Artificial Colorings in Pudding and Gelatin Cups

by Shereen Jegtivig

I’m getting into back-school-mode (or maybe my bored kids are getting on my nerves – not sure which) so today I was thinking about things to pack in school lunches, both good things and bad things.  Small, one-serving pudding and gelatin cups are popular for school lunches.  They’re convenient, properly portioned and they taste good, so kids love them.  Of course, most of them are crammed full of artificial colors and other additives your kids don’t need.  So what do you do?

One thing you can do is to pack something else for dessert, like dried fruit, but if you want to send pudding or gelatin cups to school with your kids, be sure to do your homework first and find one that contains the least additives.  I’ll warn you, it isn’t easy.  I looked up coloring free gelatin and pudding cups because more than a few experts believe artificial colorings trigger behavioral problems in kids and it doesn’t seem like a good idea to add artificial colorings to a school lunch, when your kids need to be at their brightest.  Of all the varieties of puddings and gelatins, only one has no added colors, the Kraft Mega Cup Chocolate 126 Oz pudding.  Read more

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