Yummy Lollipops

As I was thinking about interesting things for Clara to play with on our long, boring flight from Paris to Atlanta, I remembered the lollipop she had during Halloween. She loved that sucker and it kept her quiet for quite awhile! But I hated to give her candy that was artificially colored and flavored, so I searched the internet for alternatives. What I found was the company called Yummy Earth!

Two fathers got together and invented organic lollipops and candy because they wanted to give their own children candy that wasn't colored by using chemicals or flavored artificially. They actually color their candy using ingredients like real purple carrots or red cabbage! (But don't worry - you won't taste any carrot or cabbage flavor in the lollipop!) They also use real fruit extracts which gives their candy a very intense flavor. We just received our lollipop order yesterday and all of us are quite impressed with each of the four lollipop flavors. They are really delicious!

While we had to order ours online, their website suggests purchasing their products at places like your local health food or gourmet shop, Whole Foods, Toys R Us, Vitamin Shoppe, or Party City.

Sure, it's still candy, but children do love candy.... and if we are going to allow them to eat candy, it should be as natural as possible, using ingredients that you might find in your own kitchen, not a concoction of dangerous chemicals! You might think I've gone off the deep end, but I think we have to be more concerned than ever about the artificial ingredients that are being added to our foods. I think we have to read the labels, and do our own research, being vigilant about the foods we prepare for our families. The processed junk that is being marketed to us today is a far cry from the real food our ancestors ate. It is hard to eat well when we are surrounded by junk! The junk is always cheaper and more readily available, too. So we have to work at it, knowing that nothing is ever easy. In the end it will pay off, because we will have raised our children to enjoy healthy foods!