) 74.1255, 74.2255, 82.1255

restricted.

In 1978, FDA proposed Banning Orange B, but it never finalized the ban because companies stopped using it. However, in the Code of Federal Regulations, Title 21, Volume 1, Revised as of April 1, 2018, Cite: 21CFR74.250, Orange B an azo dye has received approval by the FDA for safe uses and restrictions for coloring the casings or surfaces of frankfurters and sausages subject to the restriction that the quantity of the color additive does not exceed 150 parts per million by weight of the finished food.

In animal studies potential problems are shown with the spleen, lymphatic system, and kidneys when exposed to Orange B.

In addition, as you learn in elementary school, all you do is mix two colors and you get another color. Where does the orange that you see in Skittles (red 40 lake, yellow 6 lake, yellow 6). What about beverages like Crush Orange (Yellow 6, RED40) etc. Again take a look at the orangish colors in food such as cereals, baked goods, snack foods, ice cream, beverages, dessert powders, and confections.

You can educate yourself more on the Yellow 5 & 6 and RED40 by clicking the following article links: Yellow 5 & 6 and RED40.

According to Be Food Smart’s report card, . (click the “F” and find out why.)

If Kraft Dumps artificial food dyes after a massive petition led by activist, Vani Hari, the Food Babe in 2015, then consumers can do the same thing now by voting with their dollars. We need to let the food industry know that it doesn’t “pay” to buy these food stuffs. By food stuffs I mean “fake food”. Dare I say it? A majority of food on the shelves is artificial, not real anyway. If we want to feel good about the foods that we eat and serve your family, we need to step up and put a little fire under these giants seats.

What can you do? Use the following natural spices.

• Paprika Ground chili peppers

• Saffron Crocus flowers

Orange-red

Orangeyellow

What would stimulate you to become an activist and let the fake food industry know that it doesn’t “pay” to mess with our food?

Acid Green

The History of Green Dye Is a History of Death

The use of green dye has a deadly history. In Victorian days an “emerald green” was bringing nature and greenery into the dull drab Victorian cities that proved to be fatal. One of the first green dresses ever, from around 1778, at the Bata Shoe Museum was a bold shade of green and was so jewel-like that it quickly began being called “emerald green.” And women loved it. Before long, illustrations were being run in newspapers depicting skeletons dancing in green dresses.

Consumers throughout history have engaged in all manner of wildly unhealthy behaviors for the sake of fashion, and you cannot leave out eating pleasures here either. We all like color because it is pleasing to the eye and in my opinion the production of colors still remains a huge industry!

What could have caused such distress in all these cases? They tested positive for arsenic in the dye (acid green). It was public knowledge that arsenic was poisonous so it was certainly not a secret; every Victorian home had a bit of the powder lying around for rats and mice.(1)

Fortunately, by 1895, “in the absence of government intervention, the people of Britain had

used the power of their pocketbooks” to demand alternatives to the arsenic-based dye. We have the same pocketbook power today.

I know I have veered a little from food color additives. If these color additives affect our physiology even in our clothing, imagine what these colors do ingesting them. We would be wise to know some of these things and take the time to research and understand it. We also need to keep our government and the industry accountable.

Green is strongly associated with health, renewal, nature, fertility, energy, and is the color of balance. It is a relaxing color that is pleasing to the eye.

Chlorophyll is natural pigment found in all green plants This Sea green colored synthetic dye is not permitted in the European Union due to animal studies showing Fast Green to be a possible carcinogen.

Here is a list of the following color additives is no longer authorized or has been restricted:

• FD&C Green #1 – Removed from list – Nov. 29, 1977

• FD&C Green #2 – Removed from list – 81.30(d)

• C.I. ACID GREEN 3 is a dull dark green powder. Used as a dye for silk or wool and biological stains.

• Green 4; E142 – Not permitted in U.S. or Canada.

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D&C Green #5 – exists and is used for drugs and cosmetics including drugs and cosmetics for eye area

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D&C Green #6 – Use in ingested drugs and ingested cosmetics is no longer authorized Mar. 27, 1981 –81.10(o). Use in external drugs external cosmetics, and sutures is allowed

• D&C Green #7 – Sep. 4, 1966

Acid Green

Acid Green

Highlighter Ink, Leak Tracing, Dishwasher Liquid, etc

The meaning of the initials: Food, Drug, & Cosmetics (FD&C); Drug & Cosmetics (D&C)

Fast Green FCF, also called Food Green 3, FD&C Green No. 3, Green 1724, Solid Green FCF, and C.I. 42053, is a sea green Triarylmethane food dye. Its E number is E143. (CI=Color Index) The color is principally the Disodium salt. It is soluble in water, sparingly soluble in ethanol and insoluble in vegetable oils.

