Feingold Diet Grocery Lists

So here are the Feingold approved items (including the natural Salicylates) from Trader Jo's and Costco.

  See my Feingold diet Basics Post to catch up on what the Feingold Diet is.
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Trader Jo's
Staples such as produce, pasta, frozen veggies, fruit juice, nuts, dried fruit, uncolored cheeses, cooking oil, butter, dairy, eggs, peanut butter, canned beans, canned corn,  etc..

Breads: (I bake all my bread now instead of buying from store.)

• Harvest Whole Wheat
• Multi Grain country
• TJ hamburger buns
• TJ Hot dog buns
• TJ Pita bread or mini pita bread
• TJ flour tortillas

Candy/Snacks:

• TJ Dark or Milk Chocolate covered raisins
• Frutti gummi chewies (strawberry, oranges, peaches)
• TJ Dark or Milk Chocolate peanut butter cups
• Gourmet macadamia nut popcorn clusters
• Panda licorice
• Hansen's Soda
• organic mini pretzels-fat free
• peanut butter filled pretzels
• Lundberg Rice cakes
• Puffins cereal bars
• Envirokidz cereal bars
• Lara bars
• fat free meringues
• Crispy crunchy chocolate chip cookies
• Low fat chocolaty cat cookies
• Woven wheat wafers
• Rick Golden rounds
• Ak Mak crackers
• Kashi crackers
• oriental rice crackers

Cereals:

• Frosted shredded bite size wheats
• Honey O's toasted oat cereal
• Kashi cereal
• Envirokidz cereal
• Barbara's bakery cereal
• McCann's oats, instant or regular
• Cranberry Almond Clusters

Entrees/meat:

• 98% fat free chicken, bean and rice burrito
• Chicken taquitos
• Chunky chicken pot pie
• Hand crafted chicken and cheese tamales wrapped in corn husks
• Oven ready breaded cod fillets
• Wellshire Farms hot dogs and bacon
• Niman Ranch bacon and ham
• Gerhard's Napa Valley Sausage
• All unprocessed meat

Other/baking:

• Cornbread mix
• Banana Bread mix
• French toast (frozen)
• TJ Macaroni and white cheddar cheese classic mix
• Chicken noodle soup
• SAF yeast
• 5 layer dip (in refrigerated section)
• Canned crab meat
• Canned tuna
• Beans
• Peanut butter
• fruit spreads
• nuts/seeds

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Costco:

They have a great selection of organic produce and meats and seafood.

Baking/staples:

• Bertolli olive oil
• Consorzio olive oil
• Heinz vinegar
• Carnation evaporated milk
• Natural Maple syrup
• Honey
• McCormick herbs and spices
• McCormick vanilla (no CS)
• Sugar, flour, baking soda
• Red Star yeast

Dairy:

• Tilamook Medium cheddar cheese (I shred)
• Belgioso Provolone (I use for sandwiches)
• Parmigiano Reggiano (I shred)
• Precious Mozzarella (I shred)
• Sargento's Mexican blend
• Mt. High plain yogurt (I use for smoothies, you can add fruit and honey too)
• salted butter (unsalted butter has flavor added alot of the time)
• Horizon organic half & half or whipping cream
• Horizon Organic Milk individuals (chocolate)
• Eggs
• Milk
• Breyers and Kirkland vanilla ice cream
• Helmann's real mayo

Other

• Dole pineapple chunks in natural juice
• Kozy Shack rice pudding
• Pasta Prima Ravioli (frozen)
• Premium Crackers
• Minute Maid Lemonade pushpops
• Delimex taquitos
• Lindsay's black olives
• Quaker Oats
• Stauffer Animal Crackers
• Peanut butter (with only peanuts and salt)
• Annie's Homegrown Bunnies
• Annie's Mac n Cheese
• Annie's fruit snacks
• Frozen veggies
• Frozen Jones Sausage links
• Food should taste good Mutigrain chips
• Crunchmaster crackers
• Kettle chips salted
• Maranatha nut butter
• Philippine Brand Mango juice
• Philippine brand dried mango

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Feingold Diet Basics

This month, January, I have put all 6 of us on the Feingold Association Diet.  The Feingold Association is a nonprofit organization whose purpose is to train and support its members.  It cost $85 to join and get the information.  Yes, this information was priceless to me this month, as I learned so much about food, but I hated having to pay the $85....  Later this week, I will post approved items/foods from the stores I shop at (Kroger, Costco, Trader Jo's, Whole Foods)
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The Feingold Program is a form of elimination diet.  It shows you how to run a short-term test to find out if certain foods and additives are triggering any symptoms.

