Breastfeeding Vegan

I make lentil soup quite a lot as it’s so quick and healthy! I literally fry onions, then add lentils, tinned tomatoes, a stock cube, water, and any veg in the fridge. I have it with bread or just on it’s own and always make loads at a time so I have plenty leftover. I also make wholewheat pasta dishes, roasted veg sandwiches, couscous salad, stuffed mushrooms/peppers, homemade pizza, shepherds/cottage pie… I find all these things great because you makes loads at a time!❤️

@Mimi yeah I totally run out of steam every now and then too! Glad my comments could help and good luck with getting your flow and steam back :)

Thanks @Fleur lots of great ideas!! You’ve reminded me of making some dressings perhaps to go with veggies. Your breakfast sounds lovely. We have a similar interest in a mixed palate to get variety. I had just run out of steam, energy and time. I’m loving all the creative vegans here!

Also, although I prefer home cooked butter beans and mung beans etc, for speed and ease I sometimes just get an organic can of them pre soaked / ready to go. Butter beans are so filling and nice to add to all the veg fruit snacks

Happy to buddy up :)

During pregnancy I had energy in morning but not so much in evening so I do all my cooking / food prep first thing when I wake up (first 15-30mins of the day) then I can just relax knowing my needs will be met that day. Takes some pressure off. Oh and I drink blackstrap molasses every morning too, super easy and quick just a spoon of it inside a glass of water (half room temp /cold water, half boiled / kettle water) then mix the spoon and drink

Brussel sprouts and potatoes are easy to steam for a few minutes then just have them in a container, and snack on them by dipping them in a nice dressing / sauce whenever you feel like

I also buy small cucumbers that are easy to snack on, sometimes put them in the juicer to rehydrate. Other ideas: cook a batch of quinoa (super fast and easy) and then store in fridge. Whenever you want some, take a portion out and mix all your veg / nuts / seeds / avocado / olives / chestnuts inside and sprinkle balsamic glaze et voila! More filling, has nice balance of protein and carbs and variety of ingredients (you can throw anything inside quinoa, it will work because it’s such a neutral base!) oh and another dressing idea I sometimes do: mix tahini + balsamic vinegar (plus olive oil) or sprinkle sesame seeds everywhere (and hemp seeds for those omega 3)

I’m a GF vegan! Soon to be (hopefully) breastfeeding :) my super easy breakfast routine: lightly warm some cashew milk in the pan (30seconds) then add to bowl with chia seeds, Goji berries, fresh fruit, chocolate, hemp seeds on top. dried figs are highly nutritious & easy to add to your nuts / olives bowls. I like having a variety of tastes around me (sweet sour astringent etc) so things like roasted red peppers, capers, pickled gerkins (store bought for ease, not perfect but at least not as processed as other items) Plus clementines (quick to peel) I also find rice pasta very quick and easy to make or my hubby makes a large batch of garlic potato purée weekly (it has mustard in there for taste too) and I can easily reheat small portions whenever I need. Another idea to get a load of nutrients: 1 avocado, 2 bananas, a bit of coconut yogurt and a couple of dates in a blender to make a delicious purée- can be stored in the fridge and eaten at intervals if you can’t eat it all at once

@Goretti 🇯🇲🇺🇸 I may just have to try it!

Scrambled tofu is soooo yum!!! I’d rather eat that than that Vegan Egg stuff they sell.

Thanks all for your suggestions! I’m not currently raw. Couldn’t hack it during my pregnancy😂. I’m not strict at the moment but I just try to stay away from too much processed foods. It’s trying to find foods that are quick, easy, nutrient dense and healthy! Never thought to batch cook sweet potato! @Carolina @Katrina Macdonald I don’t know if I’m brave enough to try scrambled tofu! 😩

Vegan mum & currently breastfeeding! Hoping to BF for a whole year! I’m not raw vegan though but I am trying to have minimal fake meats and stuff. I use tofu for a lot of things - my fave is making scrambled “ egg” with it 😄

Lots of Fruits and smoothies with bananas and dates. If you aren't too strict with the raw foods, baked sweet and regular potatoes are a good quick food if you make em in a batch and snack on it. I usually put maple syrup and cinnamon on my sweet potatos and sometimes eat it cold. I don't mind it.

I’m not raw vegan so I don’t think I can offer more advice than what’s been given. I mostly eat Caribbean dishes with a vegan spin. (Ie. Curry chickpeas, jerk Jack fruit, brown stew lentils, etc). Sometimes I’ll cook Asian dishes with tofu or order Indian or Mediterranean food. Sometimes Mexican minus the meat and cheese of course, there’s so many possibilities….

@Emma I like your thinking 🤩! I hadn’t considered ready meals!! I have the outdated mentality of them not being “healthy” but perhaps I need to challenge that and look into those two! Sending you a message 😊

Lots of variations of something on toast I e hummus / baked beans / banana and peanut butter with flax/chia etc And allplants and jamnvegan ready meals getting me through (the allplants ones are quite nutritious!) Happy to buddy up! Xx