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If asparatame is sprinkled on this naturally sweet fruit, she’s a fool!

NutraSweet, Equal, Canderel and now AminoSweet are table top brand names for asparatame, the artificial sweetener known to “excite brain cells to death.” As an ingredient, aspartame is also found in over 6,000 foods: sodas, chewing gum, diet foods and drinks, cereals, jams, candy, supplements… the list goes on and on.

From headaches, mood changes and even hallucinations, aspartame seriously impacts your nervous system. (That includes your brain.) It mimics and/or contributes to diseases such as MS, Alzheimer’s, ADD, depression, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, Parkinson’s, seizures and hythyroidism. This is serious stuff. Plus, when exposed to heat, it turns to formaldyhide and then formic acid which is stored in your fat – not a good thing. Aspartame makes you crave carbohydrates. Instead of losing weight with this “Sugar-Free” artificial sweetener, you tend to gain weight.

When the public gets wind of the questionable properties of a product, it gets rebranded – it is given a new name and package. This is what has happened here. Don’t be fooled by their use of the word “Amino” which may lead you to believe it’s a healthy sweet. It is absolutely the opposite. Please, out smart the producer of asparatame. Do Not buy their song and dance. Keep it away from you kids. Eat pure sugar cane instead, just not too much.

… for the health of families,
ellen

This is why we do what we do. We get crazy when we see such numbers. It has been reported that more than half of all kids have suffered from chronic illness.* Most of these chronic diseases can be prevented. Most chronic illnesses are related to obesity.

Stop and take a look at your family. Stop with the junk food. Stop with the processed food.

Start feeding your kids God-made food for their God-made bodies. It is that simple. The Kid Kritics Approved Seal program, our websites, our newsletters, our radio shows, our books, our CDs, our in person speaking, our seminars – everything we do is focused on making it easy to eat healthier foods that taste good. You can do it. Get started now.

… for the health of your family,
ellen and sally

* Liz Szabo, “More Kids Have Chronic Diseases”, USA Today, 2/17/10, p. 11B

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… for the health of your family,
ellen

We know that home packed lunch boxes can be so much healthier and delicious than school lunches. However, there is the moan and groan about the time it takes to pack one. USA Today* reports that the average time taken to pack a lunch per child in the am is 3-5 minutes.

Here is USA Today’s chart:
– Less than 1 minute: 9%
– 1-2 minutes:17%
- 3-5 minutes: 54%
– More than 5 minutes: 20%

I want to live in the house where more than 5 minutes is taken to pack my lunch. Suspect there would be less processed food and more fresh and tasty lunches.

… for the health of your family,
ellen

*USA TOday, December 1, 2009, p. B1.

First Good Chocolate News: chocolate is made from the cacao bean. It’s a fruit! More good news will follow – or you can simply listen to last week’s radio show to hear it all – our interview with chocolatier, Terry Wakefield. www.BetterFoodChoicesRadio.com

… for the health of your family,
ellen