Easy And Healthy Food Postpartum

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When postpartum and sleep-deprived, making food is the last thing you want to be thinking about. There is no time. No energy.

Unfortunately, you still need to eat. Even more so than when you were pregnant, and there are probably others in your home who would like to eat as well. 

From freezer meal prep to pre-made breakfast and midnight snacks, there are some easy solutions that take little time and don’t break the bank.

Freezer Meals

If you have seen people on the Internet dedicate hours for a few days to making freezer meals, and think that looks exhausting, I have a solution for you. Instead of dedicating day(s) to prepping meals, when you make dinner throughout your pregnancy, double it and freeze half. 

I say throughout, because not every meal is great for freezing. This method will also give you more than a couple of weeks’ worth of meals. I even started to use them at the end of my pregnancy when I was too tired and busy to cook.

Smoothies

Smoothies are fantastic. You can pack a lot of nutrients into one cup and drink it with one hand while you nurse a baby. They are fast to mix together and can be easily stored for later.

My favorite is mixed berries, a mini avocado, plain yogurt, honey, and spinach. Fast, simple, and delicious.

Protein Balls

I have always called them protein balls, but I have also heard them called energy balls or lactation balls. A rose by any other name. All the recipes are essentially the same. They mix together fast, and if you don’t have time to form them into balls, you can leave them loose and eat them with a spoon. If you have a few extra minutes, ball form does make it much easier to eat in the middle of the night while nursing. 

These are a great snack to have on hand for so many things. I make them and eat them on my way to work in the morning. They are an easy, yet filling snack to take on an outing, and they are even nice mixed into yogurt as a cheater granola.

Produce

When I was freshly postpartum, I craved fresh produce. While it can take a bit of prep work, once it is ready, fruit and vegetables can be a quick and easy snack option as well.

I always wash and cut everything up as soon as I get home from the grocery store, so it is ready to go throughout the week. This way, you only have to get out and wash your knife and cutting board once!

Storing cut produce in mason jars helps it to last the whole week, and still be fresh.

I hope you found this post helpful as you prepare and enter your postpartum season, and it gives you more time to enjoy all your sweet baby snuggles without having to worry about what to eat. I would love to know what your favorite postpartum snacks and food tips are in a comment!