PumeFaefts - The Feingold Diet

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Newsletterof the Feingold@Associationsof the United States
FEINGoLD@
Vol. 17,No. 7
September,1993
cafeteria
Findingrealfoodin your school's
It will takesometime andeffort on your part,but you may find therearefoodsyour Feingold
child caneatafterall.
Sood servicedirectorshavea tough
-[ iob. Theyateexpectedto provide
a hot. nutritious lunch (and often breakfast) to pleasecountlessyoung tastebuds,
chargevery low prices,andstaywithin an
incredibly low budget.
Five timesa weekthey arc eryectedto
havejust the riglrt foods readyat just lhe
right time andinjust theright quantity.To
nake matteBworse,someschooldistricts
consider food such a low priority, they
havecombinedthe job of food service
directorwith otherduties. Dietitiansmay
now find themselvesorderingpencilsand
constructionpaper along wilh the hamburgerbuns.
It's no wondertheold fashionedschool
cafeteriawherefood is actually prepared
is becomingextinct. Pre-cut,pre-cooked,
pre-packagedlunches generally save
school systemsmoney. The ladies with
the white uniforms and haimetsmay still
be working on schoollunches,but you're
likely to find them standingbesidea conveyerbelt in al automatedfood manufacturing plant.
What canyou do?
As discburagingasthis sounds,it's not
impossiblefor the averageFeingold parent to track down somethingin the school
cafeteria for lEr child to buy. If your
Feingolderis only modemtelysensiuveor
if you are certain of hiVher sersitivities,
thisshouldwork. However,ifyou arejust
beginning the Program or have a very
sensitivechil4 you may needto simply
nal€ the best you can of the brown bag
touune.
1. ContactFAUS or your local association and requestinfonnation suitable
lor you to give to thefood servicedirector.
2. Don't contactthe food sewiceperson yet sincethere's a good chancethat
you will meetrcsislance.Instead,speak
witi thepdncipalor wrile to lhe superintendent of schools. Explain that your
child hassomelimitationsandyou would
in findinesuitablefoods.
like assistance
3. Most likely, your rcquestwill be
passedon to the food servicedircctor,
who will be told to dealwith it.
4. Try to arrangea conferencervith the
director,andbring in your Feingoldliterature to help acquaint him/her with our
prognm.
5. Thefood serviceoffice shouldhave
for
a detailedlist ofaU ofthe ingredients
all of the foodsthey purchase.Being a
you will probably
veteranlabel-reader,
be ableto spotthe no-no'sandthepotential problemarcas.Ofcoune,lookfor the
flavon andanti
co101s,
obvioussynthedc
oxidants.But alsobe on the lookoutfor
suchtip-offs as: lard (almostalways has
BHA or BHT), "antioxidarts", "color
added","certified color", "flavorings",
and if your child is sensitive to MSG,
protein"
watchfor "hydrolyzedvegetable
andthe manyotherplaceswherethis troublesome additive may be hidden:
autolyzedyeast.sodiumcaseinile.calcium caseinate,flavoring, naturalflavoE,
malt flavoring, high flavored yeast, soytexturedsoyprobeanextract,seasoning,
tei4 yeastextract.
6. Ask for a tourof thepantryinyour
child's school. Here you can read the
labelsfor yourelf.
7. Have you found a few promising
items? Maybe they're using natural
(packaged)chcolate chip cookies, or it
couldbe a goodbrandof yogurt. How
about naturaljuice or lemonade? If the
schoolhasa saiadbar this is a likely possibility. Does the fresh or carmedfruit
look ok, or do they servecarot salad?
Evenif you comeawaywith nothingmore
th:rna caflon of whole milk ard an ice
creamcup, lt meansyour youngstercan
standin line too,andbry somethingl
8. The lenglhof time you havebeen
ontheprogram,aswell asyourchild'sage
and sersitivity,will be importantfactom
in decidinghow much the foods couldbe
eatenand how often. If you fotlow the
program "by the book" (lhe Feingold
Handbook)yol shouldgenerallybe able
to detecta reaction.Testnewfoodscautiously,oneat a lime.
9. Whenyou find a brandnarneproduct the schoolis usingrvhichyour child
seemsto tolerate,pleaseletusknorvabout
it. We can do the necessaryresearchand
gatherinformationwhich will be lrclpful
to otherfamilies.
