This document provides a summary of additives, pesticides, and poor nutrition that parents should avoid in foods for themselves and their babies. It recommends checking food labels and considering organic options to avoid added salt, processed sugars, hydrogenated fats, artificial colorings, flavor enhancers, certain preservatives, and unnecessary starches. The full list of specific additives to watch out for is then given for parents to make informed choices about the food they buy.
This document provides a summary of additives, pesticides, and poor nutrition that parents should avoid in foods for themselves and their babies. It recommends checking food labels and considering organic options to avoid added salt, processed sugars, hydrogenated fats, artificial colorings, flavor enhancers, certain preservatives, and unnecessary starches. The full list of specific additives to watch out for is then given for parents to make informed choices about the food they buy.
This document provides a summary of additives, pesticides, and poor nutrition that parents should avoid in foods for themselves and their babies. It recommends checking food labels and considering organic options to avoid added salt, processed sugars, hydrogenated fats, artificial colorings, flavor enhancers, certain preservatives, and unnecessary starches. The full list of specific additives to watch out for is then given for parents to make informed choices about the food they buy.
The potential side effects of additives, pesticides and
poor nutrition in a diet can be a cause for concern. So when you’re shopping for food, for you or your baby, check the label so you know what’s in it. r Turn over to see what you should avoid, fo and if you spot something you don’t like, e ct ur rf o e choose an alternative. Pe ypurs Check food labels Consider buying organic and avoid the following: XA dded Salt - Babies up to 12 months need very small amounts of salt, less than 1g (0.4g sodium)/day. 1-3 year olds should eat no more than 2g of salt/day X A dded Processed Sugars/Sweeteners - Sugar, glucose syrup, sorbitol, maltodextrin, dextrose, aspartame and acesulfame K X F at - Hydrogenated/partially hydrogenated fats - Avoid snack foods such as biscuits or cereal bars with more than 5g of saturated fat per 100g X C olourings - Particularly E102, E104, E110, E122, E124, E129 X F lavour Enhancers/Flavourings - Monosodium glutamate (E621), yeast extract, natural/nature identical or artificial flavourings X P reservatives - Particularly sodium benzoate (E211) and sulphur dioxide (E220) X Starches/Thickeners - Unnecessary cheap ingredients used to thicken or bulk out foods e.g. rice starch, wheat starch and corn starch
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