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Articles like this drive me nuts, the suggestion that what happens in the first 18 months after conception shapes everything is ridiculous and puts ridiculous pressure on women in particular re their pregnancy diet and breast feeding - as though if these two things aren't perfect - all is lost! It's like a kids future is already determined by the time they are a year old simply by their food.

@Aimed: I am with you. Drives me bonkers.

I was pretty relieved when I didn't give birth to a giant pizza.

I think it's an interesting article and whilst I know their intent is to get people to eat healthier whilst pregnant/breastfeeding, I think it really does nothing more than make mothers feel bad about themselves AGAIN. Realistically, we all know we should be eating lots of veg, fruits, whole grains, and lean meats during pregnancy, and avoiding all processed, fatty foods, whilst of course exercising 30 minutes per day at least five days per week, but honestly, that's just not going to happen for the vast majority of us. We all do the best we can with the situation we're given, and we shouldn't feel as though we've ruined our child's chances at being a healthy weight if we didn't hit our quota of 5 fruits and veg every day.

It all comes down to moderation - I'm pretty sure I haven't set my child up for a lifetime of obesity simply because I ate a lot of frozen pizza whilst pregnant with her.....

"This puts babies fed formula at a disadvantage because the flavors in packaged formula never change."

I find this kind of funny, because I was formula fed as an infant and there is not one type of food that I won't eat. I like pretty much everything. Whereas DH was a breastfed baby and is the pickiest eater I know!

I feel like you just have to do the best you can, but don't sweat the small stuff. Everything in moderation is key.

Well, if this were true in our case I wouldn't be dealing with a kid that barely eats anything, as I ate everything during my pregnancy...with the exception of a lot of prepackaged processed stuff because it simply wasn't widely available where I lived.

So, put me in the "I don't buy it 100%" camp.

I didn't get very far in the article. It's silly. Hard to change as an adult?! Give me a break!

I was brought up eating the worst food. My mum didn't cook. She thinks she hates veggies. I was forced to eat disgusting things. The only spice she ever used or had in the house was salt! Not even black pepper.

I am the healthiest eater I know. This article implies we are kind of idiots. Of course you can change your toddler eating habits and behavior... so if you ate whateveryouhadto I am sure your children can recover! We all know that healthy eating is important... I just found these implications ridiculous.