A Caseof "ParentAbuse"
The searchfor help was a very rough experiencefor the Novkovic family. "Parentsare so
wlnerable,and arenot beingtreatedfairly" PhyllisNovkovic believes. "Meanwhile,every
otherkid getsslappedwith a label."
moresheread,themoreshethoughtabout
it, the morc senseit all madeto her. She
begar using the Feingold progrdm last
summer,andby the time Miki retumedto
school in the fall he was doing well
enough that his secondgrade teacher
thoughthe wasstill on Ritalin
The entire family cooperateson the
diet. Miki will checkwithhismombefore
he eatsanythingsuspect,andPhyllis' paraswell
entsstayonthedietfor themselves
asfor their grandson.
Although she saw dranatic changes,
brain dysfunction'andwrotea prescrip- Phylliswantedto getanobjec(ive
opinio4
tion for Ritalin. "When I questioned andaskedher neighborif shehadnoticed
this," Phyllisrecalled"lE told me'in my
anydifference.Yes,shehad. "Now you
30 yearsasa pediatricia4I've neverseen can sit down and talk with him and he
sideeffectsfrom Ritalin.' I calledhim a
makessense." Today,Miki is an excelliar and left."
lentreaderandlvill curlup lvith abookfor
Finally, the Novkovics gavein to the
an hour, not just long enoughto rcada
pressure
anddecided1otry tie medicine. singleparagraph,
ashedrdbefore.Hewill
Phyllisdescribes
it as "disasterous".It
be in a regularthird gradeclass- no more
wouldcalmhim for a while.but afterthe needfor a specialclassroom.
eflectsworeoff therervouldbe a rebound
Now theNovkovicssee
hyperacof severalhoursof exaggerated
tivity. The dose had to be increaseda
the realMiki, an exuberant
number of times in order to have any
for
effect.and meanwhileMiki was losing childwhohasa realzest
weight and having di-fficultysleeping. life.
The teachercontinuedto requesta higher
Last spdng Phyllis soughta profesdose. When shecomplainedto the neurologist,he told Phyllishe didn't know sionalto helpMiki catchup on thesocial
skills he hadmissedwhile he washyperrvhat shewas talking about. One of the
parentgroupgave
mostdistressingsideeffectsof the drug active.ThelocalADD
glowing
recommendation
for a psya
was that her child's penonalitywas not
rvith
When
chologist
who
worked
them.
like
shell
there.Itwas
therewasthe
ofthe
in
for
the
first
appoinunent,
she
came
little boy, but nothinginside.The real
Phyllis told him she was looking for a
Miki is exuberant,
a child rvholoveslife.
rvho couldrvork rvith Miki,
Dexedrinewastded,but aftera week- professional
were out of the question.
and
that
drugs
the
end of Miki crying unconrollably.
Therehadbeenmany
He
and
after much testing and
agreed,
Novkovicstook him offof it.
came
up with the recommenevaluation,
indicationsthatfood or food
Miki completedfirst grade,and was
Ritalir
dation:
off of Ritalin for the sunmer rvhen a
additivesweretriggering
Phyllis is bitter aboutthereatmentparneighbortold PhyllisabouttheFeingold
Miki's behaviorDroblems
receivefrom manyquarters. "Thouents
program. Apprehensiveaboutusingdiet,
sands
of dollan later, I've concludedthat
shecontacted
a dietitianat the localhosa real coitageindustryof these
there's
He was labeledas 'communication pitd. ln their phoneconversation.
the
handicapped'and placed in special dietitiansaidshehada diet for hyperac- alleged'e\perts' who haveno interestin
classes,beginning with kindergarten tive children,but would not give Phyllis the child - just in pickingyoul pocket."
She is also critical of the ADD parent
wherePhyllis found herself subjectedto
any moreinformationunlessshecantein
group members"rvho rverefasupport
increasingpressurefrom the school to
for a paidcomultation.Askedaboutthe
medicateher son. Whenhewasthree,she Feingoldprognm,thedietitianwasvery naticalabouttryingto tdk newmomsinto
usingdrugsfor theirlcids."
hadtakenhim to be evaluatedby a doctor negativeandabrupt.
Note: Miki 's social skills are improvpediatrics
nea6y
medical
at
a
who taught
Phyllis beganto researchthe dieVbe- ing quicklyandhispediatrician is supporschool. After spendingten minuteswith
havior corulectionon her olvn, and the
tive of thediet.
