Earlier this year, West Virginia became the first of a number of politically conservative

states to ban artificial food dyes.

It's part of a larger movement known as Maha, or Make America Healthy Again, an effort championed

by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

We went to the Mountain State to see how this new law is playing out.

Hey, Evie, do you want to help me?

At Danielle Ellis' house, dinner time is a family affair.

And here's your coconut aminos, okay?

Five-year-old Evie works the skillet, dad Josh serves, and all the kids clean their plates.

Mealtime at our house can be a little crazy, but it's fun.

We try to keep the kids foods interesting and fine and healthy.

The small business owner and mom of four prepares meals that are healthy, homemade, and full of color,

just not artificial ones.

That's particularly important for six-year-old Nathan, who loves trucks and dancing

and has Down syndrome. For Nathan, having Down syndrome makes him more susceptible to toxins in

general, and I can't control the medical ones that he has to receive throughout his lifetime, so I make

sure he has a good base of nutrition.

That good base of nutrition at home is tested at school, where it can be hard to resist all

the tempting treats in the classroom.

There's always all these celebrations where they're bringing in cupcakes, and there's

all kinds of food diet in that. And I didn't want Nathan to be exposed to that. The governor of West Virginia, Patrick Morrissey, doesn't want anyone in his state to be exposed to it. Let's start with no more dyes and dangerous additives in the schools. This past March, he approved a ban on seven artificial dyes.

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. attended the official announcement

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