WHY BE CONCERNED?

According to Merck’s specification records we see the following information: The molecular structure of Green 3: Triarylmethane a group of any of a class of basic molecules; acid, mordant acid, and direct dyes. (Solid dark powder or granules with a metallic luster)

Health Hazard, Warning

The history of Green 3 has caution written all over it. Below is an abbreviated list of precautionary codes for Food Green 3:

Acid Green

• P202 - Do not handle until all safety precautions have been read and understood.

• P280 – Wear protective gloves/protective clothing/eye protection/face protection.

• P282 – Wear cold insulating gloves/face shield/eye protection.

• P284 – Wear respiratory protection.

Health Hazard Category GHS08: mutagenic

> Respiratory sensitization, category 1

> Germ cell mutagenicity, categories 1A,1B,2

> Carcinogenicity, categories 1A,1B,2

> Reproductive toxicity, categories 1A,1B,2

> Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Single exposure, categories 1,2

> Specific Target Organ Toxicity – Repeated exposure, categories 1,2

> Aspiration Hazard, category 1

Carcinogens and mutagens: A carcinogen is a substance that may cause cancer or increase its incidence by inhalation, ingestion or skin absorption.

Health Hazard, Danger

Understanding Category 1A and Category 1B: Known or presumed human carcinogens

A substance is classified in Category 1 for carcinogenicity on the basis of epidemiological and/or animal data. A substance may also be included in category 1A if it is known that it is a human carcinogen, based on the existence of human testing, or category 1B if it is supposed to be a human carcinogen, based on the existence of animal testing.

dose to carcinogens. Due to the severity of harm from exposure to carcinogens and mutagens they should be regarded as substances of very high concern, and their elimination/substitution should be promoted as a precautionary measure, following the principles of preventive action according to Directive 89/391/EEC on the safety and health of workers at work, that applies only to chemicals that meet the criteria for classification as carcinogens or mutagens of categories 1A or 1B (according to CLP Regulation) or 1 or 2 (according to DSD). (Please go to ISTAS and read more about these codes.)

Here is a list of some of the possible risks:

1.Besides being used as a food dye, it is used to stain living cells. It is commonly used in ophthalmology to diagnose problems on the surface of eyes.

2. In animal studies, Green #3, caused malignant tumors at site of injection. It may cause allergic reaction in sensitive individuals.

3. Fast green is not absorbed by the intestines very well. This means most of what is eaten is excreted.

4. However, there have been studies that show it might produced tumors in lab animals. In its undiluted form, it may pose a risk of irritation of eyes, skin, digestive tract, and respiratory tract.(3)

Acid Green

Acid Green

In 1906, federal agencies stepped in and Congress passed the United States Food and Drugs Act, which prohibited the use of poisonous or harmful colors in confectionery and the coloring or staining of food to conceal spoiling, damage, or inferiority. Today, the natural look of unadulterated foods is highly valued.(4)

So why is Green 3 approved by the FD&C and still allowed to be used in the U.S.? That is a good question!

WHAT GRADE DOES ARTIFICIAL GREEN GET?

According to Be Food Smart’s report card, FD&C Green no. 3 receives a failing grade: “F”. (click the “F” and find out why.)

WHERE IS GREEN FOUND?

Common uses for Green No.3 have been used in the US since 1927 to provide a pleasing sea green color to various foods including beverages, puddings, ice cream, sherbet, confections, candies, baked goods, cherries, dairy fats and oil, meat, seafood, snacks, dry mixes and seasonings, fruit preparations, convenient food, flavors and dairy products. It is also used in pharmaceutical products, personal care products, and cosmetics (lipsticks).(2) Green No.3 can be found to be used for tinned green peas and other vegetables, jellies, sauces, fish, desserts, mint Listerine, and dry bakery mixes at level of up to 100 mg/kg.(3)

Acid Green

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

1. Be your own investigator.

2. Use your pocketbook to speak.

3. Get your colors from natural resources. It can provide a little added nutritional benefit like added fiber, Vitamin C among other vitamins and minerals.