Miki he gave the diagnosisas 'minimal
n t'iki hadbeena calmbabyuntil he
lVlsraduated to table food. As he
got older;his motherrecalls,simpletasks
like shoppingbecameimpossiblefor her.
He would rnt sit in a stloller, but would
jump out ofit andtakeoff. As sheopened
the car door, Phyllis would haveto keep
one hand on the door and the other on
Miki or he would tear off th.roughthe
parking lot.
Phyllis' parentsknew thatMiki's impossiblebehaviorwasrelatedto foo{ and
refusedto join the Novkovics at a restaumnt unlessPhyllis promisedshe would
not orderdessertfor their grandson.
There were other signs that food or
food additives were involved in Miki's
difiicult behavior. If he got a drink of
Phyllis'dietsodahewouldgo out of control. A neurclogisttold her, "For some
reasonthis ADHD is notfoundin foreign
countries. They imrnigratehereandsoon
we're gettingphonecallslhe kids arehaving problems."But asa nune,her training did not include information on how
food affectsbehavior.
Miki's symptomswere baffling. He
clear$ was a briglrt child, having taught
himself to read by walching public TV
whenhewasonly three;yet at agefour his
ability to uselanguagewasso limited that
he could not speakin full sentences.As
he got olderhe spokemore,but what he
said often came out as norserse. He
would attemptto getdressedin the momin& but would run aroundthe house,so
distractedthat he would flit from one activity to another.
1993
2 Pure F acts/Sezlember.
Bright Spot
Milk is a......?
Years ago food service directors proudly promotedlowfat milk, while Feingold
membersgroaned.1,o*4atandskimmedmilk usuallycontainaform ofvitamin A which
is preserved.
[In the September1992 issue of Pure Facts, we rcpofted that all schoolswho
pafticipatein the U.S. Departmentof Agriculture's progmrnsmust havewhole milk
availablefor thosestudentswho requestit.l
Now food servicedirecton in Coloradoareenthusiasticallyintroducingnewflavored
milks while Feingoldersarticipatethearrival ofeven moresyntheticdyesandflavorings
in the schoollunch program.
The Hersheycompanyhasexpandedfrom boxed chocolatemilk to strawberryand
bananasplit flavors. Despitea hefty helping of addedsugar,artificial flavorings and
"Dear FAUS,
"I'm a SchoolFood ServiceManager
in an elementaryschool. I see Ritalin
used,in my opiniorgall too readily.
"As a newgrandmothetbesidesageneral interest,I would like to be better informed. Pleasesend me your information.
"I doubttherewill be greatchangesin
our lurrch menu until USDA changesits
requirementsand commodity program.
dyes,theproductislabeled"naturallynutritious."
someof these
3#ldTlYa.i;;;;1$.help
The Trials and Tribulationsof FoodResearch
by Debbie Jackson
Many peoplethink of productresearchas an exactscience
Breakfast Time
While the dairy industryhasbeen]urd
at wolk finding new chemicalsto add to
"mturally nutritious" milk, cerealmanufacturershave been doing what they do
best: raisingpices. ConswnerReports
notesthatcerealpriceshaveclimbedmuch
more rapidly than other brcakfastfoods,
andhaveabout doubledbetween1980and
1990
If your neighbor thinks the Feingold
programis expensive,showlrerthis listing
of cereals,noneof which are on the Feingold Foodlist.
Of this cost, only about 8olorepresents
the actualcost ofthe raw rxaterial.
Here is a sampleof the cost p€r
poundof cerealssold in the Washington D.C. area. @ricesvary depending upon the sizepurchased.)
Total
SpecialK
Lucky Charms
FrootLoops
ComPops
RalstonMuesli
Trix
Triplets
CookieCrisp
$5.98
$5.46
$5.23
$5.l8
$4.98
$4.92
$4.91
$4.67
$4.63
it is not.
Unfortunately,
1 7ou would be amazedat someof the resporseswe receivebackfrom manufacturI ers. A senseof humor,coupledwith psychicpowerscanbe reallyhelpful_
Somecompadesare convincedthatwe shouldbe ableto gleanany informationwe
needfrom their standardallerS. sheetsfor egg-freeand wheat-freediets. Or, they tell
us ,.iustchecklhe label." Wouldn,titbe niceif thaf s all we hadto do.
ti/e catcha lot ofmistakesbeforeyou everseethe results,but sometimeswe haveno
clue that thercis a problemurfil aftei the resulrshavebeenannounced.The conceptof
chemicalsersitivity is new to manyofthe peoplewe contact. The conceptofsalicylate
to someofthem.
sensitivityis notonly newbut quiteunbelievable
Hereare someof oru favoriti bloopers:
. A browniebar with nitrates?It turnedout that nitrateswere checkedbecausethe
browniecontainedthiaminemononitrate.a B vitamin.
