This is week four of the Feingold program and it is going well....but after this post, you may not believe me. I say that because after today, my little man is fortunate that he made it to bedtime before I packed his bags and sent him to the moon :) It was one of the worst days we have had in a very long time. He may have listened to and followed directions once today, and I may be overly generous saying that. The tempers were high and the tantrums many. But on a positive note, this was a GOOD day on our journey of triggers.
The program is designed to remove artificial dyes, preservatives, etc. Mainly all the things I cannot pronounce anyways. The recommendation is six weeks religiously free from the above. After that time period, I am to slowly introduce foods that have natural preservatives (berries, tomatoes, etc) and see if it "triggers" a bad response. So last night was my wedding anniversary and we had date night. The babysitter came over and I had asked her to make cheese tortellini for the kids. Feeling confident, I told her it was OK to give little man some tomato sauce on his dinner. See above for the results :)
I know I experimented a little early, so I intend to re-try tomato sauce in a few weeks. But in a way, I'm happy to have found a trigger of his. Just like an allergy, triggers allow me to know what he can and can't eat. I'm hoping to "cure" the ADHD/ODD symptom through diet, and so far, this program is working wonders! Thank you Feingold.
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