In einer eMail vom 15-10-01 3:17:43 West-Europa (zomertijd) schreibt
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> I never thought really that anything would happen to baby cereal in this
> case, but I did know human milk had digestive enzymes...so this makes
> sense.  Could someone tell me what happens to the baby cereal

f you try to mix instant cereals to fresh breastmilk it will not thicken as
expected. The enzymes that brake down carbohydrates prevent the carbohydrates
in the cereal to caogulate (sp?). If the milk is brought to the boiling point
and then added to the cereal it will thicken as expected. Boiling deactivates
the enzymes.
It is thought that the bad smnell of some stored milk (both cooled and
frozen) is due to the same enzyme. So if the milk is heated to a temperature
just under boiling and then cooled and stored, the milk will not get the bad
smell. Ofcourse some of the nutrients in the milk will be destroyed, but
heated breastmilk is always prefereable above formula.
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Gonneke van Veldhuizen, IBCLC
MOM, LLLL, primary schoolteacher
Hiilensberg, Germany

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