. A rhubaft jam with tomatoes,jalapenos,
andbell peppers?The ownerofa small
companyhadlistedingrediensfrom herentircprcductline,includinghersalsas,
on thisoneform!
. A naturalfruit syrupwhercartificial flavor is checked,then "adificial" is crossed
offand "natural" lvritten in? Upon questioninghe saidhe did it thatway because
he wasn't sule how strict our definition for "natural" was,yet would not tell us
what this "natural flavor" was!
a problemwith a form ard can'tgeta cleararswerfromcompany
Whenwesuspect
representatives,
our policy is "When in doubt,leaveit out."
You canhelpto makeour researchmoreeflicient andreliable. The insidebackcover
most
foodlistsexplainshow to contactPIC (theProductInformationCommittee)and
of
havea productresearched,Pleasemakesureyou copy down the ingrcdientssowe can
doublecheckthe informationrvegetbackfrom the manufacturcr If theFoduct is made
by a small local companylook up the addressin your phonebook andinclude it on the
researchcard. If you noticea productchangeor anythingsuspiciouson the label of one
foods,pleasenotifyPIC ASAP.
of our researched
ones,oneata time
It's alwaysagoodideato infioducenewpmducts,evenresearched
gmnol4 sorlut it will be"easy
How aboutsomehomemade
to identiryanyproblems.Ifyou're certainthataproductonyour
oatmeal,
or a friedegg?
foodlistcaused
a reaction,pleasesini usa r€port.
respotrsit
appmle or ass:run€
:ingoldo A ssocidionsdo not eNrdors€-,
Dnnlq
by manufach[ers.and arenot basedup
Pure Facts/Septezr
ber, 19933
ADD and the Law
f ;.ave you ever wished for the help
Ilof
a lawyer as you navigatedthe
confusingwate$ of public educationin
searchofthe appropriateprogmmforyour
child? Well, you haveaccessto theexpertise of not one,but two lawyen who have
personalexperiencedealingwith the system.
PatandPeterl,athamzuccessfullyused
the Feingold Prcgram for their sor! and
we on to help him receivean education
that would build upon his strengths.
When no suitable college existed, they
helpedfound one (seethe afticle below),
and when it was clear that other parents
did not havethe informationthey needed,
PatandPeierwrote the books.
Th€ir two books are: AttentionDertcit
Disorder and theLo\,, a Guidefor Advocates ($22.), and Learning Disabilities
andtheLaw (825.).
To receivemoreinformationaboutthe
books or to order then4you can write to:
1016 16thStreet,
JKL Communications,
DC 20036.
N.W., Suite700,WashinSlon,
The Right to Read
SchoolYear Calendars
A growingnumberofparentsandeducato6 are concemedabout the difficulty
many children haveleaming to readand
believethattechniquesnorvin usemaybe
poorly suitedfor thosechildren.
The National Right to Read Foundawhat is called"intensive
tion advocates
systematicphonics",andclaimsexcellent
resultswith this apprcach
The Foundation'sdirector.RobertW.
Sweet,Jr., notes, "Before 1930,there
were no more than 3 million ilttterates...By1990,morethar 30-35million
U.S. citizenscould not readard mostof
attendedschoolfor at least
them...have
eightyea$."
To receivemorc information, contact
the NatiorxalRight to Read Foundatioq
P.O.Box 10337.Bu*e. VA 22009.
Feingoldmembenin theUnitedStates
are now receivingtheir new 1993-1994
SchoolYear Calendar.
BeaconCollege
nr hisis a smallcollege-localed not
|. on a camous.but in variousbuildings of downtown ieesbu{g, FL, not far
from Orlando.
Studentscan eam either a two Year
Associateor four year Bachelor of Arts
degree.Specificemphasisis placedinthe
humanservicefield anddesignedfor those
seekingemploymentas para-prcfessronals in thearcasofeducatio4socialwotk,
or otherareasof socialservice.
The small enrollmentallows lhe Beacon staJl to help studentsuse their compensatoryskills in a suppoflive atmosphere. It is a tecbniquethat often wodG
well for young peoplewho havebeenunableto succeedin traditional colleges.
