Health & Fitness
Natural and Simple Egg Dying
3 Natural Ways to Decorate your Easter Eggs this year, avoiding chemicals and artificial color dyes that can be harmful to kids.
I know the easiest thing to do is go out and get the PAAS packets of dyes, the little wire egg holder and stickers that come in a nice package with a bunny on it for a few bucks.
The problem with that is that those color dyes are the common FD&C colors that you see on labels all the time: Yellow No. 5, Red No. 3, Yellow No. 6, Blue No. 2, Red No. 40, Blue No. 1.
These FD&C (Food Drug & Cosmetic) colors are a hot debate in the nutrition world. Previously banned in several countries in Europe, studies are showing that these color dyes are causing major behavioral issues in children. Kids with ADD or ADHD are always advised to stay away from color dyes due to its hyper effect on their mood. There are studies showing these colors can cause symptoms like headaches, GI distress, asthma, etc.
So lets go out of our way and do something simple and natural this year! Here are a few better ideas.
1) Buy local and use India Tree natural color dyes. They have an entire egg coloring guide on their website and produce beautiful pastel eggs!
2) Use FOOD! Beets for hot pink, Grape Juice for lavender, Carrots and Turmeric for yellow, and Blueberries for blue!
3) Use Washi Tape (Japanese Colorful Masking Tape) to cut up and stick on your eggs! You can find it at any scrapbooking store, Michaels or Target.
HAVE FUN & HAPPY EASTER!