Is it possible to have cheesecakes while breastfeeding?

Can a nursing mother eat this dish?

Being a dairy product, cheesecakes contain a lot of calcium, phosphorus and protein, which are necessary for health. In whole milk, the protein is not coagulated, it can provoke allergies, while in cottage cheese, being in a coagulated state, it is easily digested and does not cause an allergic reaction.

During breastfeeding, the body's need for protein, calcium and phosphorus increases, which is why cottage cheese, rich in these substances, is useful for mothers during lactation.

Having a low calorie content, this dairy product promotes weight loss, which is useful if a woman has gained extra pounds during pregnancy.

From what month?

Due to the content of cottage cheese, eggs, flour, and semolina in cheesecakes, it is not recommended to include them early in the diet during lactation.

It should be noted that doctors recommend starting to eat cheesecakes 2-3 months after giving birth.

How is it useful for a woman?

Cheesecakes contain a large amount of cottage cheese, which is their most useful component. Despite the fact that heat treatment affects the amount of nutrients in a given dish, cottage cheese retains most of its beneficial properties:

1. improves metabolic processes, including the metabolism of fats in the body;
2. due to its low calorie content, it is a dietary product and promotes weight loss;
3. helps remove bile from the body;
4. helps strengthen the nervous system;
5. calcium in its composition strengthens bones, improves the condition of nails and hair;
6. iron helps increase hemoglobin in the blood;
7. B vitamins improve the functioning of the nervous system and muscle tone.

Who can eat and how much?

The mother can eat fermented milk products in their pure form and dishes made from them from the first month of breastfeeding. It is important not to overdo it. A serving of cottage cheese and sour cream in its pure form or as a dish should not exceed 100 g. During breastfeeding, it can be consumed no more than three times a week.

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When purchasing, pay attention to the method of storing the product and the tightness of the packaging. If you notice a spoiled product (unpleasant odor, changed color, viscous consistency), do not hesitate to throw it in the trash. Eating such food can be harmful and even dangerous. Diarrhea, colic and poisoning - these can be the consequences of taking a low-quality product. Mothers with lactose intolerance should avoid fermented milk products while breastfeeding. This congenital feature is associated with a lack of an enzyme in the body that could digest lactose, which, as is known, is found in all dairy products. Most likely, the baby will also inherit this feature.

People suffering from kidney disease, gastritis or atherosclerosis should be very careful when consuming the fermented milk product in question. Protein in the body of such people will be very poorly absorbed.

The fat content of cottage cheese directly depends on the fat content of the milk used for its production. Today, the following fat content options are distinguished: 0%, 1%, 4.5%, 9% and even 18-20%. If you want to prepare dishes or baked goods from curd products, take a low-fat or even low-fat option, because other ingredients will already add calories to the dish. It is quite possible to pamper yourself with a pure product with high fat content already in the first month after giving birth, but in this case it is important for a young parent not to get carried away and not to overdo it with the quantity.

Is it allowed in baby food?

When can you give it to your baby?

Doctors recommend including cheesecakes in complementary foods at the age of 1.2-1.5 years.

If the child accepts all the ingredients in their composition well, cottage cheese can be introduced into the diet at 1 year of age. It is especially recommended to do this earlier when the baby is underweight, has rickets or has problems with teething.

Benefits for the child

• Strengthening the newborn's skeleton, hair and nails due to the calcium in cottage cheese.
• Protein will help muscles develop properly.
• Improving intestinal microflora.
• Normalization of metabolic processes.
• Strengthening the nervous system.
• Helps remove excess bile from the body.
• The iron in cottage cheese increases hemoglobin in the blood.
• Improves physical and mental abilities.
• Increases the production of growth hormone.
• delivers phosphorus and sodium to the body. B vitamins, phosphorus and other valuable microelements.

What is dangerous for mother and baby?

1. Cottage cheese made from milk is contraindicated for mothers if the child is allergic to milk.
2. When choosing cottage cheese, avoid cottage cheese with a long shelf life; preservatives or heat treatment were used in its production. The optimal shelf life for cottage cheese is 2 days. You can make natural homemade cottage cheese from milk or kefir without chemical additives, the quality and safety of which you can be sure of.
3. You should not abuse this product, as it has a diuretic effect and removes a lot of excess fluid from the body. This can be a plus for edema, but is not very good for breastfeeding.
   If you consume no more than 300-500 grams of cottage cheese per day, it will not harm lactation.