This is what the diet eliminates:

• Synthetic (artificial) Food Dyes (may be listed as "food coloring", "US Certified Color", "Color Added", or a number- like Yellow No. 5)
• Synthetic (artificial) Flavoring (may be listed as "flavoring", "artificial flavoring", Vanillin)
• Synthetic Sweeteners (such as aspartame-AminoSweet, NutraSweet, Equal, Acesulfame-K, Cyclamates, Saccharin-Sweet N' Low, Sucralose-Splenda)
• Preservatives such at BHA, BHT, and TBHQ
• Aspirin
• Natural Salicylates (many fruits such as apples, oranges, grapes, and some other food)

Once you see good results you can reintroduce the natural salicylates back one at time to test each one for a reaction...Synthetic additives are NOT reintroduced.

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Why did I start the Feingold Diet?  Many reasons. 

•  One being that the more and more I have read about our modern food, the more and more it sickened me.  In an effort to feed the masses and make a profit, companies have become masters at finding ways to make production cheaper, preserve the food longer, and enhance the flavor to our spoiled taste buds.  For a quick look at food you should watch the documentarty called Food Inc. or visit the web-site http://www.takepart.com/foodinc  
• Dr. Feingold workes specifically with ADHD/ADD and Autistic children.  His research linked these harmful synthetic products in modern food to these children.  I am a mom of 4 boys, ages 12, 13, 14, 15.  As a home school mom, I would love to cut down on the list of symptoms Feingold attributes to food additives....
• hyperactivity, 
• impulsive actions, 
• compulsive actions, 
• emotional concerns, 
• short attention span, 
• neuro-muscular involvement, 
• cognitive and perceptual disturbances, 
• sleep disturbances, and 
• physical complaints.  

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So how did my month go?

• It was really hard learning about food additives.  Just when I thought I had a 'pure' product, I learned another name manufacturer's use to disguise synthetic products.  (examples: yeast extract, citric acid, natural flavoring, vanillin ..)  Also, I learned about glycerides, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, azodicarbonamide and GMO.  So many new terms to take in.
• When you join Feingold, you get a lots of materials.  One is a book with all the products that are safe. This book was priceless, as I couldn't tell from the labels alone if a product was "Feingold approved." This stuff is tricky!!  I found most of the types of food we use in our home, and I switched to brands that were free from harmful additives.  Sometimes it makes no sense why one company would add synthetics when another company wouldn't.  But the list gave me the information I needed to navigate the stores.  
• I found an AMAZING app called FOODUCATE.  A "must" for anyone wanting to eat healthier.  It is free too!!!  You can scan barcodes on food or look up an item.  This has helped so much at the grocery store.  Be prepared to be sickened by some of your favorite products though.  
• I was in the kitchen cooking from scratch for hours this month!!  I made all my own breads, snack bars, granola, pizza dough, muffins, etc...  It is so hard to find an approved bread, and I wasn't up for paying $6/loaf for bread my kids wouldn't even like, so I made my own this month (sweetened with honey)  I also made lots of "treats" for the boys like zucchini muffins, pumpkin muffins, peanut butter bars, etc..
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Results?

• I truly believe we are a calmer, happier, more focused family this month!!  
• My boys have stayed healthy through this month where lots of their friends have become sick.
• I have such a sense of accomplishment, knowing that for the last 30 days, my boys have eaten the way God designed food, not the way companies have altered it!!

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So what now? 

Today is January 31st.  31 days of Feingold.  When we started I told my boys we were going this for the month of January (Every January we do some extreme health diet/cleanse...Last year was a month of the Daniel Diet, year before that was The Elimination Diet...)  Tomorrow I will start to let them eat things off the Feingold Diet...but we are going to keep many of the principles in place.  But when they are offered that piece of candy from a friend they will be able to eat it.  And maybe once in awhile they will get fast food again.  

I am very interested to see how their behavior changes in February when we allow them to have some of the synthetics before.  Who knows, maybe we will be back on Feingold 100% soon!!

Help for Psoriasis and Inflammation

A friend of mine suffers from psoriasis stemming from an auto-immune inflammation.  Below is some information from my Essential Oils Desk Reference.  Lots of information!!  What in the world do you do with it?  How do you even start to use oils and supplements from all this information? Look at the bottom of this post.  I will explain what I would do with all the information....

