Five Easy Nutrition Tips for Mums
When you've just had a baby, it can be all too easy to neglect your nutrition as you get caught up in your new role as a Mummy, the endless washing, feeding and sleepless nights. With my five top tips you'll stay on track easily and won't resort to grabbing sugary snacks or coffees to keep you going...
1. Always eat breakfast within one hour of waking up. It boosts your metabolism. Combine some protein with complex carbohydrates and some low Glycaemic index fruit. An quick, easy breakfast is a boiled egg (4 minutes to boil while you toast some bread) with one slice of wholegrain bread (complex carbs are wholegrain varieties) with half a grapefruit (lower in sugar than a banana).
2. Eat little but often - very 3 - 4 hours. That's three meals and two snacks. Eating more frequently boosts your metabolism.
3. Each day's food intake needs to have a balance of healthy fats (nuts and seeds and avocados), fibrous, wholegrain carbohydrates (wholegrain bread, and brown rice) and lean protein (chicken, fish or beans and lentils) along with abundance of fruits and vegetables which is your ticket for weight loss. Stir frys, salads and soups are quick, easy options.
4. Snacks are rice cakes (ideally brown) with hummus or brown pitta bread with hard boiled eggs, carrot strips, natural yoghurt and smoothies. These snacks can be bought easily from the supermarket and don't require lots or preparation time.
5. Drink water - frequently aiming for eight glasses a day. Muscles are 70 % water and if they are dehydrated you're feel lethargic and too tired to exercise.
Mon Sep 20, 2010 2:28 pm by 
