Nourishing your Wellbeing
Maintaining a balanced diet and staying hydrated are key components of your wellbeing as a new parent. Learn strategies to help you nourish your body, mind and spirit so that you have energy to care for yourself and your baby.
Food mood infographic.pdfBoost Your Mood With Food
How can foods affect your moods? Try to add these foods to your meals and snacks.
Myplate-Somali.pdfDooro Saxankaaga
Wax ka baro cunista caafimaadka leh iyo ku daridda cuntooyinka nafaqada leh.
MyPlate Poster_English_Final2022 (1).pdfMy Plate
Learn about eating healthy and adding nutrition to your diet.
Reflection questions
How do the foods I choose every day affect how I feel?
What foods do I like that are good for me, and how can I eat less of the ones that aren’t?
What makes it hard for me to eat healthier?
How can I drink more water? Find ideas from the CDC.
What easy and fun ways can I use to drink more water (e.g., adding a slide of lemon, setting reminders)?
How can I take small steps every day to feel better through what I eat and drink.?
More Resources
Learn more about MyPlate from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
Identify simple My Plate nutrition strategies to maintain your health during the postpartum period.
Visit Motherly to learn more about what to eat during the postpartum period.