Step 1:  Log diet (everything individual eats and drinks).

 

Step 2:  Log behaviors

 

Step 3:  Identify foods that may contain the following:

• Artificial colorings (red#40, Yellow #5, Blue #1, etc)
• Artificial flavorings (synthetic vanilla, etc.)
• Artificial sweetners (aspartame, saccharin, etc.)
• BHA, BHT, and TBHQ preservatives
• Step 4:  Identify foods that include the following:
• Corn syrup, high-fructose corn syrup
• MSG (monosodium glutamate)
• HVP (hydrogenised vegetable protein)
• Sodium nitrite (in lunch meat)
• Calcium propionate (in baked goods)

Step 5:  Consider the following most-highly allergenic foods:

• Wheat
• Eggs
• Milk products
• Chocolate
• Soy
• Corn products
• Caffeine
• Citrus
• Nuts

Step 6:  Eliminate one possible irritant for 1 week and note behavior.

 

Step 7:  Continue process to eliminate nutrition's effect on behavior.

 

Step 8:  Track until there are 2 significant days of behavior change.