Red 40 free

I have never been one to care too much about red 40. My husband has adhd and was on meds as a child (his meds got too expensive when he got off his parents insurance) so he can manage it mostly. Some days are better than others. Anyway, I think my daughter will be diagnosed eventually as she's showing signs. Lately I've noticed ridiculous outbursts when she doesn't get her way (screaming, hitting, kicking) and none of our discipline has worked (we've tried gentle parenting, talking about feelings, managing emotions, redirecting, giving choices, and spanking which I'm ashamed to say but that didn't help). We don't eat/drink a lot of red 40 but I'm out of ideas. If you have any red 40 free snacks your kids like, drop them below. Also, any parenting tips that may help would also be nice.

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I have 1 with ADHD and 1 with posable autism my oldest with adhd was bad when she was 10m to about 3 years old shes 6 now and does a lot better her adhd is still bad but her behavior is better my 2nd her aggressiveness has gotten worse over the past 3 years she gets overstimulated a lot she'll hit bite kick etc I haven't found anything to help her yet

I make sure not to buy anything containing red 40 neither for myself nor for anyone in my family. I always check ingredients. Recently I found this chocolate (Walmart) and it has only 4 ingredients. I haven’t given any chocolate for my son yet (he’s 3.5 years old) but I do buy this chocolate for myself. Also rice cakes/rice breads are pretty good snacks, my son loves them. They have different flavours too. They are low calories and high in fiber.

Have you tried the herb gotu kola. I know someone whose son is autistic and she said it helped a lot

We are completely dye free. It’s shown blue has the same effects as Red as well. It’s been a long hard journey but so worth it! My middle daughter has adhd and it’s been noticeable since we cut dyes out for her! 🫶

There’s a supplement called bacopa that’s supposed to be natures adderall. I don’t think I’d give it to your young child just yet but it may be something your husband might want to try

I would cut all dyes. It’s not just red40 that can cause behavioral issues.