Anyone Have Their Child on the Feingold Diet?

I haven't done this specific diet but know many parents who have (I have a son w/Autism and belong to many support groups where all sorts of diets are usual topics). Typically you follow Feingold in 2 Stages (stage 1 and stage 2). It's actually a very simple diet compared to many others such as GAPS. It's a removal of basically anything artificial and takes you back to eating whole foods (organic) and grass fed meats. Buying all organic can get spendy but if it's in your budget and you feel the Feingold diet may calm your hyper little one down, then definitely try it, eating the right, healthy way will only help, not harm:)

I haven't tried it, but my daughter follows a similar, but much more restrictive diet for autoimmune illnesses. She is doing great - off all but one medication. I wanted to tell you to go for it!

The more I read, the more I am convinced that our food supply is to blame for a lot of health problems in our country. People are not getting the necessary nutrients for their bodies to work properly. There are antibiotics, arsenic, hormones, red dyes, "natural flavors" and other stuff pumped into meat. Our produce is full of toxic pesticides. Genetically modified foods are taking over and there are lots of questions about whether these are causing illness. Convenience foods are sorely lacking in nutrients and are full of unnecessary junk.

I think it's a great idea to give the diet a try for a bit to see if it helps. It may be a hassle/inconvenience at first, but it gets easier. I had to cook/puree all my daughter's food the first several months. Now she can eat more variety, but I still have to plan ahead and have food on hand since we can't eat most packaged foods. I work full-time so it was a struggle at first to adjust, but I have kept at it for two years. I don't think you have to go to such extremes on Feingold, but you will find strategies that work for you and your daughter as you get started. If you see results, you will feel so empowered to continue.

Good luck!

I have not done this, but my husband's mother did it with her 3 boys because the oldest had problems with ADD and learning disabilities and things. She swears by it for kids with these problems as it did really help. One thing she always felt bad about was on Halloween the kids would go trick or treating then she would take their candy and give them homemade carob candy that she and her aunt would make. The boys loved it, not knowing any different, but she felt bad about it.

I think it is worth a shot. I have heard it is a good diet. I did look into it at one point in time, but the expense was too great. But in response to Grandma T, it is not laziness, organic food is much more expensive for my family. I do what I can for my family. My son was diagnosed inattentive ADHD. We as a family changed a lot of eating habits because of it, but are unable to go all organic.