Breastfeeding menu

The main principle by which a menu should be composed during breastfeeding is healthy and varied products, natural, without chemical additives and modifications. After all, often the child begins to have problems and reactions not so much to the dish itself, but to the auxiliary substances that are present in it.

However, there are still a number of products whose consumption is best limited during breastfeeding.

Sample menu for breastfeeding

In order to create a sample menu for breastfeeding, you need to know the following principles of dietary nutrition:

• You can't starve yourself or overeat. Fasting will cause irreparable harm to the lactation process, and to the growing child too. Overeating is harmful, first of all, for the woman herself - it threatens problems with digestion and extra centimeters on the waist.
• It is necessary to eat more plant foods. Since it is not advisable to eat raw fruits at first, they should be baked, boiled, cooked to your taste, but not deprived of fiber. Oatmeal, walnuts and bran are also considered good sources of dietary fiber.
• Don't forget about fermented milk products - this will help you maintain good health and avoid constipation.
• You need to limit your consumption of sweets: sugar, candies and cakes, chocolate, etc.
• It is also advisable to reduce the amount of animal fats in the diet.
• It is important to follow a drinking regime. If there are no contraindications, then it is necessary to drink up to 3 liters of water per day - this contributes to sufficient production of breast milk.

In addition, it is recommended to remember a number of products that should be treated with caution.

Products that can cause an allergic reaction in a child:

• citrus fruits;
• red plant products;
• seafood;
• eggs;
• fresh milk;
• soy products;
• beekeeping products;
• peanut;
• grape;
• cocoa and products containing it;
• smoked products.

Foods that can cause colic in babies:

• beans;
• fresh milk;
• cabbage;
• cucumbers.

Products that negatively affect milk production in mothers:

• parsley;
• mint leaves;
• sage.

For the well-being of the child, do not get carried away with semi-finished products and ready-made store-bought dishes. It is better to eat fresh home-cooked food, to avoid poisoning and other troubles.

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Menu for a week while breastfeeding

Monday.

• We have breakfast with a cup of tea and some vanilla crackers.
• For the second breakfast we prepare rice porridge with apple and tea.
• We have lunch with potato soup with croutons, steamed veal meatballs and stewed sweet peppers.
• Snack – banana.
• We have dinner with a portion of stewed vegetables, compote and gingerbread.

Tuesday.

• We have tea and biscuits for breakfast.
• For the second breakfast we prepare buckwheat porridge with butter and tea.
• We have lunch with rice soup and a portion of roast beef.
• Snack: cottage cheese, tea.
• We have pasta with stewed vegetables for dinner.

Wednesday.

• We have breakfast with a sandwich with hard cheese and a cup of tea.
• Second breakfast – muesli and tea.
• We have lunch with zucchini puree soup, boiled potatoes with a piece of meat.
• Afternoon snack – baked apple.
• We have cottage cheese casserole with sour cream and tea for dinner.

Thursday.

• We have breakfast with tea and a sandwich with cottage cheese paste.
• For a second breakfast – pancakes with rosehip syrup.
• We have vermicelli soup and steamed chicken cutlet with a side dish for lunch.
• Natural yogurt is suitable for an afternoon snack.
• We're having vareniki with cottage cheese for dinner.

Friday.

• We have tea and a bagel for breakfast.
• For second breakfast – liver pate, bread, tea.
• We have cheese soup and rice casserole with meat for lunch.
• Afternoon snack – cottage cheese pudding.
• We're having carrot cutlets with sour cream for dinner.

Saturday.

• We have tea and cheesecakes for breakfast.
• Second breakfast – oatmeal with dried fruits.
• We are having pumpkin soup and baked chicken fillet with carrots for lunch.
• Afternoon snack – tea, a piece of hard cheese.
• We're having dinner with vegetable cutlets and a side dish.

Sunday.

• We have a cup of tea with pretzels for breakfast.
• Second breakfast – a portion of millet porridge, apple compote.
• We have buckwheat soup and meat casserole with sour cream sauce for lunch.
• Afternoon snack – vanilla pudding.
• We have dinner with a portion of vegetarian pilaf and tea.

In the evening, it is useful to drink 150 ml of kefir, sour milk or ryazhenka. Between meals, do not forget about the drinking regime - you need to drink as much as your body requires. And for normal production of breast milk, it is advisable to drink at least 2 liters of still water per day.

Menu for weight loss while breastfeeding

Breastfeeding women are not recommended to switch to any diets. The baby needs to receive a lot of useful and nutritious substances every day, and the only source of them for him is mother's milk.

The most reasonable diet for a nursing mother is a healthy and nutritious diet without overeating and abuse of fatty and sweet foods. Do not forget that during lactation, a woman's need for calories increases. The process of milk production and breastfeeding alone require at least 700 kcal/day. Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to sharply reduce the caloric content of the diet, otherwise not only will the composition of the milk become poorer, but the lactation process itself may be at risk. It often happens that during a strict diet, milk disappears, and the mother is forced to transfer the baby to artificial feeding.

To get in shape, you just need to make some small adjustments to your daily diet.

• In the morning, you can eat fairly energy-intensive foods for breakfast, since the body needs to start the metabolism and replenish the energy reserves lost during the night. Therefore, you should not be afraid to eat something high in calories during breakfast: of course, within reason and without overeating.
• Lunch should consist of light soup and a small amount of protein food - this could be a piece of white lean meat, as well as nuts (except peanuts), cottage cheese, etc.
• If a woman wants to lose weight, then dinner should be the lightest meal, but you should not give it up completely. Any fasting, as well as long intervals between meals, can lead to the body making fat reserves in case of an unexpected cessation of food supply. That is why it is recommended to eat often, but in small portions. You should also do the same when you need to avoid overeating - for example, before large feasts and holidays.
• In the evening, it is advisable to drink some fermented milk product. This will support the body during the period of night awakenings for feeding, which also requires additional energy. In addition, fresh fermented milk products have a positive effect on digestion processes, normalizing intestinal activity.

If you have the necessary products and a little imagination, then it is not difficult to create a menu for breastfeeding. It is even permissible to introduce some products from the "forbidden" list into the diet, but this should be done carefully and little by little, while monitoring the baby's condition. If any problems suddenly appear (for example, colic or allergies), then you should analyze your diet for the last two days and exclude the suspicious product from the menu.