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Examining what it takes to put food on your plate

The Food Chain examines the business, science and cultural significance of food, and what it takes to put food on your plate.

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Food for new mums

23/11/2023 GMT

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Which foods does your body need after giving birth?

Seaweed soup, aniseed sprinkles on toast, pig trotter soup and fried chicken. 

In this episode Ruth Alexander learns about what your body needs postpartum, and hears different food traditions for that time, from around the world. 

Chinese-American author Heng Ou tells us about her differing experiences after the birth of her three children, and how an auntie making dumplings non-stop helped her. 

Allison Oman Lawi from the World Food Programme explains the nutritional needs for the body in the weeks after giving birth and talks about how cultural traditions often get it just right. 

Mengqi Wang in China tells us about her experience in a postpartum clinic and how she managed to break the strict dietary rules a few times. 

If you would like to get in touch with the show, please email: thefoodchain@bbc.co.uk

Presented by Ruth Alexander.
Produced by Hannah Bewley and Rumella Dasgupta. 

(Image: A woman holds her new baby. Credit: Getty Images)

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