I agree. Most people have no idea whay they are putting in their bodies.

As mentioned in another, little read thread on food additives, the first time I gave my child Kraft macaroni and cheese he lost his mind. It was a very difficult 25-36 hours until the chemicals were out of his body. Now we try very hard to only eat whole organic foods or refined foods that are made with organic ingredients and no preservatives or additives. Very hard to do in today's society. It can get expensive and exhausting.

This topic was the reason I became aware of ATS. I was looking up info on the web about natural health and nutritional supplements. I came across a very frightening ATS essay on Aspartame.

First of all salt has an E number.

Answer is simplicity itself. Start cooking from fresh, Organic ingredients so the only E numbers you put in are your own. Don't eat someone elses idea of what "cottage pie" is. make your own. Don't buy Sarah L** cakes make your own.
We have been doing this as a family for over 11 years and in this time we have cut out suggary drinks, preprocessed foods, snacks etc. Our children our 11, 10 and 6. It can be done.

Don't eat preprocessed rubbish is the answer.

Before anyone screams "time" at me, I work full 12 hr days and still find (make) time to cook for the children and adults in the house. OK they eat late but healthily.

Stop buying it, take away the market and big business will stop making it.

The answer may be simplicity, but these days you have to watch the basics, milk, bread & cheese can be bad for you, i went throguh all of these in my research project, the trick is to buy 100% organic, its the only safe food these days.

ProTo

Annestacey is an ATS'r who knows a lot about chemical and additives in food, I'd be interested to hear her view on these E class additives...

From what you guys have posted here, I'm certainly going to be taking a look at some of the foods I eat from now on, and try to eliminate foods containing these additives...

Great post OP and thanks to others for their contributions...

Peace