Brilliant Blue G

This isn't really news for parents per se-- but it's news for my dad and my husband who both refuse to eat anything blue. Artificially blue, of course, because according to them there are no naturally blue foods. Blueberries? Well, those are purple. Right.

If only they knew blue M&Ms had the power to heal spines.

According to University of Rochester Medical Center researchers, rodents with spinal cord injuries were able to walk (with a limp) after being injected with Brilliant Blue G. They temporarily turned blue, but hey, they could walk.

Now that I think about it, this might strengthen their aversion. Couldn't they come up with a more scientific chemical name than "Brilliant Blue G?" That doesn't turn mice into Smurf pets?

Perhaps I'll be avoiding Blue Frost Gatorade.