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Ranting and Raving

This might just be the lamest post ever, but I am really curious to know- is there anyone out there, other than me, who is really put out by the red dye in drink mixes? Last week Katie spilled some red Crystal Light powder in the kitchen. My long time low-grade annoyance with the toxically red drink just hit an all time high. My whole kitchen was red, my hands were red and the bottoms of Katie's feet were red and stayed that way for days. Can't they put just the slightest hint of red so that you know you're not drinking water and call it good? If it spills on my counters I have a really hard time getting the stain out, so just think what it's doing to my teeth! So, really, is it just me?
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FoxyJ said…
I will admit that I'm neurotic about that kind of mess and have never bought cranberry juice, grape juice, or any sort of red drink mix. Just lemonade or apple or orange juice. My kids will even see grape juice at the store and say "we can't have that because it has stains in it". Poor kids.
February 28, 2010 at 6:57 PM
HeatherWasHere said…
I have problems with it being in children's medicine. My kids are mildly allergic to it, so when they have a cold they get cough medicine for the cough and Benadryl for the allergic reaction to the cough medicine. I just do not get the point. Kids don't care what COLOR something is as long as it tastes good. And yes, it stains like a mother. That's ok to say, right? I never know.
February 28, 2010 at 7:22 PM
myrna said…
Let's band together: Mothers Against Red Dye --> MARD

We could make posters and march in the streets!

Any other ideas?
March 1, 2010 at 1:00 PM
Allison said…
My cousin's son is allergic to red dye--and she's fed up with how often it's in food or medicine for no good reason. That and people don't take his allergy seriously and try to give him a valentine's cookie with "pink" frosting saying "oh, I'm sure it's all in your head."

And yes, I hate red dye, too. I agree to forming MARD.
March 3, 2010 at 10:03 AM
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