• liquid chlorophyll (see where to buy liquid chlorophyll)

• matcha powder (see where to buy matcha)

• Spirulina powder (see where to buy spirulina powder) – use sparingly

• parsley juice

• wheatgrass juice

• spinach juice

I do not benefit from sales from any of the above mentioned products.

Making your own green food coloring with Spinach:

• 1 cup (30 grams) spinach, fresh or frozen (if frozen, thaw and drain)

• 3 tablespoons water, plus more as needed

If using fresh spinach, in a small saucepan, boil the spinach in enough water to cover and simmer for 2-3 minutes. Cooking it too long will cause the spinach to lose its color. Drain, discarding the cooking liquid. If using frozen and thawed spinach, skip to the next step.

In a high-speed blender or food processor, blend the spinach and water together until completely smooth. If the mixture clumps or stubbornly refuses to blend, add more water as needed, 1 tablespoon at a time. Strain, if desired, and let cool.

Store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks in the refrigerator or freeze for up to 4 months. Add 1 teaspoon to icings, frostings or batter for starters to impart a green hue. Add more coloring, if necessary.

Spinach is not the only green food you can use. Any leafy green that has a rich color will be fine.

If you would prefer to buy it, here are a few places you can go.

Using Color Kitchen colored powdered mixes won’t affect the frosting’s texture. Simply mix the blue and yellow together until you get a green you like.

With St. Patrick’s Day around the corner it may be challenging to avoid green food dyes. Believe it or not Green No. 3 has been linked to an increased risk

of bladder cancer. Green food coloring is made by combining blue and yellow dyes and is always synthetic. Chlorophyll could work as a replacement but it’s not approved for use as a food coloring in the United States. Chlorophyll is ironically considered a superfood and has countless health benefits protecting the body. There are several reasons why green foods are considered as blood-building foods because of the similarity in structures of the two colored pigments, the red heme and the green chlorophyll.

Please take the time to read more about the benefits of the green color in natural foods in my blog post Put A Spring Into Your Step.

How do you dye your food naturally?

Shades of Blue

is so rare in food items, probably because blue foods aren’t particularly appealing to humans (or animals for that matter). “Almost universally, it is difficult to get a consumer to try a blue-colored food,” Gary Blumenthal, a representative from International Food Strategies. Blue, purple and black were “color warning signs” of potentially lethal food. In fact, the color blue. actively suppresses our appetites and it is even recommended to put a blue lightbulb in the refrigerator to curb overeating.

So if the food industry uses food coloring giving the food appeal to consumers, why use the color blue an unappealing color to the consumer? They have kept the ‘blue’ in fun foods such as candies and sports drinks. Aside from Blue the unappetizing nature of blue foods, they are predicted to be seen more in the near future.

If using natural colorings, the color blue is full of antioxidants, which have been associated with prevention of diseases like cancers, heart disease, and Alzheimer’s, health-conscious eaters are starting to pay more attention to them.

But first, let’s take a look at the artificially blue colors accepted by the FDA and why you should think twice about using it or consuming it.

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Blue #1 (E133) Blue #2 (E132)

These colors have been banned in Norway, Finland, and France, due to studies showing them to cause brain cancer and inhibit nerve-cell development.

FD&C Blue No. 1 (E133) Names: Brilliant Blue FCF, FD&C Blue No. 1-Calcium Lake, B1, Coal Tar Dye.

It is a synthetic version of the plantbased indigo that has a long history as a textile dye. It is a greenishblue dye and is served in 711,659 Pounds of Total Dye Certified (includes lakes) The Hyperactive Children’s Support Group (HACSG) recommends to avoid Blue #1 because this substance may cause allergic reactions.

• Bronchoconstriction (combined with Erythrosine, Indigo Carmine)

• Eosinophilotactic response – a specific effect of injections of allergenic extracts. Esophagitis is inflammation that damages the lining of the esophagus.

• Chromosomal damage

• Negative effects on the CNS (central nervous system) of human cell lines. NCBI

This dye is used in ice cream, canned peas, packaged soups, popsicles and icings.

Indigo Carmine, Coal Tar Dye…

…is a deep blue dye that provides a violet to blue shade in applications. Introduced in the early 1900s, FD&C Blue No. 2 is one of the oldest certified food color additives used in the US. It is distinguished by its rich royal blue color, which may be used in baked goods, biscuits, ice cream, candy, confections, cherries, sausage, sherbet, dairy products, dessert powders, cereals, snack foods, convenient foods, and pharmaceuticalsIt is also called indigo blue or Indigotine. Indigotine is a petroleum product – 550,883 Pounds of Coal Dye Certified (includes lakes). From all these products, you can understand the volume reported above.

