One thing I’ve found super helpful is getting purposeful groceries delivered they say or two before their partner goes back to work. What are purposeful groceries? Real food with minimal effort.
1-daily harvest smoothies and meals: are great if you have a friend who doesn’t eat meat/loves fruits and veggies
2-precut food: cheese slices, cut fruit, a veggie are all awesome, easy to grab food that is good for the belly
3-real food bars: kind bars, rx bars, gomarco bars are my fav. They’re made from real food a great nursing snack
4-precooked foods: rotisserie chicken, individual soup (Annie’s has some good choices), prepped food choices from your local grocery. I love to send a few yummy sides and a protein.
5-coffee!!! La Colombe lattes are my fav, they’re low sugar and have some protein. The mocha and pumpkin are 💜
6-breakfast: while it can be a little wasteful in terms of plastic individual Greek yogurts, chia puddings, oatmeal cups and the already shelled hard boiled eggs are such great options
7-snacks! Trail mix, dried fruit, nut butter packets are my favs in addition to the stuff mentioned above
If you’re close enough to drop a meal some tips
-individual breakfast sandwiches
-quiche or egg bake
-hearty muffins or a lot of pancakes
-salad, but keep the toppings in one container and greens in another, all that chopping gets hard with a new baby
-soups, freezes well and if you have them some single serve containers
-baked pastas make it in two smaller pains, one to freeze and one to eat