In a couple of weeks, the kids and I will give dozens of heart-shaped sugar cookies as gifts to their teachers and classmates, and this year, we’ll ice them in frosting that’s a lovely shade of all-natural red! Finally. As steady readers may recall, I believe that conventional red coloring–Red Dye #40–makes some kids hyperactive and difficult to love. But this year, my food coop is stocking Seelect’s Red-Strawberry food color made from the condensed juice of black currants. Look for it in health food stores.

For more information about how dyes and preservatives could well be one of the causes of your child’s learning delays and manic behavior, I am happy to introduce you to the Feingold Diet and its marvelous website.