Socialskills educationis an important
Dartof the curriculum as most of the stuin this area.
ients haveweaknesses
In 1990Beacon'sfirst graduatilg class
of nine studentsnade history asstudents
in a collegedesignedfor thosewith learning differences.
For more informatio4 contactLeilani
Cralls,M.Ed.,BeaconCollege,105East
Main Street,Leesbur& FL 34'748 (904)
787:7660.
1993
4 Pur€ F acts/September,
in Schools
Pesticides
New York Attomey GeneralRobert
Abramsis urging schoolsto curb the use
oftoxic pesticides.
The majority of schoolsin New York
usepesticides,andthat useis prirnarily in
kitchens,cafeteriasand on la'wns. Many
of the chemicalsin the pesticidesare
known to be "neurotoxic", which means
they can damagethe nervoussystem.
Someof theimmediatesymptomsinclude
nauseaand respiratoryproblems,but
Feingoldmembersknolv that a child's
behaviorandability to focus/learnarcalso
aJfected.
Our ToxicTimes
This is the nameof thenewsletterpublishedby theChemicalInjuryInfomution
Netwodq a nonprofit organizationhelping highly sersitive individuals.
To leam more aboutthe work of this
group, write to: CIIN, P.O. Box 301,
White Sulphur Springs,MT 59645.
Please enclose a long self-addressed
stampedenvelope.
Once agaiq the calendar higltligltts
someof our own "Feingoldkicls" andhas
beenprinted with soy-based(ratherthan
petroleum-based)
ink, which is generally
well toleratedby chemicallysensitive
people.
This year the mailing includesprinted
informationfmm someof thecompanies
advertisingin thecalendar. Wethink you
will be deliglrtedto haveadditionalinformation aboutsomeof theseexciting new
products.
As you collectinforma.lphotosofyour
childrenandteensduring theyear,please
keepthe calendarin mind,aswe will be
looking for more happyfacesfor next
year.
Calenda6aremailedout bulk mte,and
only in the United States.Ifyoujoined
after they were mailed out or if you live
outsidetheU.S.andwouldlike to havea
copy pleasecontact the FAUS office at
P.O. Box 6550,AlexandriaVA, 22306.
donationis $ 10. Proceeds
The suggested
from the calendarhelp us to fund our
specialprojectsto better seryeour members.
PureFacts
Editor:JaneHeEey
Contributihgto this issue:
PatPalmer
DebbieJackson
Bartara Keele
Alice Steele
GayleCloud
LuellaMoser
Pure Facts is p,tbbshedten tines
a yearandis a portion ofthe material
providedto members
oftheFeingold
Association
of theUnitedStates.
For more information contact
FAUS, P.O.Box 6550,Alexandri4
vA 22306(703)768-FAUS.
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1993
September,
DearReader
Manyof you are readingFeingoldNewsforthe first
time. FAUSis exploringwaysto sharelocalnewswith
aroundthe UnitedStates,and
all of ourmembers
abroad.
Locelassociations
and chaplersmaysubmitnews
itemsand meetingnoticesfor theirarea. Pleasenote
the deadlinedatesbelow.
NewProgramAssistants:
have
Welcome!Thefollowing
members
volunteered
to be ProgramAssistants.Theyare
memberswho will be gladto speakwith
experienced
the Program.
andassistyouin starting
newfamilies,
Califomia,
SanMateo:PenniThorpe(415)573-9986
Delaware,Newark:BethMcDonough(302)737-8673
(305)770-1616
Florida,
N. Miami:ReneeLeavy-Kohn
ldaho,Arco:SusanBrock(208)527-3748
(708)747-8277
Matteson:
JudyBertrand
lffinois,
FeingoldNewsdeadlines:
lnformalionneedsto
be to FAUSby:
January1
February1
March1
April1
May 1
June1
August1
September
1
October1
November
1
In orderto appearin
the issuefor:
February
March
April
May
JUne
JulyiAugust
October
November
December/January
information
suchas a
lf youhavetime-sensitive
meeting
date,pleasesubmitit wellin advance.Bulk
take a longtimeto be delivered.
mailednewsletters
NewYork
fromthe Feingold
AssociaLonglslandvolunteers
willbe holdingmonthlysupport
tionof the Northeast
at the HolyCrossLutheran
for members
meetings
in Commack.
