Recipes for things to be eaten one-handed?

15 years ago

A classmate of mine just had a baby. (Her first.) Another classmate is coming over on Wednesday so we can cook for her. (Things to freeze, mostly.) I had my baby last year and I remember that the majority of my diet for the first three months were items I could eat while breastfeeding. Things that wouldn't burn the baby if I dropped it on his little piggy, constantly nursing, beautiful head. I lived on sandwiches, raw fruit and veggies, and rolls.

Any ideas or recipes for things to cook for our friend? We're planning to freeze most of what we make so it can be eaten when they need it. Other than muffins and biscuits, what could we make that would be freezeable and manageable with an armful of baby? (Or maybe this is just the true secret to how "breastfeeding helps you lose the baby weight?")

Thanks,

Amanda

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lindac
15 years ago
Well....you could keep with the celery sticks, piece of cheese, apple wedge, bowl of strawberries thing....or you could go to things like empanadas or skinny slices of mushroom and artichoke quiche, or pans of hazelnut brownies.
You could even take a tray of luncheon meat rolled and fastenedw ith a toothpick, tuna sandwich cut into quarters and fastened with a toothpick.
Soup is out as are pasta dishess teak, unless someone will cut it into finger sized strips...
But lamb chops are good finger food!
But milk shakes and smoothies are likely to be a favorite!
Linda C
artsyshell
15 years ago
Soups could work if they were smooth and creamy, such as cream of something. Although broccoli and cauliflower are probably not the best choices for breast feeding. Chicken noodle will work though as the noodles are soft. Just put your soup in a coffee mug and slip, slurp and chew until finished. Easy enough to do with one hand.

Shelley
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Adnama
Original Author
15 years ago
Thanks Shelley and Linda!

We cooked today. I really liked the idea of empanadas, but we ran out of time. We did make a pureed soup, which I'm about to post, 'cause I really like it. Also apple-bran muffins and ham-n-cheese biscuits (the ham and cheese mixed into the dough) using Ann T's recipe.

Everything is cooling and/or freezing now. We'll deliver early next week after Thanksgiving.

~Amanda
annie1992
15 years ago
Amanda, I'm sorry I didn't see this sooner, I was going to suggest a bread type "calzone", or pasty. My girls loved it if I'd roll bread dough out pretty thin, cut into squares or circles and spread with various fillings, then fold over, seal edges and bake.

We filled my homemade bread dough with everything from scrambled eggs with cheese and bacon or meatballs with sauce or pizza sauce with pepperoni, mushrooms and mozzarella, to corned beef and saurkraut type reubens, to chicken and broccoli. They froze well, warmed up nicely and could be filled with a variety of fillings for a nice change.

Breakfast burritos freeze pretty well too, any combination of egg/vegetable/cheese wrapped in a whole wheat tortilla and then wrapped in foil or ziplock and frozen works well and I often froze breakfast sandwiches for Ashley with a fried egg and cheese on an English Muffin, sometimes it had sausage or ham too.

I think many things that could be carried in a brown bag type lunch situation could be converted to this particular use, but the freezing thing makes it a bit harder.

It's a very nice thing to do for a friend, I'm sure she appreciates all your efforts.

Oh, and I want to see new pictures of YOUR handsome guy!

Annie
Adnama
Original Author
15 years ago
Hey Annie--

Thanks for the tips! I'll probably get to use them. My friend and I had fun cooking together and I know that the food from relatives will slow down long before our other friend is ready to start cooking regularly. She's also a student who works, so I'm feeling motivated to lend a hand. (She did a lot for me last year, to boot.)

You know I'm always happy to oblige with the pictures. I had no idea I could be this proud and happy.

And a huge thank you to Arabellamiller for sending us the bath chair. Amon is intent on crawling around the bathtub and trying to grab the faucet, so the chair is a lifesaver for the nights when I don't feel like getting half in the tub to wrangle him. :)

How are Bud and Makayla? You'll post Thanksgiving pictures of them in the gallery, right? Please.

~Amanda
ntt_hou
15 years ago
Ohhh, what a cutie! Look at those 2 front teeth! LOL... it makes me wanna sing "All I want for Christmas is... my tswo front teeth... my tswo front teeth..."

I was going to suggest egg rolls, Vietnamese spring rolls and anything that is rolled up!
marys1000
15 years ago
I was going to suggest mini quiches. They seem pretty complete nutrition wise if you have some veggies in them and are supposed to be eaten luke warm anyway.
arabellamiller
15 years ago
Oh, oh, oh! He is just too sweet! I love seeing him in that bath seat. And those teeth are killing me.

You're doing a nice thing for your friend. I think you got some great suggestions. I would not have suggested soup, even though I love it. Just from experience, I've dripped my share of food on my kids' heads and soup would be bad. If the baby's bald it's no big deal (as long as it isn't hot!), but stuff tends to stick in hair....

AM
annie1992
15 years ago
Oh Amanda, he is just absolutely perfect, I want to kiss those happy little cheeks! He's growing so darned fast, though.

As for food, there's always pizza and Amon looks like he's nearly big enough to share that himself, what a handsome little doll he is.

bud and Makayla will be here tomorrow, you won't believe how big Makayla has become since she started kindergarten. Sigh. She'll still sit on Grandma's lap and snuggle though, so it's OK. Bud's too "busy" to snuggle for longer than a second or two but he's always good for a quick hug.

Snuggle that big boy while he'll let you....

Annie

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