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Meal Prep

By Angela Sawinski, edHelperBaby

Meal Prep
           One of the most underrated things that can be missed once the baby has arrived is food. Sure, you can go to fast food or order take out with the new curbside to go, but that can get expensive and repetitive. What about the home cooked meal? There won't be time for that because of the food preparation involved. However, something you can do prior to the baby being born is to prepare home cooked meals and store them in your freezer. Sure, it may take time now, but it will save lots of time down the road when you want a good home cooked meal. Here are some suggestions for easy stored-prepared meals:
  • Casseroles
  • Soup
  • Pasta such as lasagna
  • Marinated chicken or fish meals
  • Egg bakes for breakfast meals

       The home cooked meal can be just the ticket to a second wind of energy. There are other suggestions to making life easier in the kitchen post baby and that's going to your local meal assistance business. Each month these businesses have a menu list to choose from. You order what sounds appetizing and then go to the business where they have different prep stations with the ingredients all ready to go. You can prepare the meal or have the business prepare it for you. The food is placed in containers that can be placed in the freezer until you're ready to eat them. After that, you simply place that container in the oven or on the stove top and it's ready to go! When we had our first baby, we went to the local dinner helpers' place and ordered twelve prepared meals. Each meal cost about $10 but came with all the ingredients prepared and with the sides as well. This business even had a promotion that they would prepare your meal free of charge for new moms up to 3 months after delivery.

       The final suggestion is to come up with a list of family recipes that once you make, you'll have leftovers for days. It may not help with the initial prep time, but will offer several meals after which will save time. This can be especially true when making a batch of chili. The time it takes to prepare one batch will be appreciated in countless meals afterward. Also, expect to receive a few meals prepared by family and friends after your baby is born. This will be an added bonus. All this talk of preparing meals is making me hungry!

   


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