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PSORIASIS

A noninfectious skin disorder that is marked by skin patches or flaking skin that can occur in limited areas such as the scalp or that can cover up to 80-90% of body.

The overly rapid growth of skin cells is the primary cause of psoriasis.  In some cases, skin cells grow 4x faster than normal, resulting in the formation of silvery layers that flake off.

Recommended Young Living Single Oils:

Patchouli, helichrysum, rose, melissa, German chamomile, lavender, Roman chamomile, melaleuca

Recommended Young Living Blend Oils:

Gentle baby, Juva Flex, Juva Cleanse, Melrose

Psoriasis Recipe:

2 drops patchouli

2 drops Roman Chamomile

2 drops lavender

2 drops melaleuca

Supplements: ICP, ComforTone, Essentialzyme, Life 5, Balance Complete, AlkaLime, JuvaTone, JuvaPower, Sulfurzyme

Body Care Ointments:  Tender Tush, Rose Ointment

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INFLAMMATION

caused by a variety of conditions, including bacterial infection, poor diet, chemicals, hormonal imbalance and physical injury.  

Certain essential oils have been documented to be excellent for reducing inflammation such as German Chamomile, which contains azulene, a blue compound with highly anti-inflammatory properties.  Other oils with anti-inflammatory properties include peppermint, melaleuca, clove, mountain savory, palo santo, dorado azul, and wintergreen.

Best oils based on type of inflammation:

•  tissue and capillary damage and bruising: Myrrh, vetiver, cistus and helichrysum.
• bacterial infection: German Chamomile and melaleuca
• viral infection: Ravintsara, hyssop, myrrh and thyme

Recommended Young Living Single oils:

Clove, nutmeg, lavender, thyme, Roman Chamomile, hyssop, peppermint, melaleuca, wintergreen, German Chamomile, myrrh, ravintsara, copaiba, palo santo

Recommended Young Living Blend oils:

Purification, PanAway, Aroma Siez, Melrose, Relieve It, Deep Relief Roll-on

Anti-Inflammation Recipe No. 1:(Bacterial Infection)

6 drops eucalyptus blue

6 drops melaleuca

4 drops German chamomile

2 drops peppermint

2 drops lemongrass

Anti-inflammation Recipe No. 2: (tissue/capillary/brusing and viral infection)

6 drops myrrh

6 drops eucalyptus

4 drops clove

3 drops palo santo

1 drop vetiver

Suppliments:  ImmuPro, Super C, Power Meal

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So what in the world do you do with all that information?  Well, you could go in lots of different directions.  I am a "get started" kinda gal....  Starting somewhere is at least starting, right?  Here is a quick look at what I might do...

• Look for oils that have multiple uses for my issues (oils I can use for more than one ailment)
• Look at the prices of the oils and I start with the most cost effect oils.
• Pick a few oils to start with for the problem based on those 2 factors.

For me, as I look over the recommendations for Psoriasis and inflammation, 

•  I see that both conditions recommend German Chamomile ($34.75 for 5ml), Roman Chamomile ($33.75 for 5ml), Lavender ($21.75 for 15ml), Melaleuca ($26 for 15ml) and Melrose ($17.25 for 15 ml).  **prices are my wholesale price as a distributor and don't include tax and shipping**
• I see the Psoriasis Recipe also calls for patchouli ($33.75 for 15ml)
• I would then look up those oils individually and see what else I could use each oil for.( For example, I would use both chamomiles for relaxant, anti-parasitic  nerve regeneration, anesthetic, detoxing liver and blood, anxiety, ADHD, depression, insomnia, skin acne and eczema.   Melrose is interesting too. It is a blend of Melaleuca, Niaouli, Rosemary, Clove.  It has strong antiseptic properties to cleanse and disinfect cuts, scrapes, burns, rashes and bruised tissue.  It can regenerate damaged tissue and reduce inflammation   It is powerful when diffused to dispels odors, purify air and protect against daily radiation bombardment.)
• Then I would make a purchase based on those criteria.  Since Melrose is a good price and contains Melaleuca in it, I would probably buy Roman Chamomile, Lavender, Melrose.  I would leave out Patchouli because when I looked it up, there wasn't other things I would use it for.  That would cost around $73 before tax and shipping, but I would have 3 diverse oils that would have many uses in my home.  
• Remember these oils are so potent that 1-4 drops is all it takes most times.  There are about 250 drops in a 15ml bottle of oil.  I would mix the essential oils with a carrier oil like grapeseed oil.  Then I would apply it to the parts that are dry, like a lotion.

