Discovering Wellness

  Nutrition For All -GUIDELINES- Practical Guidelines for All New Moms Let us first start with the infancy period when your baby will be needing breast milk. So, for mothers who are in the lactation period need many micro-nutrients along with the properly balanced meal. To meet the baby's demand mothers need to take a diet which includes whole grains, pulses/lean meat/fish/dairy products along with seasonal colorful veggies and fruits. What must be taken care of is fat? Right now, while breastfeeding mothers need a good amount of healthy fats. Yes, healthy fats come from nuts and oil-seeds.   Along with the supplements suggested by Gynac, one must incorporate a variety of foods in the meals to get proper nutrition. Following are some tips to improve the quality and the quantity of breast milk.   Foods which are known to improve breast milk production are known as Galactagogues. These foods are as follows- 1. Fenugreek seeds 2. Garden cress seeds 3. Oats 4....

Nutrition For All -INFANCY AND TODDLER- The second phase of infancy is 6-12 months. Before going into this part of infancy little brief upon breastfeeding. As 1-7th August, is a breastfeeding week you have already read about the importance of breastfeeding in early stages of life in the last blog. Continuing with it today you'll get to know more about the next phase. Ideally, exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for at least 6 months. After that baby's gut is now capable to digest the starch and other food items hence it's a time to add complementary foods in baby's diet. What are the complementary foods? Complementary means which completes as a whole. When breastfeeding alone is not enough for infant's growth it's the right time to introduce complementary foods. As the baby is growing from 6 months his needs for energy and other many micro nutrients are also increasing. Hence only breastfeeding can not provide all the essential nutrients required by th...