Fresh fruits and vegetables will keep for up to five days in the fridge, offering a nursing mom the nutrition-packed meals she needs. Mom needs a little fiber in her life and I think she’s had enough pelvic floor pressure for now, mason jar meals are great for this. You can put these jars in the oven and they fit in the microwave too (minus the lids). Sometimes moms just don’t have the one-hour from freezer to oven kind-of time, and waiting that long will turn hungry into hangry. Mason Jars are also single serving, so mom, dad or sibling can help themselves while keeping the mess minimal.

One-dish meals are great for family time and for when helpers are in charge of dinner. Just remember to gift these meals in foil pans or tossable microwave plasticware so there’s no added stress of whose casserole dish belongs to whom. The last question new mom wants to answer is, “Have you had a chance eat that casserole I gave you?” Her answer would no-doubt be, “Which one was yours?”