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Almost a 4 weeks on the Feingold diet - We were doing great, and then Tink's school thinks they're doing an awesome thing by handing her an APPLE!  Well.. she came bombing in the house after school, loud and obnoxious as can be. Couldn't sit still and her journal said she was jumping a lot in school. She told me the"heathy"snack was.....apples. They are a no-no on stage 1 of FG. I was amazed (still a little shocked) that some kids are THAT sensitive to salicylic acid. I will definitely be packing her a healthy snack from now on... She did calm down just in time for bed by the way.

In Dec my husband had surgery for reoccurring polyps and was diagnosed with Samter's triad . He was told to follow a salicylic acid free diet. At the same time our kids were very hyper (two on ADHD medication) and I was leaning toward trying the  Feindgold diet .  So on February 22nd we purged our cabinets and haven't looked back. At first shopping was overwhelming for us. - Searching through our new "bible" to see if a product was approved while  Tink, Hulk  and Doc were running up and down aisles. Cold lunches would soon be added to the daily routine as well.   Mr. Holland and I noticed a calmness come over us after about one weeks fully on it. As for the kiddos it took them about 3 weeks.  I love spending my weekends with them now. - Normally our weekends would consist of shipping some of them to Horsey's house aka grandma.  They are happier & calmer than ...