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Drinking the beverage resulted in increased hyperactivity in the children.

As a result of the study, one candy company, NestléRowntree, stopped selling one of its candies with a blue shell until it replaced the artificial color with a new blue color made from Spirulina, a blue-green algae.

In Male rats, high doses of blue #2 have statistically significant increases in brain cancers and other abnormal cell development. No human studies have been reported, and experts disagree As a result of the study, one candy company, Nestlé-Rowntree, stopped selling one of its candies with a blue shell until it replaced the artificial color with a new blue color made from spirulina, a blue-green algae.

In Male rats, high doses of blue #2 have statistically significant increases in brain cancers and other abnormal cell development. No human studies have been reported, and experts disagree about the safety of Blue No.

2 Yet the U.S. Food and Drug Administration says that FD&C blue no. 2 is safe for use in food and supplements. Since it adds nothing to the nutritive value of food and evidence for its safety is questionable, the Center for Science in the Public Interest (CSPI) recommends it not be used in foods at all.

Shades of Blue

WHAT GRADE DOES ARTIFICIAL BLUE GET?

According to Be Food Smart’s report card, FD&C blue no. 2 receives a failing grade: “D”. (click the “D” and find out what the requirements are for such a grade.)

The meaning of Dyes & Lakes: Dyes are

liquid colorants soluble in water, ethanol or propylene glycol. Lakes are dry, non-soluble dyes used to coat products such as candies or pills.

WHERE IS BLUE FOUND?

The colors are found in many baked goods, beverages (soda and sports drinks), dessert powders, candies, cereals, drugs, and other products including pet food.

In 1969, Blue #1 received FDA approval for general use in foods and ingested drugs.

WHY BE CONCERNED?

They don’t kill you, they just maim you overtime and sometimes immediately.

Shades of Blue

Get your colors from natural resources and be cool with blue.

Homemade BLUE coloring ideas: 1. Mashed Blueberries – for colored eggs, cover in juice enough to completely cover the eggs 2. Red Cabbage Leaves: How to video 3. Spirulina – Mix powder in water. a. Suncore Foods – 100% Pure Blue Butterfly Pea Natural Supercolor Powder

Purple: 1. Purple Grape Juice 2. Red Onion Skins heavily steeped

Thankfully, consumers’ have a growing preference for natural foods is leading some companies to either not add colorings or to switch to safe natural colorings. And, since the visual aspect is considered to be an important factor for the selection of products by final consumers, you have a bigger voice and a loud voice to encourage industry to change.

Yellow, the color that stimulates appetite and triggers the feelings of happiness and friendliness, gives us a warm fuzzy feeling like the sun. When the LORD God created light, this literally created the possibility for us to see living beautiful colors for our benefit in so many ways.

Since we eat with our eye’s first, it is no wonder the food industry uses color in their fake food because of the psychological nature of it to the consumer. But, we must remember the purpose of these chemicals is often to mask the absence of real food, to increase the appeal of a lownutrition product to children. These artificial colors continue to be known as the secret shame of the food industry and the regulators who watch over it.

•quinoline yellow (E104)

•FD&C Yellow 6 – *sunset yelloworange shade FCF (E110) (3,558,351

•FD&C Yellow 5 Tartrazine (E102) yellow shade (3,756,551 pounds of dye)

•Alternative names – Tartrazine, Y4,

Coal Tar Dyes

• Yellow No. 5 and Yellow No. 6 water-soluble food colorings used in some medicines, most foods, and often beauty products. They are banned in Norway, Austria, and Germany. Delisted are FD&C Yellows No. 1, 2, 3, and 4.

A Cosmetic Shame – Yellow 5 & 6

WHAT IS YELLOW 5 (E102)?

Yellow 5 (aka Tartazine, E102): synthetic lemon yellow that is made from petroleum (crude oil from the ground).

• it contains the cancer-causing compounds benzidine and 4-aminobiphenyl.

• Six of the 11 studies on Yellow 5 showed that it caused genotoxicity, a deterioration of the cell’s genetic material with potential to mutate healthy DNA.

• Yellow 5 combined with sodium benzoate could result in hyperactivity in children.

