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Aligator28 · March 2010

Did you prepare meals and freeze them before Norah was born? If so, did it help out, is it worth taking the time to do?

ShoeFanatic614 · March 2010

Yes and yes! MrShoe made a lasagna, lots of spaghetti sauce, meatballs and hamburger patties. My FIL also brought us some stuffed chickens from a butcher shop that are easy to just throw in the oven. It's been so convenient to just pull something out the freezer.

Believe me, cooking dinner will be the last thing you or D will want to do at the end of the day!

cakpeterson · March 2010

::butts in::

I ran to Maxwell's Market and loaded my friend's freezer with their frozen entrees when she had her baby. So if you're like me and don't cook much, this is also an option.

christenm · March 2010

Ditto Shoe, you're not gonna want to cook. We lucked up and some friends and family brought some meals, so that lasted about a week. We had frozen some stuff like jambalaya, spaghetti sauce (all lightly seasoned) and soups. We also ate a lot of sandwiches during that time.

Aligator28 · March 2010

Thanks Shoe! I think we are going to do a couple of lasagnas, enchiladas, not sure what else. I just didn't want to waste time doing it, if it wasn't worth it. Sounds like it's definitely a good thing to do.

cakpeterson:
::butts in::
I ran to Maxwell's Market and loaded my friend's freezer with their frozen entrees when she had her baby. So if you're like me and don't cook much, this is also an option.

I wish I could do this! I have to eat gluten-free so anything we do I have to make from scratch. My MIL swears by the Maxwell's oven meals.

Aligator28 · March 2010

christenm:
Ditto Shoe, you're not gonna want to cook. We lucked up and some friends and family brought some meals, so that lasted about a week. We had frozen some stuff like jambalaya, spaghetti sauce (all lightly seasoned) and soups. We also ate a lot of sandwiches during that time.

Jambalaya sounds good. Is it hard to freeze though?

joeysgirl2008 · March 2010

Holly Clegg wrote a Freezer Friendly book if you are interested in some recipes.

http://www.hollyclegg.com/book_detail.cfm?id=6

Aligator28 · March 2010

joeysgirl2008:
Holly Clegg wrote a Freezer Friendly book if you are interested in some recipes.
http://www.hollyclegg.com/book_detail.cfm?id=6

Awesome! Thanks a bunch, I am going to check this out now!

christenm · March 2010

Aligator28:
christenm:

Ditto Shoe, you're not gonna want to cook. We lucked up and some friends and family brought some meals, so that lasted about a week. We had frozen some stuff like jambalaya, spaghetti sauce (all lightly seasoned) and soups. We also ate a lot of sandwiches during that time.

Jambalaya sounds good. Is it hard to freeze though?

VERY easy to freeze. Just cook as normal, put in ziploc bags and squeeze all the air out. Defrost and reheat in the microwave.

christenm · March 2010

if you like white beans with your jambalaya - they are also freezer friendly.

Aligator28 · March 2010

christenm:
Aligator28:
christenm:

Ditto Shoe, you're not gonna want to cook. We lucked up and some friends and family brought some meals, so that lasted about a week. We had frozen some stuff like jambalaya, spaghetti sauce (all lightly seasoned) and soups. We also ate a lot of sandwiches during that time.

Jambalaya sounds good. Is it hard to freeze though?
VERY easy to freeze. Just cook as normal, put in ziploc bags and squeeze all the air out. Defrost and reheat in the microwave.

Awesome! Thanks!

ShoeFanatic614 · March 2010

I was leary of making all this food too but you'll appreciate it in the weeks to come. We also have had a couple different people bring us food which has been great. Frozen soup is my BFF for lunch. And ditto Christen to go light on the seasoning. Especially anything spicy. My girl didn't care for the gumbo I had about a week after she was born because it was just too spicy.

mzovoce · March 2010

ShoeFanatic614:
I was leary of making all this food too but you'll appreciate it in the weeks to come. We also have had a couple different people bring us food which has been great. Frozen soup is my BFF for lunch. And ditto Christen to go light on the seasoning. Especially anything spicy. My girl didn't care for the gumbo I had about a week after she was born because it was just too spicy.

? I am pretty darn sure you didn't give her gumbo do the spiced travel through your system?

ShoeFanatic614 · March 2010

mzovoce:

ShoeFanatic614:
I was leary of making all this food too but you'll appreciate it in the weeks to come. We also have had a couple different people bring us food which has been great. Frozen soup is my BFF for lunch. And ditto Christen to go light on the seasoning. Especially anything spicy. My girl didn't care for the gumbo I had about a week after she was born because it was just too spicy.

? I am pretty darn sure you didn't give her gumbo do the spiced travel through your system?

Anything I eat gets to her through my breast milk. Spicy foods usually do a number on babies tummies.

christenm · March 2010

ShoeFanatic614:
mzovoce:

ShoeFanatic614:
I was leary of making all this food too but you'll appreciate it in the weeks to come. We also have had a couple different people bring us food which has been great. Frozen soup is my BFF for lunch. And ditto Christen to go light on the seasoning. Especially anything spicy. My girl didn't care for the gumbo I had about a week after she was born because it was just too spicy.

? I am pretty darn sure you didn't give her gumbo do the spiced travel through your system?

Anything I eat gets to her through my breast milk. Spicy foods usually do a number on babies tummies.

yeah, anything spicy or too acidic.

MsGirl1 · March 2010

Yep, I was gonna add that about keeping the food not super spicy if you plan on BFing. Also, go easy on the beans. My babies had major gas/tummy issues and the doctor started asking me what I had been eating...I had no idea the chili I was eating was causing them tummy issues!

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