tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post8386578991578625957..comments2023-08-26T18:31:17.243-04:00Comments on Nutrition Nibbles: Insects dye our food?!Sybil Hebert, RDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254199611960976605noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post-34849727733697440372013-02-13T23:14:24.380-05:002013-02-13T23:14:24.380-05:00I JUST had a reaction to Fruitopia's "str...I JUST had a reaction to Fruitopia's "strawberry passion awareness" today & just got done filling out the online forms to the Coca-Cola & Minute Maid websites to inform them that their product sent me to the hospital today with swelling, a terrible headache & sick feeling,- I had no idea it could have been from this "cochineal extract" until I looked up "JessieLynnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post-36738942857957264882012-02-16T16:29:12.478-05:002012-02-16T16:29:12.478-05:00I think this is great. I would much rather have bo...I think this is great. I would much rather have boiled bugs for food coloring than chemicals I know nothing about- or worse the manufactures know nothing about. I believe we need to get back to a more natural way of eating and thinking about food. I'm finding it rather difficult but the first step is information.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08234529671883792323noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post-80758022389695258492011-07-18T17:53:43.899-04:002011-07-18T17:53:43.899-04:00I was a victim of an allergic reaction to Dannon y...I was a victim of an allergic reaction to Dannon yogurt back in 99', and I wasn't even aware of cochineal's presence until weeks later-so nix the "placebo theory".Garynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post-7995153239357740432009-08-11T21:39:38.512-04:002009-08-11T21:39:38.512-04:00Kinda ick to think about, yeah. But I still find i...Kinda ick to think about, yeah. But I still find it fascinating! Can't be worse than what's in a hot dog, right? ; )<br /><br />-NicoleNicole, RDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00431793552104341942noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post-68795517746828427472009-08-11T11:25:59.890-04:002009-08-11T11:25:59.890-04:00Thanks for the info Sybs. I think it's really ...Thanks for the info Sybs. I think it's really important to know what's in the food we eat.ingyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08072059299621781590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post-19138385018877167092009-08-11T08:09:45.507-04:002009-08-11T08:09:45.507-04:00I have to agree with that first comment. But stil...I have to agree with that first comment. But still, ewwwww! I know I've heard that before, and for about a month I was really weary about it, but I just assume there are probably worse things in foods out there, ya know? Either way, organic is sounding really good right now. Although, bugs are natural, not artifical, so I wonder if it's in organic foods too....interesting.Gina; The Candid RDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13034788087113648183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-170197786193128010.post-26930619956343032092009-08-11T07:21:19.561-04:002009-08-11T07:21:19.561-04:00Sometimes I think too much info is what causes the...Sometimes I think too much info is what causes the problem. We are as likely (or more) to react to the IDEA of insect-based dyes, as we are to react to the dye itself.<br /><br />Gillianlookinouthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09971265910695350070noreply@blogger.com