Avoiding E Numbers

Practical advice on reducing food additives in your family's diet. Articles cover shopping, eating out, cooking at home and choosing alternatives.

Additive Free Baby Food

Finding baby food without additives means reading labels carefully since preservatives and thickeners often hide in everyday products.

Avoiding Additives and E Numbers When Pregnant

Most additives and E numbers are considered safe in pregnancy, but you can avoid them if you prefer a more natural diet.

Avoiding E Numbers Through Home Cooking

Cooking meals from scratch at home is the simplest way to cut out artificial E number additives from your diet.

Avoiding E Numbers When Eating Out

Eating out makes it harder to avoid E numbers, but picking the right restaurant and asking questions helps you stay in control.

Children's Food That's Free from E Numbers

How to choose foods without E numbers and artificial additives for your children's meals.

Choosing Snacks and Drinks Without E Numbers

Avoid E numbers in your snacks and drinks by learning what to look for on ingredient labels and finding better alternatives.

Complete List of ENumbers

Your quick reference guide to E number food additives used in the UK and EU, organized by what each code does.

E-number-free Alternatives to Sweets

Give your kids sweet treats without artificial additives by choosing E-number-free alternatives.

Phosphorous in Fast Food and When to Avoid It

High phosphorous additives in fast food can damage your heart and bones if you have kidney disease, so here's what to avoid.

Top E Numbers to Avoid

Know which food additives in your groceries actually need avoiding and which E numbers are safe to ignore.