normal. This does not mean that the food for the prospective
mother is uiiinifK>rtiint. It is liiKlily important that she should
have an ade<iuate and weU-bahinciHi dietary. She needs it to
kf^ep her eflieiericy anil to [jroduee an elfieient child. It Khouhl
be her prol>lein to maintain a normally efficient diet» increasuig
it toward the close* of the period.
Foods needed by the prospect ive mother arc: (1) Milk. From
a pint to a quart of milk a day should l>e used to supply lime,
efficient protein^ and the two growth-essi^ntial sulislaiiccs.
(2) Cereals made from the whole ^rain should be used to supply
enerpry, protein, and iron, and to increiise the laxative sub^l^nces
in the diet. (3) Fruits and ve^etableH. To idve flavor, needed
salts, lime, iron, and laxative sulistanees, fruits and vegetableis
an* essential. CJreen vegetables are esiK^ciall}' valuable for the
iron that they supply. (4) Meat or ej^s or cheese. Once a
day meat» ej^gs, and ehee^se may be u.se<l, altliough they art* not
needed if the mother reeeives fully a quart of milk. (5) Bread
and buttpr. The dietary may be eonipleted with liread and
f>utter. It is of t'speeial importance that the diet of the pro-
spective mother should be laxative if she has any tendency to
constipation.
FOOD FOR TTTE NITll.SrNG MOTHER
The food need of the nursing mother is increased in proportion
to the amount of milk she produces and the child eon^iumes. It
has b<'en estimated that her food n«*<*ds are incrfasinl iis followit:
For the first 3 months alxmt 90 calories for each ij<jund of tlio
bal)y*s weight
For the st»cond 3 months about 85 calories for each pound of tho
baby's weight
For the third 3 months; about 80 calories for eiieJi pound of the
l»aby*s weight
For the fourth 3 months about 70 calories for each pound of the
baby's weight.
This means a marketi increase in the mother's energy needs*
For exatuple, if the baby weighs 10 pounds when it is a month
old, the mother must increase the calorie value of her diet 10
PLANNING THE DAILY MEALS 435
times 90 calories, or about 900 calorief^, A (juart of milk, an
eg^* two pieces of bread, and an extira allowance of vegetables
will iR'eornpIish thin.
The mot heii's iliet, must supply not only more energy but also
more protein of good quality, more lime, more phosphorus^
more iron, and more of the two essential unknown growth-
promoting substanecis, or so-c^alled vitamine^. If the diet of
llie mother dcK^s not supply efficient food, slie cannot manufac-
ture sufficient milk of good quality to meet the needs of the baby.
Two of the best foorLs to increasi^ the amount of protein, lime,
phosphorus, and growth-promoting substances in the diet are
milk and eggs. Eggs give in arldition eonsiderable iron.
The diet of the nursing mother should be laxative, and con-
sequently fruits, miJti-flavored vegetables, and breakfast foods
and breads made from the whole cereal grain should play an
important part. There is no troth in the old Huperstition that
fruits in the diet of the mother produce cohc in the baby.
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normal. This does not mean that the food for the prospective
mother is uiiinifK>rtiint. It is liiKlily important that she should
have an ade<iuate and weU-bahinciHi dietary. She needs it to
kf^ep her eflieiericy anil to [jroduee an elfieient child. It Khouhl
be her prol>lein to maintain a normally efficient diet» increasuig
it toward the close* of the period.
Foods needed by the prospect ive mother arc: (1) Milk. From
a pint to a quart of milk a day should l>e used to supply lime,
efficient protein^ and the two growth-essi^ntial sulislaiiccs.
(2) Cereals made from the whole ^rain should be used to supply
enerpry, protein, and iron, and to increiise the laxative sub^l^nces
in the diet. (3) Fruits and ve^etableH. To idve flavor, needed
salts, lime, iron, and laxative sulistanees, fruits and vegetableis
an* essential. CJreen vegetables are esiK^ciall}' valuable for the
iron that they supply. (4) Meat or ej^s or cheese. Once a
day meat» ej^gs, and ehee^se may be u.se<l, altliough they art* not
needed if the mother reeeives fully a quart of milk. (5) Bread
and buttpr. The dietary may be eonipleted with liread and
f>utter. It is of t'speeial importance that the diet of the pro-
spective mother should be laxative if she has any tendency to
constipation.
FOOD FOR TTTE NITll.SrNG MOTHER
The food need of the nursing mother is increased in proportion
to the amount of milk she produces and the child eon^iumes. It
has b<'en estimated that her food n«*<*ds are incrfasinl iis followit:
For the first 3 months alxmt 90 calories for each ij<jund of tlio
bal)y*s weight
For the st»cond 3 months about 85 calories for each pound of tho
baby's weight
For the third 3 months; about 80 calories for eiieJi pound of the
l»aby*s weight
For the fourth 3 months about 70 calories for each pound of the
baby's weight.
This means a marketi increase in the mother's energy needs*
For exatuple, if the baby weighs 10 pounds when it is a month
old, the mother must increase the calorie value of her diet 10
PLANNING THE DAILY MEALS 435
times 90 calories, or about 900 calorief^, A (juart of milk, an
eg^* two pieces of bread, and an extira allowance of vegetables
will iR'eornpIish thin.
The mot heii's iliet, must supply not only more energy but also
more protein of good quality, more lime, more phosphorus^
more iron, and more of the two essential unknown growth-
promoting substanecis, or so-c^alled vitamine^. If the diet of
llie mother dcK^s not supply efficient food, slie cannot manufac-
ture sufficient milk of good quality to meet the needs of the baby.
Two of the best foorLs to increasi^ the amount of protein, lime,
phosphorus, and growth-promoting substances in the diet are
milk and eggs. Eggs give in arldition eonsiderable iron.
The diet of the nursing mother should be laxative, and con-
sequently fruits, miJti-flavored vegetables, and breakfast foods
and breads made from the whole cereal grain should play an
important part. There is no troth in the old Huperstition that
fruits in the diet of the mother produce cohc in the baby.
FORMlTLu-VS FOR INFANT FEEDING