It’s found in gelatin desserts, candy, pet food, and baked goods. It is often fed to chickens to make their egg yolks more appealing.

is the

Side effects of yellow 5: ingestion, anxiety, migraines, clinical depression, blurred vision, itching, general weakness, heatwaves, worsen asthma symptoms, feeling of suffocation, cause allergy-like hypersensitivity reactions, purple skin patches, and sleep disturbance. Tartazine, Yellow 5 (watch video)

WHAT IS YELLOW 6 (E110)?

YELLOW 6 LAKE is really bad stuff combined together from lots of chemicals. Benzenesulphonic acid treated with hydrochloric acid and sodium nitrite.

A Cosmetic Shame – Yellow 5 & 6

in liquids. The resulting dye is purified and isolated as the sodium salt.

Out of the numerous artificial dyes under the Federal Food Drug and Cosmetics Act (FD&C).

Yellow #6 belongs to the monoazo class of colorants that is yellow–orange in color.

• is a toxic chemical

• is a sulfonated form of Sudan I

Sudan l is a poisonous substance that was one of the original petroleum azo compound dyes developed in the late 19th century during the European textile boom. A tiny proportion of people express an allergy to yellow #6 and experience symptoms, such as hives, asthma and skin rashes. 70 percent of the global use of dyes are azo dyes, which are among the most hazardous.

• it is heavily correlated with hyperactivity, especially in children.

• is linked to some types of tumors.

• may have a relationship to adrenal and kidney malfunction

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*Yellow #6 (E110): Banned in Norway and Finland. Due to the same cancer-causing compounds as Yellow #5, it causes tumors in the kidneys and adrenal glands of laboratory animals.

A Cosmetic Shame – Yellow 5 & 6

In “Food and Chemical Toxicology” in 2010 noted that both Yellow No. 5 and Yellow No. 6 food dyes changed the chemical functions of the liver and kidneys.

Side effects – gastric upset, diarrhea, vomiting, nettle rash (urticaria), swelling of the skin (Angioedema) and migraines, linked to hyperactivity in young children.

Further reading: Is It Bad For You

What’s the Big Deal?

Regardless of how many of these turn out to be proven or not, I am not sure how eating a product that was made from industrial coal-tar can be good for you. At best, there is no nutritional value. At worst, it may be causing a whole host of problems. Even if you’re not sensitive to Yellow Dye, would you knowingly feed your children coal-tar? Which has nothing to do but give dangerous diseases or conditions to people?

Why would the FDA allow an industry to put yellow dye in anything?

It may ATTRACT the children.

But then, adults are children at heart also, aren’t we?

The FDA continues to justify the negative effects of artificial dyes on human health, in spite of numerous studies highlighting these effects.

A Cosmetic Shame – Yellow 5 &

What Yellow No. 5 and Yellow No. 6 is in:

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skittles, jello, gelatin desserts, dessert powders, pet foods, American cheese, macaroni and cheese, Starburst, frostings, Oreos, ice creams, flavored milk, yogurt, carbonated beverages. color bakery goods, cereals, crackers, beverages, dessert powders, candies, gelatin desserts, sausage, pickles, hot dogs, cosmetics, drugs (yellow vitamin capsules) and on and on. Allergysymptoms

Don’t assume that only yellow color foods include this dye, but few white cup cakes also contain yellow dye as an ingredient. It is best to read the labels.

Where can you find easy, natural dyes?

Does Trader Joe’s sell natural dyes? Not a single one. If you shop there, encourage them to carry the products you see below and in this Red – Appealing Danger Color Food Beautiful series. (Click link for last months suggested coloring producers.)

Americolor food coloring natural? Sorry, what may be the best-selling premium brand still uses the synthetics.

Here is a list of safe food coloring manufacturers: Have you made your Christmas cookies yet?

A Cosmetic Shame – Yellow 5 & 6 A Cosmetic Shame – Yellow 5 & 6

Several major multinational companies that do not use dyes in Europe said that they don’t use dyes in Europe because government has urged them not to—but that they would continue to use dyes in the United States until they were ordered not to or consumers demanded such foods.

Consumers should not have to wait decades, if not forever, for companies to voluntarily remove questionable dyes from their products. The FDA, which is charged with protecting the public from unsafe food ingredients, should ban all of the dyes.

It is reported that 90 percent of all dyes used in the US involve these three food dyes —red #40, yellow #5, and yellow #6. What else can you do?