Just because I have shown what I would do, does not make it the only way!  This is just my thoughts on picking oils for these issues.

Young Living Everyday Oils Kit

Young Living Everyday Oils Kit

Kit includes 

4 singles oils: Lavender, Lemon, Peppermint and Frankincense

5 oil blends: Valor, PanAway, Peace & Calming, Purification and Thieves.

Start Living with Everyday Oils (Enrollment) Kit

$150 plus shipping and tax

The Everyday Oils enrollment kit provides everything you need to professionally and confidently share Young Living's therapeutic-grade essential oils with others, all at a $10.00 savings over individual product pricing.

Everyday Oils includes:
1 - 5 ml Frankincense
1 - 5 ml Lemon
1 - 5 ml Lavender
1 - 5 ml Peppermint
1 - 5 ml Purification
1 - 5 ml Panaway
1 - 5 ml Peace & Calming®
1 - 5 ml Thieves®
1 - 5 ml Valor®

Start Living Kit includes:
1 - Welcome Letter
1 - Start Living Brochure
1 - $40 OFF Diffuser Coupon (only one per enrolling account)
1 - Essential Rewards Brochure
1 - 5-Day Nutritive Cleanse Brochure
1 - Thieves Booklet
1 - Everyday Oils Booklet
1 - Policies & Procedures
1 - Creating Abundance Booklet
1 - Compensation Plan Flyer
1 - Team Performance Flyer
3 - Distributor Application/Agreement
3 - Customer/Preferred Customer Form
1 - 5 ml Lavender
1 - 5 ml Peppermint
2 - NingXia Red Singles (2 fl. Oz, ea.)
1 - Essential Rewards Flyer
1 - Start Living DVD
1 - Seed to Seal DVD
1 - Ningxia Red Booklet
1 - Product Guide

Everyday Oils Booklet (PDF)

Homemade Cleaners and Hygiene Products

Homemade household cleaners and hygiene products.

So many people have asked me for the recipes for my homemade cleaners and Soaps.  I started this journey of making my own products for a number of reasons.

1. Health benefits:  I have 4 boys who do most of the cleaning in our home.  I have read over and over about the harmful chemicals in store bought cleaners, and finally got serious about changing our ways.  When one of the boys starts a coughing fit after cleaning his shower because of the potent chemicals and can't finish the job, it was time to reevaluate.  I can remember spraying the shower/tub then running out of the room to breath.  Yuck!
2. Cost:  I don't have an exact price to give you hear, but I keep all the ingredients I need stocked on my shelves, and use as needed.  Mostly items like vodka, vinegar, distilled water, Castile liquid soap, Vegetable Glycerin, ivory bar soap, washing soda, Borax, coconut milk, almond oil and my young living oils.
3. Convenience: Making my own cleaners and soaps makes things easier.   When I run out of something, I just grab the ingredients off my self and make a new batch.  Some see this as "one more thing to do", but for me it is a thoughtless act that takes just 5 minutes compared to going to store, starring at all the cleaners, trying to figure out what to buy, seeing if I have coupons or what is on sale, starring at shelf longer, then making a decision that is full of harmful chemicals.
4. Smell: I love the smell of my cleaners and liquid soap!  They have Young Living essential oils in them.  After I clean, my house smells pure and fresh.

• On average there are 17 drops of oil per ml.  So a 15ml bottle of Young Living Essential Oil will have about 255 drops in it.  Thickness or thinness of the oil will cause variation.

• I have gotten most of my recipes from the internet or a book I picked up called, "Vintage Remedies." Below I have listed them.

Air Freshener

I made my own labels,
 but a permanent marker will
work just as well.

Did you know most store bought "air fresheners" cause toxin accumulation in your home?  Some health experts have even said they compare the damage to cigarette smoke!  Natural fresheners are safe and therapeutic!

• 1/2 Cup Vodka
• 1/2 Distilled Water
• 15 drops essential oil (see below)

Calming: 8 drops lavender / 4 drops "Peace and Calming" / 3 drops lemon

Deodorizing: 8 drops lavender / 4 drops clove / 3 drops lemon

Minty: 8 drops peppermint / 6 drops spearmint / 1 drop orange

Anti-fungal, anti-bacterial, anti-viral: 15 drops of thieves oil

Mix all ingredients in a spray bottle and shake before each use.

