DIY Diva: Natural food dyes for Easter
Fruits and vegetables give Easter eggs and foods safe, healthy color.
ALL NATURAL: Dyed with fruits and veggies. (Photo: EraPhernalia Vintage/Flickr) 
One by one, FD&C food dyes — those that had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) — have been taken off the market in the U.S., and there are now only seven left. The rest have been removed because they are toxic, carcinogenic, and may cause hyperactivity. Pediatricians in Great Britain now recommend that parents remove synthetic food dyes from childrens’ diets because they are suspected of causing behavioral problems.
Ingredients
beets
cranberries
raspberries
red grapes
blueberries
ground turmeric
onion skins
asparagus
spinach
strong tea
strong coffee
Add water as needed.
Method
Comments
Purple carrots make beautiful blue dye!
I forgot to answer. 1st, onion skin dyed eggs work the best as they will have color variations. I also found that allowing each egg to sit only half way in the colored dye water & allowing that exposed surface to dry then spin eggs around & allow for air drying ~ repeat. For color variations allow eggs to air dry then place in another dye color half~deep. Use same drying method mentioned. (Water does Not have to remain hot for dyeing. Doing so may result in over cooked eggs.) This.... More
Hi ! Glad you enjoyed the photo. I Always add vinegar when dyeing my eggs. My wonderfully artistic Mom taught me how to naturally dye eggs when I was little. Sooo much more fun than those cheap dyes! She taught me to wrap my eggs in yellow & red onion skins, layering areas for a darker effect. Once wrapped, place eggs in cut sections of pantyhose, tied at both ends & place in unboiled water. This way the eggs can be boiled & dyed at the same time & not over cooked. If only using.... More
tie onion skins on with string. then boil
my mother use to dye eggs with the brown skins off onions just put them in the water you cook eggs in the come out a nice copper color
This is my first year dyeing eggs with the kids. I've found a lot of great info on the internet but this is so clear, thank you! I love how the eggs in the photo look marbleized, how did you do that? I have small flowers, crayons, and stickers to create patterns. But I love the marbleized look!
Thank you!!!!
Want to show my grandkids this cool way to dye eggs.
remember to add a teaspoon of vinegar to the dye once you've prepared it so that it adheres better to the boiled eggs you're coloring