• Lobby your government Representatives to push for the removal of toxic dyes

• Get educated about what is in your food. READ LABELS. Read more in the Food Dyes Rainbow of Risk.

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*Use your purchasing power and avoid foods with toxic dyes

• Right to companies expressing your views

• Reduce or stop consuming processed food

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*Buy organic, but still look for dyes.

• Cleanse and detox your body to remove the cumulative chemicals

You have more influencing power than you think!

In the US, Kraft Macaroni and Cheese contains the artificial food dyes Yellow 5 and Yellow 6. These unnecessary – yet potentially harmful – dyes are not in Kraft Macaroni and Cheese in other countries, including the UK, because they were removed due to consumer outcry. Isn’t it time we cried out, enough is enough. We need to get smart, be wise with our food choices for our families health.

Why not sleep well at night knowing you are using beneficial colors to liven up your food? Just think about all the nutritional benefits you gain from these real and beneficial colors. Hmmm, I think I need to cover the nutritional benefits of these at some point. Global

RED - Appealing Danger

SPOTLIGHTING RED

Red happens to be the most used color out of all the colors in the food

Dactylopius coccus costa (female bug) carmine or cochineal extract (Carminic acid)industry, especially the most prolific artificially colors in candy. In nature, red is a very appealing food color; many fruits are colored red to indicate ripeness. Some of the red coloring we use in food is actually made of crushed bugs (Soylant Red – Carminic acid). Carmine is a beetle native to South America used over many hundreds of years as a dye for blankets and cotton. Now, it is found in our food. Eew, creepy, crawly bugs. Although it is natural, and many cultures eat beetles and other bugs, this one can cause severe allergic reactions. I don’t know which is worse, the Carmine or the artificially made one from coal tar sludge.

I have learned to extremely enjoy history and how things come to be. Here is a little history of our appealing first color in this series, the RED40! History tells us that color additives typically came from substances found in nature, such as turmeric, paprika and saffron. By the 20th century, new kinds of colors appeared that offered marketers wider coloring possibilities.

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Danger

In the 1800’s, potentially poisonous mineral- and metal-based compounds resulting in injury and even death. To mask poor product quality or spoiled stock, food producers deceived customers by using color additives. By the 1900’s, unmonitored food colorings spread through many food items that were derived from aniline, a petroleum product that in pure form is toxic and dubbed “coal-tar”. Strong economic incentives phased out the use of plant, animal, and mineral sources. In the passage of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act of 1938 the FDA’s mandate included the full range of color designations to separate their hues. Consumers can still read these on product packages: “FD&C” (permitted in food, drugs and cosmetic); “D&C” (for use in drugs and cosmetics) and “Ext. D&C” (colors for external-use drug and cosmetics). We would be wise to take advantage of this information on packages and become knowledgable of what it all means for our own benefit.

FD&C RED No. 1 – BANNED in 1961 –due to cancer concerns.

FD&C RED No. 2 – BANNED in 1976 –carcinogenic; increases bladder tumor risk (found on Florida oranges)

FD&C RED No. 4 – BANNED in 1964 – due to cancer concerns. They were banned by FDA in foods, ingested drugs, and ingested cosmetics in 1964, but are permitted for external use only.

RED - Appealing Danger

FD&C RED No. 3 (Erythrosine) was recognized in 1990 by the FDA as a thyroid carcinogen in animals and is banned in cosmetics such as lipsticks, in externally applied drugs and as a pigment form called ‘lakes’ in food, drugs, and cosmetics. The FDA still permits Red 3 in ingested drugs and foods. It is known to be linked to Thyroid Cancer/ linked to allergies and ADHD in children.

Can food dye cause hyperactivity?

Erythrosine, also known as Red No. 3, is an organoiodine compound, specifically a derivative of fluorone. FD&C RED No. 3 is a synthetic dye with a cherry-pink stain used primarily for food coloring. In foods it is used to dye cake decorating gel, candies and popsicles, among other food items such as sausage to maraschino cherries. Red 3 was found to cause DNA damage in human liver cells in vitro, comparable to the damage caused by a chemotherapy drug whose whole purpose is to break down DNA, but Red No. 3 was also found to influence children’s behavior over 30 years ago and to interfere with thyroid function over 40 years ago. Many parents were desperately searching for a solution to their children’s behavior problems. They knew how debilitating hyperactivity (now called attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or ADHD) was to their children and their family. It is estimated that over half a million children in the United States suffer adverse behavioral reactions after ingesting food dyes. A good read on the topic of ADHD and food coloring is in this SEEING RED.pdf.

