Cat,

I have had something in the back of my mind since you posted about lunches. Have you ever considered that your son's inability to stay still, focus, and his disrespectful behavior is because of the food you are feeding him, and not at all because he is understimulated?

Intelligence aside, the food you are putting in their lunches is reprehensible and I have child, in particular, who would be OFF THE WALL if I fed her that stuff. There is no way I could ever get by with it.

The fruit snack packet is loaded with artificial dye, which is proven to cause hyperactivity. At 10 cents a slice, the bread you are serving up is also loaded with chemicals. The Go-gurt has 4.89 grams of sugar per ounce. Coca-cola only has 3.25 grams of sugar per ounce. You are giving him the equivalent of nearly 2 cokes with one Go-gurt. Also included in the ingredients is a food coloring called carmine which is made from boiled insects and causes hyperactivity in some children. It also has potassium sorbate in it as a preservative Another trigger.

I would consider a complete overhaul of your diet and then see where you are at. What on Earth are you feeding him for breakfast? I'm almost afraid to ask.

Michele
Sarah, Gregory, Amanda
born 1/22/04 at 35w1d

Our surprise baby Austin born 06/15/2005

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