THE BLOG
Fueling Your Pregnancy & Postpartum Journey with Expert Insights, Practical Tips, and Delicious Recipes
I'm breaking down the research behind nutrition to make it feel positive and actionable (instead of unrealistic!) Whether you're a mom-to-be, a new mom, or a professional serving pregnant/postpartum clients, this blog is for you.
Magnesium Magic Bars
A one-handed, chocolatey snack that actually helps with postpartum exhaustion, stress and sugar cravings? Meet the Magnesium Magic Bars. Packed with pumpkin seeds, almonds, oats, quinoa, dark chocolate and more, these freezer-friendly bars are loaded with “mom-nesium” — one of the most important (and often low) minerals in early motherhood.
Salted Maple Pecan Collagen Bites
These Salted Maple Pecan Collagen Bites are a postpartum mama’s best friend: easy to prep, nutrient-packed, naturally sweetened, and freezer-friendly. They’re one-handed, satisfying, and made with ingredients that help replenish your body during recovery.
What to Eat in Week 3 Postpartum (Meals and Snacks for Recovery)
Week 3 postpartum is a perfect time to double down on energy-supportive meals and snacks — while still prioritizing nutrients for the healing your body is doing. Tissues are still repairing, hormone shifts are still very real, and your body is adjusting to feeding your baby day and night. The key is meals that are hearty enough to restore you, but simple and realistic for life with a newborn.
Postpartum Sheet Pan Sausage + Veggie Breakfast Burritos
These Sheet Pan Sausage + Veggie Breakfast Burritos from The Nourished Mother cookbook are a true postpartum mom hack: one pan, twelve servings, and a nutrient-rich breakfast or anytime of day snack you can reheat in seconds. These ready-to-go breakfast burritos are packed with protein and nutrients, and are easy to customize with whatever veggies, meat, or wraps you have on hand.
What to Eat in Week 2 Postpartum (Meals and Snacks for Recovery)
In week 2 postpartum the body is still healing, milk supply is being established, digestion remains sensitive, and meals that are warm, nutrient-dense, easy to eat are needed. Nutrients to focus on are those that support tissue repair, milk supply, mood and mental health and stabilizing blood sugar levels.
The Banana Bread Cookie
These cookies turn the banana bread flavour you know and love into a portable, crumble-free cookie form perfect for postpartum snacking with a baby on your chest. Breastfeeding and freezer-friendly, these GF and DF cookies are full of the nourishing ingredients that support your postpartum season including oats, hemp seeds, nut butter and pecans. If you have two ripe bananas at home (or in the freezer) - it’s time to make The Banana Bread Cookie!
What to Eat in Week 1 Postpartum (Meals and Snacks for Recovery)
For week 1 postpartum, I’m making healing meals that are warming, soft cooked, full of hydrating broth and easy to digest ingredients like soups, sipping bone broth, healing porridge, stewed fruit and of course, a birth day cake!
Double Chocolate Toasted Walnut + Sesame Cookies
The first recipe sneak peak from The Nourished Mother cookbook is here! These Double Chocolate Toasted Walnut + Sesame Cookies are packed with nutrition AND taste like brownies. The postpartum friendly one-handed chocolate-lovers dream!
Apple Pie Oat Bars
Sometimes, the simplest snacks are the most comforting when you need steady energy, nourishing ingredients, and food that can be eaten one-handed while holding your little one. These Apple Pie Oat Bars are soft, chewy, and warmly spiced with cinnamon and nutmeg. They’re naturally sweetened with applesauce and maple syrup, packed with oats and flax for fiber, and easy to batch-prep for the week (or freezer).
Gingerbread Lactation Cookies
These gingerbread lactation cookies are a spin on my original lactation cookies and they are the absolute perfect thing to bake if you want a sweet holiday treat, if you’re prepping a festive snack for your family, of if you’re just looking for a little lactation support!
THE RECIPES YOU NEED IN YOUR KITCHEN
Searching for simple, nutritious recipes for pregnancy? Check out The Food Doula Cookbook!
My award-winning collection of easy-to-cook recipes for pregnancy and postpartum, plus real-life advice on nutrition.