>Heather asked whether bf moms should avoid eating "junk" foods with 
>artificial ingredients ("E" ingredients) -- whether those 
>ingredients would harm the baby through mom's milk.


Thanks for posting, Karen. In fact, my own opinion is that mothers 
'should' feel free to eat what they like, on the whole! It was the 
father who was concerned.  I am quite sure that today's junk food is 
not as wholesome or as nourishing as fresh, non-manufactured, 
non-prepackaged foods, though. I think your question to put to 
parents is a good one - 'if this is a concern for you, then yes, you 
will prefer to abstain from eating any E numbers, but there is no 
evidence that avoiding them will enable you to breastfeed any more 
successfully, in terms of having enough milk to nourish your baby.'


Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK

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