Postpartum meals are really important to healing and promoting a healthy milk supply. Nutrition is the foundation to your hormonal health and lactation after pregnancy. Many mothers struggle with their milk supply because there are increased nutrient needs during postpartum and lactation that aren't met.
When I was working to lose the baby weight and keep my milk supply up at the same time, I found that the more nutrient-dense foods I ate, the more successful I was. What was challenging was fighting the sugar cravings while eating healthy!
If you suffer sugar cravings, and a low milk supply while breastfeeding, I highly recommend trying Milk Dust protien. I created it to stop sugar cravings, increase your milk supply and satisfy the increased nutrient needs during lactation. There are specific nutrients to help with energy levels like vitamin b12 and l-methylfolate, as well as lots of protein to keep you full and your metabolism soring! It tastes amazing, and I often blend it up with just milk and ice to make a lactation milk shake!
In addition to your daily protein shake, you want to follow that with healthy meals and recipes that will encourage your milk supply, but also nourish your body! these are recipes I LOVE while breastfeeding, and they are the postpartum meals you need to make ASAP!
Healthy Postpartum Meals for Milk Supply
Healthy Postpartum Smoothies for Milk Supply:
SKINNY LACTATION SMOOTHIE — RECIPE EBOOK!
I put together all of my favorite postpartum lactation smoothie recipes into a free ebook for you. These are my favorite smoothies that I drank to lose the baby weight and keep my milk supply up!
Postpartum Breakfast Recipes for Milk Supply:
SUPER SIMPLE PUMPKIN CARROT MUFFINS + HEALTHY BABY SNACK IDEAS
Baked Cherry Oatmeal
Zucchini Cinnamon Waffles
Healthy Postpartum Lunch Meals For Milk Supply:
WARMING MINESTRONE SOUP
EASY VEGAN BLACK BEAN SHEET PAN TACOS
EASY Dutch Oven White Chicken Chili
VEGETARIAN QUINOA ENCHILADA BAKE
Peanut Butter Chicken
RANCH CHICKEN MEATBALLS WITH BROCCOLI COUSCOUS
Creamy Slow Cooker Chicken And Wild Rice Soup (Easy And Gluten Free)
Healthy Postpartum Dinner Ideas:
WILD ALASKAN SALMON CAKES
The Best Detox Crockpot Lentil Soup
EASY VEGETABLE BOLOGNESE
Teriyaki Salmon Bowls
GRANDMA’S CHICKEN NOODLE SOUP FROM SCRATCH
Instant Pot Lemon Garlic Chicken Recipe
LOW CARB KOREAN BEEF BOWLS
Postpartum Healthy Meal Tips for Weight Loss:
When trying to eat healthy postpartum, it is really important to focus on nutrients, protein and fiber. Make sure to have all three of these in every meal and snack. Nutrients usually come in the form of color, so look for deep colors in food. Green, red and orange are all high-nutrient colors! In addition to red and blue for berries, which also have a lot of fiber in them!
If you are wanting to really lighten your meals up, and add more fiber you can use cauliflower rice instead of regular rice, which increases nutrients and fiber, while also reducing calories.
Starting your day with your lactation protein shake is going to be key to making sure you keep your milk supply up, while also nourishing your body properly. A high-protein breakfast is key to staying full all day, but it also works really well for a mid-afternoon snack.
I found that saving my protein shake for a little later in the day was really helpful to keeping my sugar cravings down and from binging on a lot of snacks and food at dinner.
I have lots of great resources for you to keep up with your healthy eating, so try reading these next:
