yesterday I decided to look at the tub of chewing gums my ds keeps buying and after looking at the ingredients I realised with horror that they contain the artificial sweeteners (aspartame, acesulfame, a source of phenylalanine). Today ds went to the supermarket and returned saying that every brand he saw lining the shelves seemed to contain at least one of these harmful substances.
Does anyone have any idea for a "chewing gum" that is natural / organic or so? ds's taken to chewing gum to stop biting nails (which worked!) so it really is about him chewing on something, not for making bubbles or whitening teeth or anything...