Foods that are not allowed during breastfeeding and healthy food rules during breastfeeding

Healthy food rules during breastfeeding:

It is recommended that the mother's diet, especially during this period, be well balanced by the availability of all nutrients, which are fats, proteins, carbohydrates, fruits and vegetables. Any food can be eaten in reasonable quantities, but it is best to avoid sweets, fats, fried foods and spices.

To cover the increasing need for protein and calcium compared to the diet during pregnancy, experts recommend the following:

• Eat an additional snack of milk, milk or cheese.
• Consuming fruits and vegetables, especially dark green, due to its mineral salts and vitamins.
• Eat oily fish to obtain omega -3 fatty acids in addition to meat, eggs and olive oil (as oleic acid is necessary for the maturity of the nervous system of the infant) and legumes.
• Drink an abundant amount of water, the equivalent of at least 2.5 liters per day and rise to 3 liters in the summer.
• Excluding foods rich in saturated fat.
• During breastfeeding, caffeine consumption should be moderate, caffeine is present in coffee, tea and drinks that contain cola and alcohol, as these substances can cause irritation and insomnia in newborns. If necessary, it is preferable to drink caffeine products.
• You must completely stop drinking spiritual drinks, such as alcohol because it passes to milk. It can also inhibit the supply of milk and cause a lack of blood sugar, vomiting and diarrhea in the infant.
• Wine, including alcohol -free, should be excluded.
• Chocolate consumption should be reduced.

Foods are not recommended during breastfeeding:

It is better not to include (unless it has already been done in the diet during pregnancy) cabbage, garlic, onions, asparagus, cucumber, strawberries, grapes, cherries, peaches, apricots, cheese, crustaceans, shellfish, intoxicants, sweets and cocoa. Where some of these foods can actually change the taste of milk and others harm the child and others expose them to the risk of allergies. Moreover, it is also recommended to avoid foods that the mother may notice a relationship between eating and the infant's satisfaction with milk.