A few tips and tricks to prepare your kitchen

Short term actions:

Buy your non-perishable ingredients ideally before baby comes and make a decent four-week stock.
If you can spare the cash and have storage capacity, buy in bulk (5kg+). The upside to this method of shopping is its cheaper in the long run, the downside is you need to have the cash up front. Based on my experience, another ‘win’ is that you won’t have to shop for these products for at least 2-3 months!
TIP: Purchasing sturdy food grade plastic containers with lids is a great way of keeping your food fresh and safe from vermin.
Cook a stack of broths, soups and snacks and freeze these before baby comes so you have ready to go pre-made meals.
Share recipes with family and friends and ask if they would mind cooking you a meal or two a week for the first 6 weeks of your postpartum.

Longer term actions:

If you don’t already, start growing some of your own food (maybe hold off for now any added pressure in this regard will not be good for your oxytocin, just focus on your postpartum but set yourself a goal in the future for when you are ready to give it a go, it is a lovely thing to do when your baby is older and encourages you to get out of the house and do something for you).
Purchase locally grown food were possible.
Get involved or take membership in a local food cooperative - you can do this informally as well by gathering a bunch of friends together and make bulk purchases through a whole foods supplier.

A nourishing breakfast idea

QUINOA PORRIDGE WITH APPLE

4 Servings | 5 mins | 15 mins

1 ½ up quinoa

4 cups water

1 tbsp ghee

½ - 1 tsp mineral salt

1-3-inch cinnamon stick

¾ tsp of coriander powder

1-2 cups of chopped apples

METHOD

Rinse quinoa twice over.

Combine everything into a pot. Bring to a boil, cover and reduce to a simmer for 10-15 mins.