RED - Appealing Danger

Why is it still legal?

Good question! By 1985, the FDA had already postponed action on banning the Red No. 3 twenty-six times, even though the Acting Commissioner of the FDA said Red No. 3 was “of greatest public health concern,” imploring his agency to not knowingly allow continued exposure (at high levels in the case of Red No. 3) of the public to “a provisionally listed

color additive that has clearly been shown to induce cancer while questions of mechanism are explored.” That was over 30 years ago and it’s still in our food supply. In 1990, concerned about cancer risk, the FDA banned the use of Red No. 3 in anything going on our skin, but it remained legal to continue to put it in anything going in our mouths. Seriously?!

Then we have the BIG RED!

FD&C RED No. 40 –Allura Red AC

FDA regulations state that Red40 must be listed on labels as “FD&C Red No. 40” or “Red40.” However, manufacturers don’t have to specify how much is in their product.

As mentioned above, RED40 Is the most-widely used dye and is a certified color that comes from petroleum distillates or coal tars. Red is one of the most prolific artificial colors in candy. Allura Red (AC) was originally introduced in the United States as a replacement for the use of amaranth as a food

coloring. However, Allura Red (AC) is banned in many European countries solely.

Dyes lack nutritional value and are often used as cheap replacements for healthful ingredients. For example, most of the color in the “carrotflavored pieces” in Betty Crocker’s Super Moist Carrot Cake Mix comes not from the smidgen of carrot powder, but from the Yellow 6 and Red40 dyes. Similarly, there are no cherries or berries in Tropicana Twister Cherry Berry Blast. The color comes primarily from Red40.

Foods that aren’t red or orange can still include Red 40.

• You can find it, and other artificial food colors (AFCs), in cheeses, peanut butter crackers, salad dressings, and marshmallows. Do you consume any of these products? Bakery, Candy, Cereals, Dairy, Drinks, Sauces, Snacks

• You can also find red dye in drinks marketed as healthy, such as sports drinks and nutritional shakes.

• Red dyes are also found in these foods that are not red. For

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example red dye is used in combination with yellow food coloring to give peanut butter-flavored food a golden color.

• Even unexpected foods such as pizza may contain red dye, so it’s necessary to scan or read the labels of everything you purchase. This includes foods marketed as healthy such as fiber bars and oatmeal with fruit.

I wouldn’t be surprised if there are more products with RED40 under these categories. Learning a new habit to read the labels would be better. Here is a list of the different RED40 names. 1. Red 40 2. Red No. 40 3. FD & C Red No. 40 4. FD and C Red No. 40 5. Allura Red 6. Allura Red AC 7. C. I. 16035 8. C.I. Food Red 17

Allura Red has been determined to cause behavioral & developmental problems in children (increased hyperactivity in 8‐ to 9‐years old children) and is a carcinogenic & mutagenic azo dye causing cancer growth in cells. Red40 lowers reproductive success in rats. It also reduced parental and offspring weight, decreased brain weight, and lowered chances for survival in newborn rats. Artificial red is known as a toxic endocrine disruptor. This means it disrupts normal hormone function.

The allowed amount of food dyes certified per person has more than doubled over the past four

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decades:

Red40, 14 people may consume as much as 52 mg of Red40 in a day, according to the FDA in 2014, and some children between the ages of 2 and 5 consume 38 mg of Red40 in a day. Ironically, two-forms of the drug Ritalin, which is often used to treat children with ADHD, contain dyes as the first inactive ingredient.

After receiving much backlash from concerned consumers, some companies are now using natural dyes as alternatives to Red40. These Red40 alternatives can be derived from natural products such as beets, elderberry, and purple sweet potatoes.

It is very encouraging to see that major companies including Kraft, Campbell Soup, Frito-Lay, General Mills, Kellogg, Chick- l-A, Panera, Subway, and Taco Bell have pledged to stop using AFCs in their products. For these companies to make such a commitment is huge, but the battle continues on and are still commonplace in supermarkets, schools, and restaurants, which puts the burden on families to learn of dyes’ effects and try to keep their children from eating artificially dyed foods.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

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Vegetable powders are great ways to add vivid colors without adding excess liquid, so if you’re wanting a deep red, for example, use beet powder rather than beet juice.

