HALLOWEEN - Healthier Sweet Tooth Swaps!
- NicoleDeRosa
- Sep 29
- 3 min read
Artificial colors have one job...to distract people from the absence of real food. Real food is vibrant & colorful. Processed food with filler & chemicals...not so much. So, these processed food brands have to add artificial color to give the illusion that what you are eating looks presentable. Processed foods have ZERO nutritional value.
Artificial dyes are made from petroleum + have been FDA approved for awhile now. The United States originally had over 50 different artificial dyes but over the years, they have been recognized as UNSAFE + TAKEN OFF THE MARKET.
Over the last 50 years, synthetic food dye used in foods have increased by 500%. The consumption of food dyes + their ability to bind to body proteins can have a SEVERE EFFECT ON THE IMMUNE SYSTEM & AUTOIMMUNITIES. Source: NCBI: 25599186
The 3 most widely used artificial colors:
Red 40, Yellow 5 + Yellow 6 are
CONTAMINATED WITH KNOWN CARCINOGENS.
Brands To AVOID
The images above (courtesy of Food Babe) show the ingredients of the same product but what each country allows. Basically, if you look under the U.S. version of the ingredients, it tells you the FDA (Food + Drug Administration) + we the people don't care what kind of toxic ingredients are in our food.
On the flip side, the United Kingdom + Japan are much more strict when it comes to toxic ingredients in their food. Therefore, brands like M&M's, KitKat, Hershey's etc. must make alternate versions of their product so that they can be sold in those particular countries.
America must do better. We all must demand better. Clean food + ingredients should be the standard.
Artificial dyes are in many items from hand soap to protein powder. I will be showing you that there are in fact cleaner alternatives in my upcoming posts but for now, let's focus on Halloween candy + treats in particular.....
These SMALL BUSINESSES Below Make
The Yummiest Sweet Tooth Swaps!
No Sugar, Alcohols or Soy | Colors from Nature
Certified: Vegan | Gluten Free | Fair Trade | Non-GMO
Organic | Gluten Free | Vegan | Dye Free
No High Fructose Corn Syrup | Nut Free
YUMEARTH has a huge selection of all kinds of options for all your sweet cravings. Below are just a few of their options (available on Amazon) in a variety of sizes. I prefer to buy in bulk when I can, because it's less expensive in the long run!
(10 Snack Packs Per Bag)
(40 lollipops)
(5 oz.)
USDA Organic | Gluten Free | Kosher | Responsibly Sourced
Rainforest Alliance Certified Cocoa
ALMOND Butter Cups
CASHEW Butter Cups
Healthier FROSTINGS
Organic | Gluten Free | Vegan | Made with Coconut Oil
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
Organic | Gluten Free | Vegan | Non-GMO | Made with Coconut Oil
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
Cream Cheese Frosting
Confetti Pop Frosting
Peppermint Frosting
Organic | Gluten Free | Vegan | Non-GMO | Kosher | Made with Organic Sugar
Vanilla Frosting
Chocolate Frosting
Wild White Strawberry Frosting
Mixes
CAKE, CUPCAKE, BREAD + BROWNIES
The BRANDS Below Are The BEST Swaps
USDA Certified Organic + Non GMO
Grain + Gluten Free | Organic | Non GMO
No Hydrogenated Oils | No Artificial Colors | From Scratch Taste
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