   Abuse can cause a deterioration in the absorption of calcium by the body, the kidneys will begin to remove it from the body, which can lead to the deposition of stones.

4. We should not forget about the presence of flour in cheesecakes, which can cause constipation in a baby. If the baby suffers after the mother eats flour, it is better to refuse it and replace it with semolina.
5. Wheat flour is also contraindicated in case of a negative reaction to gluten. To prepare cheesecakes, it can be replaced with buckwheat or corn.

Are cheesecakes allowed while breastfeeding?

To understand whether there are benefits and harms of cheesecakes during breastfeeding, you need to carefully study the composition of the product. The diet during breastfeeding must contain calcium, protein and phosphorus. All these components are present in cottage cheese, so a nursing mother can eat it.

But you also need to know that cottage cheese alone cannot provide all the body’s protein needs; everything should be in moderation. Few people know, but this is a fact - cottage cheese has a diuretic property. Consuming it in large quantities will only be beneficial if you suffer from edema.

Otherwise, its excess in the body can negatively affect lactation, since it requires a fairly large amount of fluid in the mother’s body. Also, cottage cheese in large quantities is extremely unhealthy for women (and men too) who have kidney problems. After all, an excess of animal proteins triggers the process of increased calcium excretion from the body. The load on the kidneys increases, and this threatens urolithiasis.

Recommendations for use during breastfeeding

• Try 10 grams of cheesecake for the first time in order to monitor the baby’s reaction. If no negative consequences appear, feel free to include cottage cheese in your diet. If your baby has allergies, constipation, etc., exclude cheesecakes from the diet and consult a doctor.
• It is recommended to eat cheesecakes for breakfast in the first half of the day so that they have time to be absorbed by the body.
• Cottage cheese should be eaten in moderation, otherwise it can cause digestive problems for both the child and the mother. You can eat 4-5 medium cheesecakes (100 g) per day; you should not eat them more than twice a week.
• Choose the products from which you will make curds carefully. Make sure that cottage cheese, eggs, flour and other ingredients are fresh and of high quality.
• When first included in your diet, eat regular cheesecakes without additives.
  Subsequently, when the digestion gets used to the new dish, you can start adding raisins, dried apricots, prunes, nuts, dates, apples, pears and bananas to the curds.
• Avoid store-bought cheesecakes; they may contain chemicals that can cause digestive problems, allergic reactions, and even poisoning. Cook at home, it's safer and healthier.
• At home you can prepare unsweetened cheesecakes filled with carrots, pumpkin, cauliflower, broccoli, etc.

How to properly introduce it into the diet?

Cottage cheese can be introduced into complementary foods after the baby’s body has already learned to accept cereals, vegetables and fruits. In order not to miss a negative reaction to the product that may occur, the first teaspoon or half a spoon is given to the baby in the first half of the day. If everything went well during the day, the next day you can double the portion.

To understand the safety of introducing cottage cheese into the diet of a nursing mother, you must first try not only cottage cheese, but also the eggs that are included in their composition. In the first days after birth, it is not recommended to eat eggs due to the high likelihood of allergies in the baby.

In the first half of the day, the mother can eat half an egg to check how the child reacts to it. If no negative reactions occur within two days, you can eat the whole egg. After two days, if the baby does not have an allergic reaction, you can use recipes for cheesecakes with the addition of eggs.

If you still have an allergic reaction to chicken eggs, you can try quail eggs, which are less allergenic. You need to do the same with wheat flour and semolina. Your child may be intolerant to gluten, which is found in wheat.

If the baby reacts normally when the mother eats products made from wheat flour, you can use it and semolina to make cheesecakes. It is worth using first grade flour , because... The highest grade is often produced using chemical bleaches, which are instantly absorbed into breast milk and can harm the baby.

If the baby or his mother is gluten intolerant, you can try making curds with corn, rice or buckwheat flour.

Even if you don't have a bad reaction to gluten, you can experiment with other types of flour. This will diversify your diet and be beneficial due to the many nutrients these types of flour contain.

