When I work with families who have just welcomed a baby, I often notice that new mamas will eat sandwiches, skip meals and snack throughout the day or default to salads, thinking of it as a healthy choice. Nourishment rarely seems to be a priority. And of course, how could it be when you may have gone through a traumatic birth and/or pregnancy, when your baby may need extra care after the birth or when you’re completely exhausted and overwhelmed. 

Nourishment in the first 4 to 6 weeks postpartum is not only key for a proper physical recovery, it is also crucial for supporting your mood and mental health. I carefully pick and create my recipes to make sure that they are adapted to your postpartum body and that they will support your recovery and milk production - you don’t even need to breastfeed to enjoy delicious and nutritious lactation cookies!

Some key principles for postpartum nutrition to keep in mind:

• Fully cooked food: after birth, your digestive system is slow and raw food like salads and smoothies require a lot of energy to digest

• Warm meals: restoring warmth is essential to heal and food is a great way to generate it

• All the food is mainly vegetarian since its more gentle on the digestive system (I’m a vegetarian myself but I do recognized the benefits of bone broth and collagen in the postpartum period and I am happy to include it in my recipes if requested)