A lactating mother is one who breast feed a baby;
she is also called a nursing mother.
Nutritional
needs of a lactation mothers
1. Protein:
Additional protein such as meet, liver, fish, offal, beans, and eggs, must be
consumed by lactating mothers to take care of lost of breast feeding.
2. Carbohydrate:
Energy food like bread, cereals, rice, yam, are needed in order not to become
easily tired.
3. Vitamins:
A lactating mother needs vitamin B food such as milk, egg, liver, cereals nuts.
4. Mineral salt:
Especially calcium, iron, such as milk, liver, meat, eggs, green lea, vegetable
are also needed in order to supply the mother body with blood for the formation
of the body tissues and teeth
5. Fat & Oil:
Are necessary for the lactating mother, such as palm oil, butter, fish, and
liver oil.
SUGGESTED
MEAL FOR PREGNANT WOMEN & LACTATING MOTHER
Breakfast | Lunch | SUPPER |
Pineapple drink | Meat stew | Fish, liver & shrimps |
Moi-moi | Ewedu | Vegetable soup |
Pap | Semovita | Yam |
Milk & sugar | Pawpaw slice | Pottage |
Orange drink |
