When a mother is breast feeding, she needs to include galactogogues in her diet. Galactogogues are those foods that facilitate milk production and increase it. You must eat foods that give strength and speed up the process of healing. In the earlier times the mother was made to eat khichdi more often but nowadays doctors recommend eating a normal diet after 2-3 days of delivery. Here are some foods that should be included in the Indian diet plan for lactating mothers:

Proteins-

The baby is in the growing stage and needs lots of proteins. Mothers must eat lots of proteins for 2 reasons . one to meet the growing baby’s requirement and for self healing .

Protein Foods to include in a lactating mothers diet – soy bean, chicken, grilled fish and egg whites can be included in less spicy and grilled form after 15 days of delivery . Mothers can also get proteins by drinking a glass of milk with a spoon of protein powder recommended by the gynecologist.Take Milk 2 times a day. Soaked Almonds (15 pieces per day). Vegetarian moms can include a lot of orange masoor dal as it helps in increasing the milk supply. you can also include Mung dal , Paneer and cheese