Tuesday, January 2, 2007

important nutrition info

The diet for a pospartum mom looking to lose the weight gained during pregnancy should include the following:
• Six or more servings of grains/starches, including three whole grains
• Three or more fruits
• Three or more vegetables (including at least one vitamin C-rich and one vitamin A-rich fruit or vegetable each day)
• 4 to 6 ounces of protein from a variety of sources (fish, meat, eggs, nuts)
• Three or more servings of dairy or calcium-rich foods (milk, cheese, yogurt) • 3 teaspoons of added vegetable fat from canola oil or olive oil or products made with these (Avoid trans fat, the "bad" fat found in many fried and fast foods.)

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