Churchon JericoTurnpike
Meetingsare beingplannedfor the firstFridayof
eachmonth.The firstmeetingwill be heldon October
8. For moredetailscall DianaKaneat (516)724-2608
Wouldyou liketo helpconlaclthe PTASin public
and privateschoolsin yourareato letthem knowthat
areavailable?
Feingold
speakers
of the Northeast,
contactthe Feingold
Association
NY
Room106,127EastMainStreet,Riverhead,
11901(516)369-9340.
lllinois
in the Beverlyareaof Chicagoreportthat
Members
theyhavefounda grealsourceforSundrops(natural
alternative
to M&M's),as wellas a helpfulandsupportivestaffat:
Southtown
HealthFood,
2100West95thStreet
lL
Chicago,
(312)233-18s6
at
GuittardChocolateChipscanbe purchased
in the Chicagoarea.
Sam'sWarehouse
Scholarships!
on lhe
It isn'ttoo earlyto sendfor information
whichwillbe
scholarships
Feingold
Association's
awardednextJune.
of $250eachwillbe available,
Fourscholarships
at the nextannual
willbe announced
andrecipients
to be heldin FortWorthin Juneof
FAUSConference,
1994.
contactthescholarFordetailsandan application,
chairperson:
shipCommittee
KathyLeinen
344NorthAspen
Rialto,CA 92376.
The Feingold@Associationsofthe United States,Inc., foundedin 1976,are non-profit volunteerorganizationswhosepwposesareto suppolt
publicawareness
of the potentialrole of foodsand synthetic
of the FeinsoldProsrarnandto generate
theirme;b€rs in the imDlenentation
colon, synlietic flavors,and tlle
is b-as€d
on a diet eliminatingsynthetlic
additivesin behavior.leiming andhealthprobleirs. The-program
preservativesBIIA, BHT, andTBHQ.
Committee
from the ProductInformation
PICReport- Information
and maybe addedto yourFoodlist.
or re-researched
Thefollowingproductshavebeeneithernewlyresearched
StageOne (non-salicylate)
StageTwo (salicylate)
ALMoNDJOYcandyBar(CS)
ARRO\ /FIEADMILLS*PuffedCom coldcereal
polybag
BoN LAITFromageFrais:Blueberry,
BAKER'SAngelFlakeCoconut,canned,
Cherry,Peach,Raspberry,
(CS)(
candy)
Boysenberry,
Snowcanes
BOB'SPeppermint
(available
on the Westcoast)
(All
MSG/HVP
Strawberry
tunas
conlain
of these
BUMBLEBEE
& Cheese(tomato,
Pasta
Baked
in
CELANTANO
Vvhite
Tuna
Chunk
in lowlevels.)Albacore
(tomato),
paprika),
chickencutletsParmigiana
SolidWiite Tuna;ChunkLight
Water:Albacore
ChickenPrimavera(tomato),ThickCrustPizza
Brolh;ChunkLightTunain
Tunain Vegetable
(tomato)
Water;TuxedoGratedLightTuna
BUMBLEBEEDietLo SaltChunkWlite Tunain
Cfheseproductsareavailablein moststates;in
onlyin Missouri.)
theyareavailable
the Midwest,
Water(noMSG)
(clove,
orange),
Splash
caribbean
cHIQUITA
CABINCANDIESMapleCandySantas
(orange)
Squeeze
au
Tropical
CALLARD& BO\ /SERButter-Scotch/Caramel
FritiniRissoleMixwithVegetables
FAMILIA
MintToffees(CS)
Beurrecandy(CS,MSG/HVP);
pePPer)
(bell
(CS)
breadcrumbs
DAILY'SNaturalSyrup
apple,raisin),
OriginalMuesli(almond,
FAMILIA
Vanilla(dairysubstitute)
EDENSOY'EXra:Original,
apple),Swiss
SwissBabyCereal(almond,
semi-sweetchocolatechips
GHIRADELLI
and
MuesliCrocant(raisln)
in Northeast
H O QuickCreamFarina(available
Spec.SeleclCountryPorkSausage
FARMLAND
Southeast.)
pepper)
(red
Mild
Baking
RollCocoa,Unsweetened
HERSHEY'S
Chocolate
sausage
FARMLil Smokies
HILLSHIRE
Not Acceptable
(cs,N,MSG/HVP)
and contain
These
orodu6tshavebeenresearched
Seeds
HOODYFreshlyRoastedSunflower
excluded
on the
additives
synthetic
more
of
the
one
or
Sugar,
Sugar,Granulated
Confectioners
IMPERIAL
Program.
