The Best Christmas Confinement Meal that Helps Breastfeeding

Today, we celebrated the Season Of Joy, from unique gifts to Heart-warming feasts.
But we never leave out the thoughts that we still have a lots of mother still in their confinement.

To allow all our mothers to celebrate this joyous occasion, our Chef Eugene have decided to take the lead to design a special confinement menu just for this day.

Breastfeeding

Breastfeeding is known to be beneficial for both mom and baby.
Breast milk is very nutritious and contains most of the nutrients your baby needs for the first 6 months of life.
Diet plays an important part when you breastfeed as the baby would also intake the nutrition consume by mothers.
Having a well balance and healthy diet not only aids mothers in recovery, it allows mothers to shed the pregnancy weight faster.

With that in mind, we used different ingredients to assist mothers in recovery and increase lactation.

Lets take a look on what we have prepared for our mothers . . .

Soup Of The Day :

Celeriac Pear Soup With Toasted Walnuts

Ingredients :-

• Celeriac
  High in dietary fiber, strengthen immune system, energy source for breastfeeding.
• Pear
  High in dietary fiber, antioxidants, lower levels of bad cholesterol, good for the heart.
• Walnut
  Antioxidants, Omega-3 fatty acids for brain developments of babies, good for red blood cell formation.
• Onion
  Improve immunity, reduce inflammation, regulate blood sugar.
• Garlic
  Improve digestive system, increase breast milk supply.
• Ginger
  Increast breast milk supply, reduce inflammation, remove “wind”.
• Milk
  High in calcium, source of energy for breastfeeding.
• Potato
  High in dietary fiber, antioxidants, reduce inflammation.
  

Winter Squash Apple Soup With Bacon & Sage

Ingredients :-

• Pumpkin
  High in dietary fiber, potassium, vitamin C, good for the heart
  
• Apple
  High in dietary fiber, antioxidants
  
• Onion
  Improve immunity, reduce inflammation, regulate blood sugar.
• Garlic
  Improve digestive system, increase breast milk supply.
• Bacon
  Omega-3 fatty acids for brain developments of babies, reduce cholesterol, good for heart.
  
• Sage
  Improve brain function, lower inflammation, boost immune system, regulate digestion.
  

Staples :

Fruits And Wild Grains Pilaf

Ingredients :-

• Farro
  Enhance digestion and cardiovascular health, high in protein, contain more than 10 different vitamins and minerals.
• Freekeh
  High in dietary fiber, improve eye health, build strong muscles, helps in weight control.
• White Rice
  Energy booster, stabilize blood sugar levels, improve bowel movements.
• Raisin
  Great source of vitamins, energy booster, improve baby eyesight
• Apricot
  High in dietary fiber, vitamin A, C, potassium and calcium. Improve breast milk supply.

Black Barley Millet Rice

Ingredients :-

• Black Barley
  Helps control blood sugar level and cholesterol, antioxidants, improve digestion, high in vitamins and minerals, increase breast milk supply.
• Millet
  High in vitamins and minerals, increase breast milk supply.
• White Rice
  Energy booster, stabilize blood sugar levels, improve bowel movements.

Main Course :

Roasted Chicken Leg With Cranberry Compote Dressing

Ingredients :-

• Whole Chicken Leg
  Source of proteins, improve immune system.
• Cranberry Compote
  Improved immune function, lowering blood pressure, good for heart.
• Baby Carrot
  Rich in vitamins and minerals, reduce breast engorgement.
• Parsnip
  High in dietary fiber, high in calcium and vitamin C.

Oven Roasted Meatball With Mushroom Cream Dressing

Ingredients :-

• Pork
  Source of proteins, improve immune system.
• Carrot
  Rich in vitamins and minerals, reduce breast engorgement.
• Celery
  Rich in vitamins and minerals, antioxidants.
• Mushroom Cream
  Antioxidants, source of proteins, regulate blood pressure, improve immune function
• Brussels Sprouts
  Rich in vitamins and minerals, improve bone health, maintaining vision, managing diabetes.
• Romanesco
  Improves vision, boost immune function, strengthen cardiovascular and respiratory system, lower cholesterol and blood sugar.
• Cherry Tomato
  Rich in vitamins and minerals, antioxidants.
• Oats
  Good source of iron, increase breast milk supply, lower cholesterol. 
• Chestnut
  Rich in vitamin C, boost immune system of mothers and baby, lower cholesterol, good for heart.

With such a wonderful combination of breastfeeding friendly ingredients, who says that confinement food must be boring? With a touch of modern flavors, confinement can be as tasty and as exciting as it can be!

Bon Appétit and Merry Christmas!