Nutritional Benefits

Learn about the all amazing ways our traditional postpartum Mexican-rooted inspired meals, soups, drinks + treats can do for you, your body, your breastmilk + your baby.

Photo Credit from Gather Birth Cooperative

HolaPostpartumLactation — **Breastfeeding**

**Boost quantity and quality of milk supply**
**Strengthen yours + your baby's gut (yay, probiotics!)**
**Improve breastmilk nutritional content to fortify baby’s immune system + set your little one up for a lifetime of health**

HOla Postpartum Meals, Soups, Drinks + Treats.

Our Hola Postpartum meals, soups, drinks + treats are crafted with postpartum aiding ingredients, rich in iron, magnesium + omega-3.
Along with the amazing galactagogues, foods traditionally used to support healthy lactation.
Scared foods with your healing body in mind, allows us to pack the most powerful ingredients in our recipes.

Below are some of the postpartum + lactation superstars we talk about in our courses. Plus we talk about so many more foods + micronutrients needed for a healthful postpartum journey in each of our courses + workshops.

Class Descriptions

Rolled Oats

For decades lactation professionals have been recommending a bowl of oatmeal as the ideal breakfast for new mothers, and for good reason. Iron-rich oats are a great choice to strave off maternal anemia, one cause of low milk supply. The comforting properties of oats may increase your level of oxytocin (the “love” hormone) and, in turn, relax you and possibly help with quicker let-downs. Oats also deliver much-needed fiber to aid with the post-delivery go.

Ground Flax

Another loved ingredient in our products for post-delivery + nursing mothers is flaxseed. A rich, natural source of omega 3s (move aside fish!) which is encouraged for expecting and nursing mothers to eat to improve the quality of breastmilk. Research shows with adequate intake of DHA, infants have a reduced risk of allergies + positive influence on immune development. Plus let's not forget for mom it is a natural source to help fight postpartum depression by regulating mood-altering hormones. And to top it all off, flaxseed also provides the extra dose of fiber and calcium your body needs to recover well after bringing baby into the world.

Brewer’s Yeast

Brewer's yeast, not to be confused with nutritional yeast or baker's yeast, is a known galactagogue packed with valuable B vitamins, protein and iron. B vitamins are essential to help fight fatigue (hola sleepless nights!) and baby blues, plus may help keep depression at bay while having a positive impact on your mood. Brewer’s yeast is also a great source of chromium, a mineral responsible for stabilizing blood sugar levels (adios hanger!), and is considered a probiotic to aid post-delivery digestion. And get this: it can also help nourish your skin + hair; so enjoy your postpartum gorgeous glow!

Barley

Mothers often hear “drink a beer to help your supply", but before we pull out the coronas consider one of explanations behind the advice: Barley. A time honored galactagogue (a food or herb promoting/increasing the flow of a mother's milk) and a whole grain used in many cultures to nourish new mothers. So why is barley such a great lactogenic food? Two reasons: tryptophan + polysaccharides, one an essential amino acid and the other a carbohydrate, working in tandem to allow increased levels of a key hormone in milk production, prolactin (yay, more milk!). Plus barley is high in protein, iron-rich and fibrous, making it the perfect ingredient for mothers recovering from every type of birth.

Coconut

We're "coconuts" about coconuts! Because when it comes to coconuts, it's all about the lauric acid. Lauric acid is an antiviral, antibacterial and antifungal that is crucial in the development of a baby's immune system. Human breastmilk, when compared to other mammalian milks, contains the highest levels of this long-chain fatty acid. However, the levels in a mother's breastmilk rise with additional consumption of natural coconut products. Plus being a nutritious source of fiber, protein, iron + zinc, we love how it does double-duty to support your healing body AND boost your milk production.

Dates

Dates are used in many cultures during postpartum due to their calcium content (for increased milk production) and richness in magnesium (important for preventing depression). Plus they have also been shown to help curtail postpartum bleeding so you can toss out the adult diaper sooner (thank you dates!). And you know how you've been searching your house for every candy + chocolate since you started breastfeeding? No judging, us too. It's because many breastfeeding mothers crave sweet foods due to the loss of sugars in their milk lactose. It is no surprise that this lactogenic ingredient is also one of nature's sweetest, making our snacks + sweets irresistible.