*NOTE:  I use all Young Living products.  These are oils I have on hand.  You can mix and match and use what you have on hand.  This just gives you some guidelines.  If you were going to invest in some oils for cleaners, air fresheners etc.  See my recommendation to have on hand below.

Antibacterial Spray Cleaner

My wholesale cost for Thieves Household Cleaner is $21.50 for 14.4 fl. oz or $84.75 for 64 fl. oz before shipping and tax.
Remember it only takes a cap full.Ask me about getting wholesale pricing on Young Living.

Easiest  way for me to make my kitchen/bathroom/general house cleaner is to use Young Living's Thieves Household Cleaner.  1 Capful of the Thieves cleaner into 3 3/4 cups water for general use. (You can increase ratio for heavy degreasing to 1 capful Thieves cleaner to 1 Cup water)

However, I don't always have Thieves Household Cleaner on hand, so I have made my own too.  

• 1 Cup Vodka
• 1 Cup Vinegar
• 1 Cup Distilled Water
• 50 drops Young Living Essential Oils

*I use what oils I have on hand that work well for cleaners, known to be anti-bacterial and anti-viral.  Some include orange, lemon, lime, lavender, eucalyptus, theives oil, clove, rosemary, sage, peppermint, cinnamon    See what oils you have and combine them for a total of 50 drops. IF YOU WANT A QUICK ANSWER, BUY THIEVES CLEANER, OR THIEVES OIL TO USE IN RECIPE ABOVE.  

There are approximately 250 drops of essential oil in a 15 ml bottle of Young Livings Thieves Essential Oil. Since it is so highly concentrated and most recipes call for diluting it, you will get many uses from just one bottle.

My wholesale cost for Thieves oil before tax and shipping is $31.75.  
Ask my how to get wholesale prices yourself.

Laundry Detergent:

Liquid formula:  I started off making liquid detergent, but didn't like how it always separated, so I switched to powder.  

• 7 TBSP vegetable soap (glycerin)
• 3.5 Cups baking soda
• 1/2 Cup borax for hard water or 1/2 Cup washing soda for normal water
• 2 Cups distilled water
• 35 drops Young Living essential Oil (I use 10 drops lavender, 10 drops lemon, 15 drops thieves or purification)

Use 2-4 TBSP per load. (I mix in half gallon milk jug and shake before use)

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Powder Formula:

• 1 bar (or 4.5 ounces) of shaved bar soap Ivory
• 1 cup of Boraz
• 1 cup of Washing Soda
• 35 drops Young Living essential Oil (I use 10 drops lavender, 10 drops lemon, 15 drops thieves or purification)

Thoroughly stir together for 5 minutes and enjoy the results!  I use 1 TBSP per load, 2 TBSP for heavily soiled loads.

Laundry Fabric Softener

I questioned this recipe at first.  Who wants their clothes to smell like vinegar right?  But they don't. 

• 1 Cup Vinegar 
• 15 drops lavender oil
• 25 drops lemon oil

(you could also use purification oil or thieves oil in this recipe for added disinfected)

Use 2T in fabric softener compartment or time release ball.

I triple recipe when I make it to cut down on how often I have to make it.  Shake before use.

Liquid Body and Hand Soap

I use one basic recipe for all the soap in our home.  It is in our bathrooms next to sinks and bathtubs for body wash.  I have just saved my old store bought pump soaps, cleaned the containers and started over. 

• 1 cup liquid organic castile soap (  I use Dr. Bronner's Pure Castile Soap - unscented)
• 1/4 Cup Vegetable Glycerin
• 1/3 Cup Sweet Almond Oil
• 30 drops Young Living Essential Oil

Oils to consider using: orange, lemon, lavender, chamomile, thieves. I have never made the same batch twice.  I like to experiment and be creative with the oils I have on hand.  I will say BE CAUTIOUS OF ADDING HOT OILS TO BODY SOAP! I added peppermint oil once, which would have been okay for just hand soap, but not so good for body soap and our sensitive parts. Oops.

Homemade Coconut Milk Shampoo

• 1/4 Cup Coconut Milk (make your own or store bought can in international isle)
• 1/3 Cup Liquid Castile Soap (like Dr. Bronner's)
• 1 tsp Vitamin E, Olive Oil or Almond Oil
• 10 to 20 drops Young Living Essential Oils

I have used lavender oil for dry scalp and dandruff.  

Combine all ingredients in shampoo bottle and shake well to mix.

Use 1-2 Tsp each wash.