Can You Suggest Some Good Snacks To Keep Up My Calorie Intake While I Am Breastfeeding?

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Can you suggest some good snacks to keep up my calorie intake while I'm breastfeeding? This is JJ Virgin, four time New York Times bestselling author, celebrity nutrition expert and Fitness hall of Famer. I've been on a lifelong quest for answers to the toughest health questions and now I'm sharing what I found with you. Welcome to Ask the Health Expert. Ashley from Instagram asks, can you suggest some good snacks to keep up my calorie intake while I'm breastfeeding? Hey jj, first off, thank you for making your science backed way of life easily accessible to the those of us in need of your information. I'm currently nursing my four month old, but I'm getting ready to remove the seven high five foods because I desperately need to heal my gut. My milk supply is pretty volatile and I struggle to make enough to feed the baby. Because of that, I'm concerned about my calorie intake and my supply tanking. Thinking having snacks between meals will be my best bet to keep that from happening. Can you suggest some good snacks that would fit within the plan? I have no interest in losing weight. I just want to feel better. I'm anxious to see what my milk supply does when all this inflammation is gone. All right, first of all, I'm thrilled you are pulling the seven foods out and I have some more easy to follow suggestions for you, especially since you're a new mom. So I'll be right back with that information. Stay with me.

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Okay, so it's calories and it's fluid intake as well. So here's what I'm going to recommend and it's interesting. I'm going to treat this like When I worked with athletes in my former life, I used to work with a lot of athletes, everything from pro ballers to heavyweight champs. I even was on a team helping to create the next heavyweight champ of the world to martial artists, et cetera. And when someone is trying to put on more muscle, I have them eat four times a day, every four hours. And here's what I'm going to recommend to you is that instead of thinking of snacking, what I want to make sure is that you're getting in the right foods, the right calories, especially protein and fat rich, and that you're also getting in plenty of fluids. So what I would have you do is two smoothies a day and two meals a day. Now it's going to be very easy to pull out the seven foods. And remember, the Virgin diet is built on drop seven foods so that you can feel better fast. But it's not Drop 7 Foods Forever. It's Drop 7 Foods for three to four weeks and then go back and re challenge those foods to see which foods work for you and which foods don't. As you know, if you're eating foods that are not working well, they may even not work well for your baby either. So I'm thrilled that you're going to be pulling out the dairy, the gluten, the soy, especially during this time. And I would advise you that those are things I would not want to see you pull back in. But let's pull out the seven foods and let's think of some really key swaps here. Doing two smoothies a day and using a clean protein powder. I have two paleo inspired and plant based that I like to use. Using a good clean protein powder with some healthy fats. Super important. And if you're looking to heal your gut, things like freshly ground flaxseed meal can be amazing. And then making sure that you're getting at your other two meals just like these ones, you're always getting some clean protein, some healthy fat, loads of non starchy vegetables and then a little bit of a slow low carb. But really focusing on the protein and fat. And really with those smoothies, I love them because you're going to get a lot of fluids too in between your meals. I want to see you drinking a lot of water as well. So in between meals, the water, two smoothies and two meals a day and let me know how that goes. All right, if you've got questions, I've got answers. Just go to Instagram DM mej Virgin and if you have not subscribed yet, make sure that you do@subscribetojay.com. This is JJ with Ask the Health Expert. I do this five times a week, so make sure you never miss a show by going to subscribetojay.com.

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