31/10/2025
Something a little different.
This time for me, postpartum means chasing a neurotic nearly 3 year old about while looking after a newborn. Looking after myself was looking like it was going to take a back seat.
Mornings fuelled by coffee and a quick (not nutritious) breakfast to get me up and about for the long list of activities and to-do's for the day, and you guessed it, a hard crash. Snacking endlessly with nowhere near enough actual fuel to get me through even part of the day.
I turned to making some really quick to put together, but batch made foods that focussed on protein and fibre to front load my day.
I'll share a few with you as I make them now, because they'll definitely keep me going on my return to work.
Baked Oats (apple and rhubarb for this one)
- 2 mashed bananas
- 2 cups stewed apple and rhubarb
- 2 cups oats
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1 cup vanilla protein powder ( 2 would be crazy 🤪)
- 2 Tbsp honey or maple syrup
- 2 cups milk of choice
- 2 Tbsp nuts and seeds for topping
Mix together in a bowl, pour into baking dish. Cook at 180 for 45mins. Serve with greek yoghurt or a protein yoghurt for an extra dose to start the day.
Can you tell I'm a bit lazy when I'm making up my measurements?! This bakes a sticky brownie style consistency, if you wanted something a bit more cakey just reduce the milk amount.
