Articles & Advice for Expecting Moms

As a breastfeeding mom, your typical day revolves around ensuring your baby gets all the nutrition they need. And that may mean having little time to get all the nutrition you need! To give you a helping (and healthy) hand, here are a few ideas to help keep yourself nourished and energized.

Breakfast

Your baby is hungry, you're tired and there's no time to have breakfast, let alone take a shower:

• 1 bottle of Similac Mom
• Whole-wheat muffin

Lunch

Leftovers from the night before:

• Steamed salmon with vegetable rice
• Applesauce
• Water

Afternoon snack

• Fruit juice
• Almonds

Supper

Good news! Daddy is preparing supper on the barbecue:

• Steak with grilled vegetables
• Baked potato
• Club soda with lemon
• Fresh strawberries

Evening snack

• Cereal with milk

Late night snack

• Oatmeal cookies with milk

Recipe highlight

There are several fast, easy and delicious Similac Mom recipes that can be incorporated to your snacks or meals. This berry smoothie is one of them:

Berry Smoothie
Makes 2 250-mL (1-cup) servings

FACT! Berries are high in fiber, which can help with constipation.

Ingredients

• 1 235-mL bottle chilled Vanilla Similac Mom
• 250 mL (1 cup) mixed berry low-fat yogurt

Directions

• In a blender, combine Similac Mom and yogurt.
• Blend until smooth.
• Serve chilled.

Nutrition Facts per Serving

Serving Size: 250 mL (1 cup)

• Calories: 198
• Protein: 12 g
• Total Carbohydrate: 30 g
• Total Fat: 3.0 g
• Saturated Fat: 0 g
• Cholesterol: 1.0 mg
• Calcium: 304 mg
• Iron: 2 mg
• Sodium: 240 mg
• Dietary Fibre: 0 g