[heidilynne]

I'm going to visit a friend with a newborn and I want to bring her a meal. I need suggestions for things that are easy to eat with one hand - I remember that I always seemed to be eating while bfing.

 

[AllisonK]

The only thing I can think of is sandwiches or bite size foods. I eat while BF all the time and am drawing a complete blank on what is easiest. Definately not soup.

 

[heidilynne]

yeah soup was hard. but so good!
My aunt made quiche tarts which were great. Just eggs and cheese and onions or whatever.

 

[ashleyhaugh]

maybe some homemade hot pocket type things

 

[J-Max]

I make taco bread quite a bit and it is fairly easy to make and very easy to eat one handed. I make a regular batch of bread dough (I make whole wheat, but what ever you want). After the first rise when you punch it down, roll it out into a square (like you are making cinnamon rolls), sprinkle shredded cheese, and taco meat (hamburger with taco seasoning cooked in it). Roll it up and put it on the baking sheet (I use a stone and make a horse shoe shape. Let rise and bake it like you would the bread and let cool for a few minutes before slicing.

* you can also vary this and make pizza bread, use garlic sauce and veggies and mozzerella, anything.

 

[Chanley]

Lots of babies are sensitive to dairy through breastmilk.

My dh's coworker brought over big trays of food after we had our daughter. That was the best gift we recieved. My dh cannot cook (he says he can cook over a campfire really well but since we dont have an open fire in the kitchen...

: )

I would opt for indivually wrapped sandwiches for mom and perhaps you can take something over to put in the crock pot for her? A big salad tossed so all she has to do is throw some dressing on it. A big bowl of fruit salad. (those are my grazing kinda foods).

OR you could take over a gift cert for take out from thier fav take out place. Her dh might be able to pick dinner up on his way home.

 

[rosie_plus_one]

We made a whole bunch of English pasties. Take a raw bread dough and roll it out pretty thin, and cut it into circles - maybe the size of a bowl.

Spread raw meat, veggies, cheese, etc on one side and salt and pepper. Fold in half and crimp the edges so you have a sealed pocket. Bake for maybe 35-45? minutes. You can freeze them afterwards and just microwave them whenever you need.

The veggies and meat get steamed so they are just delicious. It's a one handed meal, no mess since it's all contained.

 

[BlueStateMama]

I always bring a healthy banana bread of some sort or muffins (adding in ground flax seed, fruit, oats for milk production, etc.) I remember waking up for night feedings and being STARVING. It was great to be able to munch something healthy at 3am!

 

[kreyno4]

Burritos or other wraps are also really good to eat one-handed

 

[wendizbaby]

You could make something like chicken noodle soup and then hold her baby while she sits down to a nice dinner. My doula made chicken soup with yummy rolls and my mom held my ds while I relaxed and enjoyed my dinner. It will be months and months before she'll be able to do that again!

ha

Wendi

 

[wonderwahine]

casseroles are fabulous in those first few weeks, great quick heat up meals, nutritous, filling.....and perfect leftovers

 

[StrawberryFields]

I made a bunch of Bisquick Impossible Pie type thingies, cut them into wedges and froze them individually. I ate them like crazy because they were so easy to heat up and filling because they were filled with eggs and cheese and veggies and some with meat. Dh was able to eat them for breakfast too which was great when he had to be up early for work after a long night with the baby.

 

[grumpyshoegirl]

I'll be the weirdo. I thought soup was one of the easier things to eat while nursing (still do!). Also yogurt but that's not something you'd probably make for a new mom, and homemade mac and cheese with extra-sharp cheddar.

I appreciated the lasagnes the most. Other casseroles are easy to eat one-handed too. My friend made me a pretty good chicken casserole, you can PM me for the recipe if you're not averse to using Campbell's soup (cream of celery or cream of chicken) and aren't a vegetarian. There's a spinach-and-rice casserole in the Moosewood book that's delicious. And I do a vegetarian one with lentils, spinach, chopped tomatoes, feta and seasonings that I absolutely love! You can serve it over brown rice, too.

Oh, and my sister's boyfriend made us spaetzle and lentils the night we got home. Delicious and easy to eat!

 

[jenmparrott]

I always take and wrap up cheese in crescent rolls and bake them. Quick bite sized snacks.

Jennifer

 

[sheandaru]

Here's an easy pasta dish that's awesome reheated:

1 box of rigatoni or bowties
1 container ricotta
1 jar of pasta sauce
2 cups mozarella
1 egg

Mix the ricotta with the egg until smooth.

Cook the pasta & drain. Mix with the sauce & put half in a 9x13 casserole. Layer the ricotta mixture on top (spoon dollops of it all around & spread if desired with a spatula). Layer the rest of the pasta & top with mozarella. Bake covered at 350 F 20 min, uncover & bake an additional 10 min.

 

[ferra]

After I had my baby someone brought me buckwheat pasta salad with lots of greens, carrots, tofu, peppers, garlic with a sesame/tamari sauce. It was nice because I didn't have to heat it up and it was really nutritious. This was the such a perfect postpartum snack/meal when I just couldn't get enough to eat.
I also ate a lot of cheese and crackers.

 

[Mama Poot]

My MIL made Irish soda bread. Its super easy to make, and you probably already have most ingredients to make it. I LIVED off this bread after I had my second two weeks ago. You need:

Flour
Buttermilk
Baking soda
Baking powder
golden and/or purple raisins

PM me for exact measurements

 

[L'lee]

It's not exactly meal food, but I ate a lot of homemade trail mix when DS was a newborn - I mixed cashews, raisins, craisins, and dark chocolate chips. Mmm! It was great for a quick bite of energy food while BFing.