Comments on: Food as Gifts for Expectant Parents http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/ Earth Friendly, Budget Friendly Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:24:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Bethany http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-11150 Bethany Sat, 19 Feb 2011 22:52:01 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-11150 There is a fabulous meal-planning website I highly recommend for anyone organizing this type of thing. www.takethemameal.com Check it out! Way easier than the 200-email chain. There is a fabulous meal-planning website I highly recommend for anyone organizing this type of thing.

http://www.takethemameal.com

Check it out! Way easier than the 200-email chain.

]]> By: Jillian http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2963 Jillian Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:23:52 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2963 This is such a good idea. I WISH i had received food to sustain us. Those first few weeks i was starving for food but to tired to cook. We ate a lot of take out which did not help our budget. This is such a good idea. I WISH i had received food to sustain us. Those first few weeks i was starving for food but to tired to cook. We ate a lot of take out which did not help our budget.

]]> By: karalee http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2960 karalee Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:34:27 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2960 oops... try this - http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com oops… try this – http://www.lotsahelpinghands.com

]]> By: karalee http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2959 karalee Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:34:02 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2959 Just another website to help coordinate getting meals to people in need... very cool and handy, makes things much easier for the coordinator. As a mom of 2 under 3... food is HUGE - even if you are far from the new parents you'd like to help, send them a gift card for take and bake pizza or something... anything! :) Just another website to help coordinate getting meals to people in need… very cool and handy, makes things much easier for the coordinator.

As a mom of 2 under 3… food is HUGE – even if you are far from the new parents you’d like to help, send them a gift card for take and bake pizza or something… anything! :)

]]> By: Justi http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 Justi Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:40:58 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2951 My church family excels at serving new parents by providing meals. So many friends and families are eager to serve a new family in this way. A great resource for coordination of this kind of endeavor is www.foodtidings.com. My church family excels at serving new parents by providing meals. So many friends and families are eager to serve a new family in this way. A great resource for coordination of this kind of endeavor is http://www.foodtidings.com.

]]> By: Audrey http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2948 Audrey Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:52:07 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2948 My church has a ministry where if someone has a baby or surgery, they provide meals for that family for a week after they get home from the hospital. This ministry was such a blessing for us (it helped us survive!), that now we make meals for everyone we know who has a baby, especially those who don't go to church and therefore don't have the opportunity to be ministered to in this way. When someone has a death in their close family, we do the same thing, we bring them meals. It was a HUGE blessing for us, and we want other people to experience what we experienced, so it is now our family ministry! My church has a ministry where if someone has a baby or surgery, they provide meals for that family for a week after they get home from the hospital. This ministry was such a blessing for us (it helped us survive!), that now we make meals for everyone we know who has a baby, especially those who don’t go to church and therefore don’t have the opportunity to be ministered to in this way. When someone has a death in their close family, we do the same thing, we bring them meals. It was a HUGE blessing for us, and we want other people to experience what we experienced, so it is now our family ministry!

]]> By: Becky http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2945 Becky Tue, 09 Jun 2009 18:11:26 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2945 I had a handful of people who offered to do this for me and it was wonderful. Due to some circumstances we ended up with a lot of pizza, but it wasn't so bad. And thankfully my husband was much less tired than I and is good in the kitchen. I now do the same thing for people who just had babies. I try and ask them before they have their baby about it to get some ideas of foods they like. I had a handful of people who offered to do this for me and it was wonderful. Due to some circumstances we ended up with a lot of pizza, but it wasn’t so bad. And thankfully my husband was much less tired than I and is good in the kitchen. I now do the same thing for people who just had babies. I try and ask them before they have their baby about it to get some ideas of foods they like.

]]> By: Penny http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2940 Penny Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:39:39 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2940 I was so thankful for the few folks who did this for me. For the second baby that was all I really wanted people to give. ;) I was so thankful for the few folks who did this for me. For the second baby that was all I really wanted people to give. ;)

]]> By: Kristen http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2937 Kristen Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:56:22 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2937 I think this is a great idea and it should be done for all new families! My LLL group was really great for me - I'd started attending my group while pregnant and after my baby was born we were brought quite a few meals. I really appreciated that. I also did a huge freezer cooking session before my baby was born and ended up putting about 40 entrees in my freezer. I wrote a big blog post on it here: http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/freezer-cooking-for-postpartum/ My hubby thought I was going overboard with it but it was so incredibly helpful after he went back to work - I didn't have worry about preparing any dishes for a few weeks! I think this is a great idea and it should be done for all new families!

My LLL group was really great for me – I’d started attending my group while pregnant and after my baby was born we were brought quite a few meals. I really appreciated that.

I also did a huge freezer cooking session before my baby was born and ended up putting about 40 entrees in my freezer. I wrote a big blog post on it here: http://blog.naturalbirthandbabycare.com/freezer-cooking-for-postpartum/

My hubby thought I was going overboard with it but it was so incredibly helpful after he went back to work – I didn’t have worry about preparing any dishes for a few weeks!

]]> By: Larisa http://greenbabyguide.com/2009/06/08/food-as-gifts-for-expectant-parents/comment-page-1/#comment-2935 Larisa Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:16:00 +0000 http://greenbabyguide.com/?p=2873#comment-2935 I never asked if she followed through on this, but one of my friends who had her first child last year asked everyone to bring a recipe to the baby shower for casserole-type dishes she could prepare and freeze in the weeks before the baby came. I relied on takeout and frozen entrees a LOT those first few weeks. Also protein bars. Since I was recovering from a Ceasarean and was supposed to limit my use of stairs (and live in a typical bedrooms upstairs, kitchen downstairs house), my husband brought me breakfast in bed many days (he didn't have to work for the first six weeks--that was a huge help as we have no family in town). Now, when visiting friends with newborns, I try to bring some healthy muffins for mom to snack on especially during night-time feedings. I never asked if she followed through on this, but one of my friends who had her first child last year asked everyone to bring a recipe to the baby shower for casserole-type dishes she could prepare and freeze in the weeks before the baby came.

I relied on takeout and frozen entrees a LOT those first few weeks. Also protein bars. Since I was recovering from a Ceasarean and was supposed to limit my use of stairs (and live in a typical bedrooms upstairs, kitchen downstairs house), my husband brought me breakfast in bed many days (he didn’t have to work for the first six weeks–that was a huge help as we have no family in town).

Now, when visiting friends with newborns, I try to bring some healthy muffins for mom to snack on especially during night-time feedings.

]]>