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Ten Foods Breastfeeding Mothers Should Avoid
I realized a Pregnant Mom-to-be should avoid these as well...personally, I believe all of us: men, women, boys and girls should be avoiding these foods for a healthier future.
Simply stated, a breastfeeding mother's food intake is passed on to your baby. You must take care to eat the healthiest foods (real and natural). There are also foods which may negatively affect you and your baby. Accourding to Robert Rountree, M.D., and Melissa Block, M.Ed., in their book, The New Breastfeeding Diet Plan, here are several foods that should be avoided.
1. Foods containing MSG (monosodium glutanate). This guideline eliminates thousands of food products, including canned soups, sauces and salad dressings.
2. Crisco or any other brand of hydrogenated vegetable oil or shortening.
3. All foods containing hydrogenated oils, including: chips, cookies, cake, cookie mixes, etc.
4. Liquid corn or soybean oils as they become rancid in the skillet.
5. Meat substitutes made with soy, as they are usually high in MSG.
6. Anything containing cottonseed oil. It is contaminated with pesticides.
7. Frozen or packaged meals that contain hydrogenated oils, preservatives, seasonings and sugars.
8. High fructose corn syrup and/or artificial sweeteners. This includes all juice drinks and soda.
9. Splenda and Nutrasweet, or other chemical artificial sweeteners. Two safe artificals sweeteners are xylitol and stevia. *The FDA has received many complaints regarding aspartame, including mysterious symptoms which disappear when it is eliminated from the diet.
10. Flaxseed oil. It goes rancid quickly. Instead, buy ground flaxseed.
Eliminating these foods and food ingredients from your diet provide several benefits.
1st Most of these items are extremely high in trans fats and empty calories. Decreasing your consumption of them will help you lose weight, giving you a boost in self esteem and feelings of wellness.
2nd. When you eliminate these unhealthy foods from your diet, and your baby's, will make you feel good about yourself as a parent. You've already done the best thing for your baby by deciding to breastfeed, now you are taking that commitment one step further by ensuring the nourishment your child receives is the very best.
3rd. This will develop a healthier diet for you and your family for the rest of your lives. If you follow these guidelines for the months or years that you breastfeed (or start in pregancy), healthy eating will become second nature to you and your children.
