A child who eats 2 cups of Kraft Macaroni & Cheese, a small bag of Skittles, and 8 ounces of Crush Orange will consume 102 milligrams of artificial dye (not to mention lots of high fructose corn syrup). Behavioral tests found as little as 30 mg of artificial dye can cause adverse reactions. European Health Agencies have banned almost anything other natural food coloring….when will US follow suit? Check out this article on artificial food coloring (Photo credit: Ariana Stone)
