Healthiness, both in physics and mentality, is the biggest wealth parents can give to their child. It determines whether the child’s future will be poor, average, or optimal. It lays the foundation for the child’s education. Think about a student who always gets sick or is mentally retarded, his quality of studying will surely be compromised.
A healthy diet is one of the fastest ways a mother can provide to help building her child’s equipment for living. When I was pregnant, I followed the guidelines of Healthy Eating.
Right now, I am following these principles of postpartum diet to maintain good nutrition for myself and to ensure a plentiful supply of quality breast milk. Remember, Parents are child’s life-time teachers. Therefore, your own health is therefore part of the Baby Training.
Principle 1: Eat well. Good nutrition helps provide abundant energy need by you for successful mothering and quality breast milk needed by baby for a healthy growth. Therefore it is not yet the time to go to completely lean diet. Your body needs a balanced provision that contains proper proportions of vitamins, protein, minerals and calories. Don’t focus some specific types of food. Eat as much variety of food as possible.
Principle 2: Eat smart. Different foods hold different levels of nutrition even their calorie content are the same. An efficient way to eat well while still trimming the weight is to select foods those are dense in nutrition and lean in calorie.
For example, tofu is an excellent source of protein but very low in calorie at the same time. For each 100 calorie serving, tofu contains 11 grams of protein. By comparison, 100 calories of ground beef provides 8.9 grams of protein, and 100 calories of cheese contains 6.2 grams. (see Tofu Nutritional Value Information). Tofu is also rich in B-vitamins, calcium and iron, and low in fat, sodium and cholesterol free.
Principle 3: Eat fresh. Fresh foods are always the best, no matter vegetables, fruits, or meat. Fresh foods also provide plenty of fiber, vitamins and minerals needed by both mothers and babies. While processed foods often contain added saturated fat, sodium, sugars, artificial colors or other chemical additives.
Principle 4: Eat responsibly. Limit the sugar intake and stay away from alcoholic beverage, tobacco or illegal drug.
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Baby Training, First Year, From Lina | Lina | 
October 7, 2008 1:54 pm | 
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