Parameters for meal to make for someone who just had a baby

[Anonymous]

Roasted whole chicken with potatoes. Salad with homemade dressing on the side. This is both pleasing to nearly everyone and easy to make.

You could bake some homemade brownies (super easy), or make some granola bars, or just cut up a bunch of fruit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone check that she wanted meals from people?

Because personally, I wouldn't want that. It's more stressful than managing meals by myself. I need to find space in my small fridge, remember to wash the dishes, give it back to them, thank them again, not confuse whose dish is whose... I'd rather muddle through, and have, with two kids and a couple of severe bouts of my autoimmune disease.

I would never take a meal to a new mom in a container that had to be washed and returned. The idea is to make her life easier. Strictly disposable containers, even though I’m usually pretty green.

When I take food to someone, I use serving dishes or casserole pots from the thrift store. Washed, obviously. I tell the family to either keep it or to donate it or to use it the next time they make food to take somewhere.

I like meal trains. Takeout is unhealthy and tiresome if you eat it a lot.

This is ridiculous. Use foil pans.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone check that she wanted meals from people?

Because personally, I wouldn't want that. It's more stressful than managing meals by myself. I need to find space in my small fridge, remember to wash the dishes, give it back to them, thank them again, not confuse whose dish is whose... I'd rather muddle through, and have, with two kids and a couple of severe bouts of my autoimmune disease.

I would never take a meal to a new mom in a container that had to be washed and returned. The idea is to make her life easier. Strictly disposable containers, even though I’m usually pretty green.

When I take food to someone, I use serving dishes or casserole pots from the thrift store. Washed, obviously. I tell the family to either keep it or to donate it or to use it the next time they make food to take somewhere.

I like meal trains. Takeout is unhealthy and tiresome if you eat it a lot.

I don’t have room for extra serving dishes and I’m not making a trip to Goodwill anytime soon. Please don’t saddle me with a chore in exchange for the meal.

+ a million, and the thrift store aspect is a little gross
Just use disposable.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I do, but I wouldn't if the friend specified nothing bland. I would probably ask her husband if she has any dietary restrictions since the baby was born. But it's probably too early for that if the baby was just born. It takes most of us a while to realize what we need to cut out.

Why not just ask her? Ask her.

She gave birth; she’s not in a coma. Ask her what she wants / needs. Ask her.

+1
This is so strange to me. Why not ask her what she’s craving? Things I don’t normally eat sounded so good everytime I was breastfeeding. It’s not like the mom is MIA - she likely isn’t working right now and has all the time in the world. Text her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Did anyone check that she wanted meals from people?

Because personally, I wouldn't want that. It's more stressful than managing meals by myself. I need to find space in my small fridge, remember to wash the dishes, give it back to them, thank them again, not confuse whose dish is whose... I'd rather muddle through, and have, with two kids and a couple of severe bouts of my autoimmune disease.

I would never take a meal to a new mom in a container that had to be washed and returned. The idea is to make her life easier. Strictly disposable containers, even though I’m usually pretty green.

When I take food to someone, I use serving dishes or casserole pots from the thrift store. Washed, obviously. I tell the family to either keep it or to donate it or to use it the next time they make food to take somewhere.

I like meal trains. Takeout is unhealthy and tiresome if you eat it a lot.

This is ridiculous. Use foil pans.

+1

Foil pains defeat the real purpose here. PP wants to thrift shop. This has nothing to do with the mother receiving the food. This is an opportunity to thrift shop.