The Feingold Diet

Peeking KittyThe Feingold diet was designed to help children with behavioral problems by Doctor Ben Feingold at the Kaiser-Permanente Medical Center in San Francisco, California. The Feingold© Association of the United States, Inc was founded in 1976 and is completely non-profit. This is an unofficial site and all information is taken from the information packet they send out to those who are interested. I just recently discovered that they have a web site at www.feingold.org.

The Basics

The program is done in two stages. In stage I, all of the following are eliminated.

  • artificial colors
  • artificial flavors
  • the preservatives BHT, BHA, and TBHQ
  • foods that contain natural salicylates (apples, oranges, etc.)
  • aspirin and aspirin containing medicines

In stage two, if there has been a good response, the salicylate foods may be reintroduced one at a time. It is recommended that the foods be introduced slowly to test for possible reactions. All facts are explained in detail in the handbook and packet that you receive if you become a member of the association.

Membership & Further Information

If you are interested in receiving more information or membership in the association, call 1-800-321-3287 or write to:

Feingold© Association of the United States
127 E. Main Street, Suite 106
Riverhead, NY 11901

Don't leave before you read the section about our sucess. Listed below is a small selection of acceptable foods. Some of them may surprise you.

Eggo Buttermilk Waffles
Whitman's All Natural Chocolate Bar
Grands Buttermilk Bisquits
Newman's Own Microwave Popcorns
Fritos Original Corn Chips
Newman's Own Ranch Dressing
Nabisco Easy Cheddar Spread
Palmer Solid Milk Chocolate





My Son....TyranosaurousRICK!

cartoon When Rick was just about 9 months old, I realized he was not just an average, active little boy. He was destructive, violent at times, and simply put, he had every single ADD symptom in the book. By the time he was 4 years old, I just didn't know what to do with him. Discipline and punishment were completely ineffective.

It was about this time that a friend told me about the Feingold diet. She only knew the basics, but we tried it and I saw immidiate improvement but we kept having setbacks. Then I came accross a magazine arcticle about the Feingold Diet that gave a 1-800 phone number. One month after joining I was a true believer.

For the first time in his life, Ricky told me he loved me instead of shouting, "Don't touch me!". He was calmer, more in control, and discipline was now effective. His pre-school teacher could tell when he ate an inappropriate food simply by looking into his eyes. A chemical reaction from artificial foods dialates his pupils and gives him kind of a "wild" look. What was most impressive is that he no longer hurt other kids for no reason. No more bitting, hitting, punching, kicking, pulling clothes off, etc. He stopped chewing on his clothes and started sleeping some at night.

DancingWe have since discovered that my daughter cannot have corn syrup and Rick was diagnosed with Asperger's Disorder (a form of high functioning Autism). The diet has many successes with both ADD/ADHD and Autism. I recommend this diet for anyone who wishes to improve overall health. God did not design our bodies for all the chemicals we put in them on a daily basis. America is paying for all the artificial garbage and chemicals that we consume through vitamins, foods, medications, and even toothepaste. Just look around at all the major health problems in this country. We did it to ourselves.


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