RED (VIVID):

•pure beet juice

•beet powder

•pure pomegranate juice

•red raspberry purée, strained to remove seeds

To make a concentrate, place about 1 cup of freshly squeezed juice over very low heat. The only way Nourishing Joy has been able to do this successfully is with a mini-crockpot. She uses this one. (I do not benefit from this sale.)

Leave the lid off the pot so the liquid can evaporate and heat until the juice begins to thicken and drips slowly off a spoon rather than running off easily, about 24 hours, give or take 8 hours depending on your climate and pot. The liquid will be less than 1/4 of its original volume. Store in the refrigerator for 2-4 weeks.

Red Sprinkles

1. Peel, then thinly and evenly slice or grate beets and place on a dehydrator sheet.

2. Set temperature to 150′ and dehydrate until crispy.

3. Allow to cool then remove and pulse in blender. For small jobs you can use this.

4. Store in an airtight container until ready to use.

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1. 1/2 cup cooked beets canned

2. 1/2 cup of beet juice

Blend until smooth. Strain. Pour in glass container and store in fridge for up to 4-6 weeks.

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If you do not want to make your own, here is Natures Flavors in powder and liquid forms. (I do not benefit from a sale.)

Red Velvet Cupcakes

Gluten-free vegan red velvet cupcakes with a natural red hue, a tangy frosting, and a secret chocolate center. Delicious, healthy, and with no oil or sugar!

For a visual live demonstration click here.

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Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 25 minutes

Total Time: 40 minutes

• Yield: 6 cupcakes

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CUPCAKES

• 1 cup [pitted Medjool dates (about 12)

• 1 cup water

• 1 small beet (about 1.5 inch diameter, peeled)

• 1 tbsp baking powder

• 2 tsps cacao powder

• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup oat flour

CHOCOLATE FILLING

• 8 pitted Medjool dates

• 1/2 cup non-dairy milk or water

• 2 tbsps cacao powder

FROSTING

• 6 oz . coconut yogurt (So Delicious Plain Greek Cultured Coconut Milk)

INSTRUCTIONS

1. Cupcakes: Blend the water, dates, vanilla, and beet on high till there are no chunks. 2. Add the remaining ingredients. Blend till combined. 3. Spoon into a cupcake pan that is lightly oiled or use paper liners. 4. Bake for 22-24 minutes at 350F. 5. Cool completely.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this series. shows your interest in health or your curiosity.

If you enjoyed this series, please pass the knowledge on and share how it helped you.

If you know someone who could be helped by this information please pass it on. People are destroyed from a lack of knowledge. Hosea 4:6.

I’d be very grateful if you’d help it spread the word so that more people can live their best life now free and to the fullest.

About the Author

My Name is Catherine DeRoos, wife of Les DeRoos, Jr. and fulltime missionary. I have a passion for learning about nutrition and sharing what I learn. Here is my journey into holistic health.

My Journey to Holistic Health

When Les & I began praying about our entering the mission field again in 2001, I desired to compliment his agricultural ministry. What better way to serve beside my husband with the two-handed gospel message than to share the benefits of fruits and vegetables that he would be helping people grow. An acquaintance of mine had been reading a book called “Back to the Garden” by Rev. Malkmus with Hallelujah Acres, and she introduced the book to me during one of our conversations. It was while I was reading this book, that I became motivated in learning more. At that time, Hallelujah Acres was offering on-line classes of 45

which I could not afford. they required for their course and went to the library. I began studying Enzyme Nutrition along with many other titles and took lots of notes.

Les and I began our second missionary journey in Nigeria in 2004 where I put together teaching material for our FAAGRIC program. This material included a text-book style manual/workbook including the physiological nutrition information I had learned, with the agricultural information, and incorporated many scriptural references that went with each of the lessons. To take a look at The FAAGRIC

manual visit our LWC website and click on our publications page. There you will find a link to our manual.

It is my desire to bring awareness to as many people as I can the message from Benjamin Franklin — ‘An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.’ I also greatly respect the advice of Hippocrates, the father of all medicine — “Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food.”

If you desire to live a vibrant, colorful, healthy life, I invite you to join me in encouraging others as well. You can do this by participating in voting on your favorite recipes, sharing the posts you see here, even sharing how “Eating the Rainbow” has colored your life with health.

I hope you gained helpful information in this booklet. May the Lord guide and direct you in your health journey.

Catherine DeRoos

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