Ayurvedic Diet Chart for New Mothers
A balanced postpartum diet helps new mothers recover faster, boost immunity, and improve breast milk quality. This Ayurvedic diet plan for new mothers includes nutrient-rich, easily digestible foods while avoiding heavy or hard-to-digest items.
| Breakfast Ideas for New Mothers |
| Fresh amla juice |
Little millet pulao |
| Almond milk with flattened rice (poha) |
Fresh sugarcane juice |
| Barley chapatti |
Bajra chapatti with ghee |
| Soaked almonds |
Coconut halwa |
| Beans curry |
Barley porridge |
| Lunch Menu for Postpartum Recovery |
| Pigeon pea-coconut curry |
Moong bean-citron curry with brown rice |
| Fresh fruit salad |
Fresh vegetable stir-fry (cauliflower, peas) |
| Chapatti made from mixed grains (ragi, oats, jowar) |
| Pepper corn-carrot curry |
Red rice pulao |
| Carrot & beetroot stir fry |
Multigrain roti with ghee |
| Healthy Snacks for Lactating Mothers |
| Red rice upma |
Roasted chickpea-jaggery mixture |
| Semolina-citron upma |
Jaggery water |
| Wheat jaggery raab (sweet soup) |
Mixed vegetable soup |
| Dinner Options for New Mothers |
| Sponge gourd or bottle gourd curry |
Amaranth seed pulao |
| Amaranth leaves curry |
Ridge gourd or snake gourd curry |
| Brown/red rice gruel |
Spinach/fenugreek curry |
| Jowar roti |
Barley roti |
Foods to Avoid After Delivery:
Carbonated drinks or soda bicarbonate-rich beverages.
Black gram and split black gram preparations.
Packaged foods, tinned fruits, and canned beans.
Heavy, oily, or hard-to-digest foods.
Refined flour, refined oils, and deep-fried snacks.
Extremely sour or overly pungent foods.
Excessively salty snacks, pickles, and spicy dips.
Preserved and processed bakery items.
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Foods to Consume in Moderation:
Roasted or fried dry fruits.
Raw or overly baked foods.
Excess chilli, hot spices, or strong seasonings.
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Best Foods to Include in a Postpartum Diet:
Cow ghee and coconut.
Fresh cow milk.
Nuts and dry fruits like almonds, figs, and dates.
Sweet fruits such as citron, amla, pomegranate, apple, and jujube (ber).
Whole grains like barley, bajra (pearl millet), and ragi (finger millet).
Multigrain cereals.
Vegetables like bottle gourd, cauliflower, beetroot, and carrot.
Green leafy vegetables such as spinach, fenugreek leaves, and amaranthus.
Brown or red rice.
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