Puerperae face two tasks after they delivery babies. The first task is the recovery of their own bodies. The second task is the breastfeeding of their infants. Both of the two aspects need a lot of nutrition. Therefore, the nutrition of the diets is very important for the puerperae. Then, what kinds of foods are suitable for the puerperae after childbirth?

First, high-calorie foods
The daily calorie requirement for the puerperae is basically the same with that for the men of heavy manual labor. Such a high-calorie demand needs to supplement carbohydrate foods. But carbohydrate alone is far from meeting the needs of the body, so it should also supplement enough protein and fat, so as to supply more heat to the body. This requires the puerperae to take in more animal foods like mutton, pork and beef, as well as high-calorie nuts such as walnuts, peanuts, sesame seeds, pine nuts and so on.

Second, high protein
Protein is the most basic factor to ensure the normal life activities of human body. No matter in terms of the recovery of their own bodies, or for the breastfeeding of the infants, puerperae need sufficient protein intake. Foods such as millet, beans, soy products, lean pork, beef, chicken, rabbit meat, eggs, and fish are all rich in protein. As a result, they are ideal for the puerperae.

Third, minerals such as calcium
Foods such as milk, seaweed, shrimp bran, sesame are all very rich in calcium. If there is not enough calcium intake from the diet, puerperae can eat some calcium tablet or bone meal for supplementation. The supplementation of iron is also very important. In order to prevent the occurrence of anemia, puerperae should eat more foods containing heme iron in their daily diet, such as pig blood, bean curd, liver and so on.

Fourth, appropriate vitamins
Fat-soluble vitamins such as vitamin A and D, water-soluble vitamins such as vitamin B1 and B2 can all be obtained from the daily diets. So puerperae should eat more lean meat, coarse food grain and liver, milk, eggs, mushrooms, seaweed and so on.

In a word, daily diet is very important for puerperae, whether for their own body or their babies. As a result, puerperae should follow the above suggestions, and try to eat more of the foods that are most suitable for them in daily diets.