Postpartum Meal Planning: Top 5 Tips
When recovering from childbirth, chores and normal household tasks are to be delegated to others. Here are some tips and tricks to make this time easier:
Freezer Meals - make double portions during pregnancy and freeze for easy heating during the first few weeks home
Budget for take-out or delivery- work outsourcing dinners into your budget. Either takeout or delivery services. You can even place gift cards to restaurants on some registries such as Baby List.
Embrace Paper Plates- for these first few weeks home, embrace disposable dishes. Opt for paper instead of styrofoam or plastic when choosing disposable dishes
Have someone set up a meal train- some people put a sign up sheet at their shower for meals. There are also online calendars for just this purpose such as mealtrain.
Pressure cooker and slow cooker meals- there are tons of easy to prepare ahead of time pressure cooker meals and slow cooker meals on this Pinterest board . Toss in and press start is fool proof enough even for partners who are not kitchen savvy.
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