Feingold
LightBrownand DarkBrownSugar
LA CHOYRegularChowMeinNoodles,
CALLARD& BO\ ISERChocolateToffees
RiceNoodles
(art.flavor),EnglishToffees(art.flavor),
LANDO' LAKESVvhiteAmericanCheese
Jellies(dye,art.flavor)
Juicy
LINDASY AfterShowerBathOil,bdra RichFace
MuesliCrunchy(art.flavor)
FAMILIA
Lotion,Superior
Cream,Moisturizer-Sunscreen
chips- 25#
RealMilkChocolate
HERSHEY'S
NightCream- Mailorder:(510)283-5571
(art.flavor),RealSemiSweetChocolate
box
MAPLEGROVEPureMapleSyruP
Bar
Chips(art.flavor),SpecialDarkChocolate
ChipCo0kies
MATT'SNaturalChocolate
(art.
flavor)
Thesecookiesare marketedin the followingstates:
Patties(art.flavor)
YORKPeppermint
FL.
IL,W, MN,IA,KS,MO,IN,MI,OH,PA,NJ,MA,
Chip,chocolate
Chocolate
MRS.FIELD'Scookies:
Chipwith
Nuts,Chocolate
contain
ChipwithMacadamia
Jergensproducts
All ofthe following
Nut,
coconutMacadamia
Walnuts,
fragrance;sincefragrancesare poorlytoleratedby
MilkChocolate
Chip,Shortbread,
members
theyareomittedftomFoodlists.
Feingold
Shampoo
Nul,
ChunkMacadamia
"Gee
VVhite
YourHairLooksTerrific"
JERGENS
Frosting
(dye),"GeeYourHairSmellsTenific"Conditioner
VvhiteButtercream
(dye),All PurposeFaceCream(dye),
MOUNDSCandyBar(CS)
POSTGrapeNuts,GrapeNutsFlakes,
GentleTouchSoap(dye,BHAJBHT/TBHO),
Bar(dye)
NaturalBranFlakes
ClearComplexion
Medicated
Juice
Extra
Pomegranate
R.W.KNUDSEN"
TherapyLotion:Aloe& Lanolin,
Advanced
EggNoodles
VitaminE & Lanolin
RONZONI\Mde-VMde
DrySkinTreatment,
The Feingold@Associatonsdo not enCorse,approveor assumeresponsibilityfor any product.brand,methodor treatnent.-The presence(or
approval(or dlsapproval).I ne
of a methodor tealrnentdoesnot constrtute
abs€nce)-of
a Droducton a Feinsoldfoodlisl,or the discussion
foodlistsare basedprimarily updninformation zuppliedby manufacturers.and arenot baseduponuldependenttestmg.
1993
2 FeingoldNews/September
JamesDobson,M.D.
Focuson the Family
P.O.Box 35500
ColoradoSprings,CO 80935-3550
Dear Dr. Dobson,
Your recentseriesof programson attentiondeficit disordermentionedonly one option
for families of children sufferingfrom this syndrome.Our family hasfound what we
considerto be a Better Way to help hyperactiveand ADD children.
We use a programwhich wasdevelopedat the KaiserPermanenteMedical Center in
SanFrancisco.Ben F. Feingold,M.D. wasa clinicianwho acceptedthe invitation from
the physiciansat Kaiser to establishan allergyclinic there. After about eightyearsof
successfulexperiencehelpingchildren and adults,he presentedhis findingsto the
American Medical Associationin 1973.The publicity generatedby the AMA asa result
of this workshopled to widespreadnewscoverage,and later, to the publicationof a
book for parents.
For more than seventeenyearsparentsand professionalshavedonatedtheir time and
assistance
to help troubled families. We havewatcheddouble-blindstudiesconfirm our
own experience- that petroleum-baseddyesand someother additivesadverselyaffect
manychildren. The FeingoidAssociationshowsfamilieshow to determineif these
chemicalsare contributingto their child'sdifficulties.
Our wish is to let thesetroubled familiesknow that there are options,and diet management is one of them. Your assistance
could brins this help and hope to countless
people.
Note to the FeingoldAssociationmember: Pleaseusethe rcmainderof thispagelbackof letter !o descdbeyour family'ser?edenceon the Feingold
Program,and mail it to Dr. Dobsonat the aboveaddress.