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New mum, recent type 2 diagnosis - looking for advice!

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CJ1001

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Life with a new baby (my first) is chaotic and I have not been able to get on top of my meal prep etc. Any helpful hints, tips, suggestions (especially re quick meals and snacks) would be much appreciated while I try and get my bearings! TIA!
 
Hi @CJ1001 Congratulations on the baby (diabetes, not so much!). I am not sure what the 'advice' on eating nuts around babies is these day, but a couple of slices of low carb bread and peanut butter is a good low carb snack, and cheese is always good, a bag on mini BabyBels are useful to have in the fridge. All the sensible stuff is not 'comforting', although more salad is better in the summer.

A quick cheese and ham omelette , or boil a bunch of eggs to have as cold snacks too.

And to treat yourself, some Lindt 90% chocolate, or greek yogurt with a few blueberries, or mini sugar-free jelly pots.

Trying to think of things I like that are quick, easy and satisfying for you with other priorities and minimal time/energy; they work for me too, being worn out by teenagers and general laziness!
 
Cheese
Cold meats, including ready cooked chicken drums and thighs
Eggs
Creamy plain Greek yoghurt
Nuts
Olives
Prawns/smoked mackerel
Use double cream in coffee for filling drink

All easily grabbable straight from the fridge, and easy to eat with one hand while other cuddles baby
 
CJ1001 said:
Life with a new baby (my first) is chaotic and I have not been able to get on top of my meal prep etc. Any helpful hints, tips, suggestions (especially re quick meals and snacks) would be much appreciated while I try and get my bearings! TIA!
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Hi congratulations on your baby. I have to make quick meals after shift work. My go to is air fried veg with feta. I dice aubergine large chunks, large slice a courgette, spray with avocado oil cook ten min shake then bung in whole mushroom, red onion cut in 4 not peeled outer part comes of easy when cooked, whole asparagus, whole baby tomatoes. Maybe some diced chorizo , serve thrown in a bowl with crumpled feta maybe over raw baby spinach . Can eat with bowl and fork easy to add other things to change it up . Eg olives or different cheese in the air fryer . Using a linner can cut down on washing up / lift the food out on the linners into bowl make light work of the washing up !
 
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