Recipe for breastfeeding

Cheesecakes in the oven:

1. Beat 2 eggs with 2 tablespoons of sugar using a blender or mixer, carefully mix with 400 g of cottage cheese, 4 tbsp. spoons of wheat flour, sour cream (2 tablespoons) and baking powder (half a teaspoon).
2. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees.
3. Spread the dough on a baking sheet lined with baking paper, one tablespoon at a time, or put it in molds, first sprinkling them with flour so that the cheesecakes do not stick to the walls.
4. When prepared this way, the dough is not very thick and it will not be possible to form balls from it.
5. Bake the curds in a preheated oven for 30 minutes.

Cottage cheese dishes

Cottage cheese in its pure form is very useful for breastfeeding, but if you want to eat it with sour cream, then take low-fat sour cream, otherwise there is a danger of the baby developing colic. You can also diversify your menu by including a couple of recipes from fermented milk products. Cheese pancakes, dumplings and casseroles are everyone’s favorite dishes that will delight a nursing mother who is very limited in sweets and delicacies.

It is better to postpone dishes with eggs for at least 2 months, because they are strong allergens. Let's look at popular and very simple recipes for dishes made from delicious fermented milk products.

Recipe for lazy dumplings

Lazy dumplings are a great option for a busy nursing mother. They require a minimum of time, but provide maximum benefits and taste.

Required ingredients:

• cottage cheese – 180 gr.,
• eggs – 1-2 pcs.,
• flour (or semolina) - 4 tablespoons.

Cooking process:

1. combine the curd mass with eggs,
2. add flour/semolina to them,
3. knead the resulting mass into dough, roll it out and roll it up,
4. cut the rolled roll into small pieces; if desired, you can roll them into balls,
5. Immediately place the dumplings in boiling sweet water,
6. After 5 minutes the dish will be ready.

You can serve it with sour cream. It will make the taste even more delicate and rich, you and your sweet tooth will be satisfied.

Cottage cheese casserole recipe

A casserole for a nursing mother using a simple and very tasty recipe will pamper her during the period of restrictions and make the family dinner cozy and varied. Let's start cooking.

Required ingredients:

• cottage cheese – 0.5 kg.,
• eggs – 3 pcs.,
• semolina – 3 heaped tablespoons,
• sugar – 4-5 tablespoons,
• vanillin, salt - a pinch,
• baking powder - 0.5 teaspoon.

How to cook:

1. Beat the egg whites separately until stiff peaks form. Separately, beat the yolks with sugar.
2. Carefully add the whites into the cottage cheese.
3. Add the ground yolks to the resulting mixture.
4. Add semolina, baking powder, vanillin and salt, mix.
5. Pour the resulting mixture into a greased mold.
6. Bake for about 15 minutes. To do this, preheat the oven to 180˚C.

You can make the casserole even more expressive with the help of nuts or berries. You can add these ingredients if the child is not allergic to them or if they do not cause colic.

Recipe for rice casserole with cottage cheese

Required ingredients:

• rice – 100 gr.,
• raisins – 20 gr.,
• cottage cheese – 50 gr.,
• egg - half
• butter – 15 gr.,
• ground crackers – 5 g.,
• sour cream – 35 gr.,
• vanillin - a pinch.

How to cook:

1. Cook crumbly rice porridge. At this time, pour boiling water over the raisins, rub the cottage cheese through a sieve, and beat the eggs.
2. Gently mix all prepared products and add vanillin.
3. Place in a frying pan, greased with oil and sprinkled with breadcrumbs.
4. Lubricate the resulting surface with a mixture of eggs and sour cream.
5. Bake in the oven for about 15-20 minutes. The finished product can also be seasoned with sour cream.

Cheesecake recipe

Cheesecakes are a favorite delicacy of all children and adults. This cottage cheese-based dish is not difficult to prepare while breastfeeding.

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Required ingredients:

• cottage cheese – 350 gr.,
• eggs – 2 pcs.,
• semolina – 3 tablespoons,
• vanillin - a pinch,
• sugar - to taste,
• baking powder - 0.5 teaspoon.

How to cook:

1. mix eggs with cottage cheese,
2. add semolina, sugar, baking powder and vanillin,
3. mix everything carefully and thoroughly,
4. form cheesecakes from the mass,
5. roll each circle in flour and fry with butter (or without it) until golden brown,
6. Usually each side takes no more than 2-3 minutes.

The dish is perfectly complemented with thick yogurt or sour cream. Let your food be healthy for your baby and tasty for you!