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Display Name:	TasJess
Member Since:	11/14/09

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I just found a recipe for breastfeeding cookies. These are supposed to boost your supply of milk and look YUM

Breastfeeding cookies

* 1 cup butter (225g)
* 1 cup sugar
* 1 cup brown sugar
* 4 tablespoons water
* 2 tablespoons flaxseed meal*
* 2 large eggs
* 1 teaspoon vanilla
* 2 cups plain flour
* 1 teaspoon baking soda
* 1 teaspoon salt
* 3 cups oats
* 1 cup chocolate chips
* 2 tablespoons of brewers yeast* (be generous)

Preheat oven 190 degrees C. Mix together flaxseed meal and water, set aside for 3-5 minutes. Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, mix well. Stir flaxseed mixture and add with vanilla to the butter mix. Beat until blended. Sift together dry ingredients, except oats and chips. Add to butter mixture. Stir in oats then chips. Scoop or drop onto baking sheet, lined with baking paper.

Bake 8-12 minutes, depending on size of cookies.

*put flaxseeds in a food processor to make your own meal if you can’t see it in the shops.

Meals for New Moms: Make Lunch! | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn

11/15/09 8:13 PM

I second the muffins. I usually try and have a huge stock of them before I have a baby (we don't tend to get a big influx of friends and family bringing food) and they can be breakfast, snack or dessert.

A really really yummy muesli and some yoghurt is a great idea. Quick to prepare, filling, healthy and yummy. Great to have on hand if you have a midnight munchie attack after feeding the baby! Anything that can be eaten one handed is great too - cookies etc. I would love the big fruit salad!

As well as salads, some nice side dishes can be a great idea too, rice mixes, potato dishes etc. Standing at the sink peeling veg etc. is something I find I don't have a whole lot of time for just after a baby is born. I can whack together a batch of pasta but fiddly salads and side dishes can be a bit of a problem.

I think the only major "don't" I would add is don't rock up with a big box full of veg from the garden that needs labour intensive preparation and/or preservation. This was done for me by a well-meaning relative and I ended up tossing out most of the 2 kg of silver beet that she bought for me as well as many other things that we didn't get around to using.

Meals for New Moms: Make Lunch! | Apartment Therapy The Kitchn

11/14/09 11:43 PM