Mumble Report post Posted March 16, 2009 (edited) Not ASD related but I thought you might be the very people who would know the answer as I know that a lot of your kids are on special diets. I have a very sweet tooth and love all sorts of chocolate and sweets, especially the kiddy sweets - Rainbow Drops, Flumps, Jelly Fried Eggs, Shrimps, Jelly Rings, liquorish Catherine wheels ... *drools* However, I can no longer have certain chemical preservatives and possibly colours/flavours which are put into most of these, and I'm struggling to find ones I can have (grapes just don't have the same appeal... ) - actually, I'd never paid attention to the ingredients list before and some of them contain really frightening stuff At the moment I'm on no additives . Even the brand which advertises itself as 'healthy' (as far as sweets can be healthy ) contains sulphites Does anyone know of (probably have to PM me, not quite sure of the rules here as I know the FreeFrom stuff can be named) any jelly type sweets (doesn't have to be snakes!! ) that don't contain any nasties, or am I stuck with fruit for now? *sulks* Edit: I'm def. going mad, I'm sure I posted this in the diet section. Oh well. Edited March 16, 2009 by Mumble Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kathryn Report post Posted March 16, 2009 Moved to diet section and pm'd you with a possible source. K x Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
call me jaded Report post Posted March 16, 2009 My local health food shop has some tiny packets of jellies that are very expensive. I feel I should be able to make my own with fruit juice and gelatine at a fraction of the cost. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bid Report post Posted March 17, 2009 No helpful comments, just that I love kiddiwink sweets too!! Bid Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Flibs Report post Posted March 17, 2009 sainsburys do american hard gums with no animal or milk products , also Edward and Sons has three types of gummi bears: regular, sour, and jelly bears. Let's talk about the differences. Their regular bears are just like the non-vegan gummi bears. They taste very fruity. The jelly bears have sugar on the outside and remind me of those candy orange slices I used to get. The sour bears, thankfully, are not that sour. They have just a hint of pucker in them. These along with cola bottle jelly sweets with all natural stuff can be found at most health food shops and also you can get licorice, also the co op is worht a look at their own branded sweets too Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Thanks everyone for your suggestions here and in PMs. Sorry I haven't replied to individual PMs but I do appreciate the time you've all taken to offer advice I've found some of the ones people have suggested, I'm glad I can have natural forms of liquorish - but still it's very much a case of looking carefully at the ingredients on each of the jelly type sweets - in many cases I can have some products from a range and not others. What I've found rather disconcerting is that a popular rage that many of you have suggested in PMs that advertise themselves regularly on the telly as additive free actually contain a high level of sulphites. As I have a sulphite sensitivity that affects my breathing this is definitely one I can't have The other thing I've noticed is that all the ones that are potentially 'better' are at least twice the price of the regular versions Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tally Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Sulphites do occur naturally in some foods, so it doesn't necessarily mean anything artificial has been added. They are a tricky one to avoid! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chris54 Report post Posted March 18, 2009 (edited) Apparently all wines contains some natural sulfites. About 1 in 100 people are sulfites intolerance to some degree, mostly asthmatics. Simptons are headaches, breathing problems and rashes. Edited March 18, 2009 by chris54 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mumble Report post Posted March 18, 2009 Sulphites do occur naturally in some foods, so it doesn't necessarily mean anything artificial has been added. They are a tricky one to avoid! Yep, they're a 'natural' preservative, so can occur naturally or be added and still be labelled as natural/additive free Thankfully, they are supposed to be labelled on products (in the same way as for nuts). And as Chris says, they are very common in wine because sulphites are packed with the grapes during transportation to stop them going off/discolouring. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sandra w Report post Posted March 24, 2009 I have found some Jelly Dinasours from our local Co-op. I think they are made by The Natural Sweet Company. My child has had them and they are very nice and not sent her crazy. They do normal fruit flavours and also sour flavour ones. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Awkward and Proud since 1979 Report post Posted October 4, 2010 Bring on the trumpets!!!! I love the adverts. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
baddad Report post Posted October 4, 2010 Not quite jelly snakes but my local fishmonger sells jelly deels... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sammysnake Report post Posted October 5, 2010 Not quite jelly snakes but my local fishmonger sells jelly deels... Ha ha ha, I like that Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
