Tradition on St. Patrick’s Day often involves going out and ingesting any and everything green. Unfortunately, this usually includes food and drink that are infused with artificial food coloring and dye. Given the recent news about food dyes, on this St. Patrick’s Day it would be wise to avoid those green pints of Guinness.
Recent studies show the dangers of food additives, including the artificial food dyes that are all the rage on St. Patrick’s Day. Alarmingly, a study of green #3 (Fast Green) on male rats showed a growth in bladder and testes tumors.
In addition to their potential danger, artificial food dyes add absolutely no nutritional value to anything we eat. We’re much better off eating something green that’s also packed with nutrients that can benefit our overall health and well-being. There are a lot of natural ways to get our “green on” this St. Patrick’s Day.
Try some of these great green alternatives!
Green Tea
