There's a New Kind of Chef in Town...A Breastfeeding Chef

    WASHINGTON, DC, September 07, 2014 /24-7PressRelease/ -- When it comes to breastfeeding, food and nutrition are not routinely part of the conversation and they are not seen as a possible cause or solution to common challenges like low milk supply, colic, cradle cap, eczema and more. Until, now.....

Nursing moms aren't getting the nutrition information and cooking skills they need to support their milk production and keep mom and baby healthy. Breastfeeding Chef, Ebeth Johnson will change that with her new website that focuses on the unique nutritional and lifestyle needs of breastfeeding and weaning moms.

The Breastfeeding Chef learned the hard way that what a nursing mom eats matters and that not all healthy foods are good choices for breastfeeding moms. When her daughter Cayenne was born, Ebeth struggled to soothe her daughter's constant crying and increase her milk supply. She visited a pediatrician and board certified lactation consultant who could not help her. Finally with the help of her naturopath friend, she discovered that her daughter's challenges were caused by some of the foods she was eating. After changing her diet, her daughter's eczema, colic and rashes improved. And soon after her crying subsided.

Now Ebeth is on a mission to share the wisdom and information she discovered through hard life experience, that she verified through research and that she tested on other nursing moms and babies. Her new website, scheduled to launch in January, will educate moms about foods, called galactagogues -- like oats, hemp seeds and collard greens-- that can help support and increase milk supply for moms struggling with common concerns like colic, cradle, cap, eczema and skin irritation. The site will also offers dietary changes that can address these issues, because foods that are good for breastfeeding are also great first foods for baby. The new site will offer moms full of beautiful, easy to prepare and affordable recipes that make getting in the kitchen fun and delicious, even with a baby on your hip.

In addition to talking about food and nutrition, The Breastfeeding Chef serves up lifestyle guidance that helps moms navigate their new-found world of motherhood. The site will also offer Videos and articles produced and written by moms who've been through it before in order to inspire those who struggle to keep breastfeeding. Topics like bed sharing, baby wearing and cry it out, are often not explored which does not give moms the information they need to make informed parenting choices.

The Breastfeeding Chef, has over ten years' experience as a food and wellness educator. Her advice on breastfeeding nutrition has been featured in The Washington Post, Disney's Baby Zone, Healthy Baby Network, Food Day, Mocha Manual and Mommy Nearest.

For several years The Breastfeeding Chef has shared her experience that there is a link between food, breast milk and the health of mom and baby from breastfeeding and beyond on social media platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Doing so birthed a unique and dynamic internet-based community of over 13,000 moms, dads and birth workers seeking more information and support on how to address low milk supply, colic, cradle cap, eczema, allergies and post-pregnancy weight loss using whole foods.

It's time to build her community a new home base. The Breastfeeding Chef indiegogo campaign is helping to raise some of the funds necessary.

"Ebeth Johnson is gifted at combining knowledge, humor and delicious recipes to create an experience that is nourishing for the whole person." ~Meredith Anderson, Mom & Program Director of the Smith Center for Healing and the Arts~

Help the Breastfeeding Chef inform more expecting mothers about "Mama Power Foods", and why they're excellent choices for moms and their babies by booking her for an interview. Ebeth, believes that mothers, working collectively to feed ourselves, and our children plant-based meals can end the illness epidemic our children now face.

The Breastfeeding Chef, Ebeth Johnson is a graduate of Marion Nestle's Food Studies Program at New York University and a Natural Foods Chef certified by the Natural Gourmet Institute for Health and Culinary Arts. She is a graduate of Cornell University's Plant Based Nutrition Certification Program, created by Dr. T. Colin Campbell and a Certified Lactation Counselor. Ebeth hosted the PBS series The Endless Feast. Currently she serves as a Healthy Eating Specialist at Whole Foods Market. Ebeth is also the founder of Conscious Cravers a full service food education company. She currently resides in Washington, D.C. with her daughter Cayenne where she's completing her first book.

If you would like to schedule the Breastfeeding Chef for a webcast, teach a class, contribute a recipe or book her for an event or interview please contact LJ Wilson at [email protected] For more information about upcoming classes, consultations and recipes go to http://www.breastfeedingchef.com/. Follow The Breastfeeding Chef on Twitter @breastfeedchef or on Facebook.

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