what's a good meal to take to a family?

[Anonymous]

a friend just had her second baby and I thought I would bring over a meal for their family. Something easy to heat up.

Any suggestions on what I should bring? I was thinking chicken enchilada casserole but I know she is breastfeeding and there is a lot of cheese and green chilies.

Any suggestions on what travels/heats up well?

[Anonymous]

Quiche?

[Anonymous]

I did this for a friend recently and took them mildly spiced Indian food - potatoes & peas in a yogurt-based curry, cumin-spiced roasted cauliflower, and rice. They said it was really helpful because you can just fill a plate with exactly as much as you want and heat it in the microwave.

[Anonymous]

I just made this and the whole family liked it...also easy to transport and relatively healthy

http://www.ourbestbites.com/2012/01/baked-pasta-and-broccoli-with-ham-and-cheesy-creamy-cauliflower-sauce/

[Anonymous]

I just had my second baby, and I got four lasagnes! Yes, they were all tasty, and I greatly appreciated them, but that is a lot of pasta. So, my two cents is don't bring lasagne!. All of the above things sound yummy!

[Anonymous]

I was going to say ziti before reading the above..maybe a mild chilli?

[Anonymous]

I gave my friend a pizza from whole foods to bake in the oven, some romaine lettuce, and a jar of ceasar dressing.

[Anonymous]

Soup and some yummy bread product. Very easy to heat, easy, etc. Maybe a salad too. Also, don't forget something for dessert.

[Anonymous]

homemade mac and cheese

[Anonymous]

I've made meals for 4 families in our multiples club. I usually give the families a choice of several meals. All 4 have chosen the following:
meatloaf, mashed potatoes, gravy, salad, bread. I added frozen microwaved corn for the family with a 3 year old older brother since I figured he wouldn't want the salad.

[Anonymous]

we do salad w/dressing on the side, roast chicken, roast potatoes and carrots.

Usually do a fruit salad and choc. chip cookies for desert.


Chocolate should be avoided so the cookies can be for the family. Do the fruit salad without any citrus.


Bringing a breast feeding mom anything spicy, with tomato sauce or a vegetable like brocolli or cauliflower is not really great because it does affect the breast milk and then the baby.

You need to stay plain.
http://www.babyzone.com/baby/breastfeeding/foods-to-avoid-while-breastfeeding_87457#gallery/coffee

[Anonymous]

Maybe make something and buy an inexpensive crockpot and put the stuff it and offer to do it once a week. We did that for a neighbor with breast cancer. Each neighbor took a day. We also provided a salad each day.

[Anonymous]

Chicken Pot Pie.

[Anonymous]

Ok, stupid question but are beans not good either for a breastfeeding mom?

[Anonymous]

Honestly, I would do the enchilada casserole--green chiles are really mild and you can just use a little less cheese.