A Meal to bring new parents?

katiejanie26 · July 2011

Our good friends just had their first baby, and my DH and I are bringing over dinner tonight. Any suggestions for what to bring? I'd rather stay away from spicy/gassy for mama and baby's sake. Thanks in advance!

iluvmylab · July 2011

When my cousins had twins, I brought them one lasagna ready to eat and another for the freezer.

NiniJ55 · July 2011

Lasagna would be great.

tosh24 · July 2011

iluvmylab:
When my cousins had twins, I brought them one lasagna ready to eat and another for the freezer.

This is what I was going to say. I don't know your cooking ability, but my mom brought over some homemade chicken broth with cheese tortellini in it when I had DD - it was great! Filling because of the tortellini (you can get store bought stuff), easy on the stomach (which I needed), healthy, and no need for a knife and fork...anything easy to eat with one hand while feeding baby is a bonus!

Someone also brought me over a fruit tray which I loved. So easy to snack on junk when you're tired and only have one hand. It was great having some berries and cut up melon and pineapple to snack on.

Ivana_Stolichnaya · July 2011

Careful with the lasagne if the baby is breastfeeding. Some babies don't handle foods with tomatoes or onions very well. I would call up the mom or her husband/boyfriend and ask her what food they would like.

2gr8pits · July 2011

Potpie, you can make a large one for tonight and individual ones for the freezer. Or Soup and Salad and Bread (or bread bowls). Subs. Lasagna or white lasagna. Rotisserie Chicken and potatoes. Chicken and dumplings. Can you tell I like to cook..and eat!!

rachbenn2007 · July 2011

chicken pot pie is good, thats actually what i told my mom to bring me.

LucyRicardo3 · July 2011

Chicken pot pie or Shepherd's Pie! Smile

emily61111 · July 2011

I've always made chicken and beef enchiladas (non-spicy) and spanish rice for new parents. They are super easy to make and easy to make big batches. I just follow the recipe on the can of mild sauce. Everyone has always seemed to like it as well, they ask for the recipe.

Qmommy · July 2011

That's funny about the spicy food. After my DD I was craving thai food like crazy so I had my BIL bring over thai food (the spicy stuff) YUM! My DD never had any problems with the food I ate though.

Some ideas:

Minestrone soup

Butternut squash soup

Pesto pasta (to stay away from tomato and other acidic ingredients)

Quiche

Mac and cheese (the homemade stuff not the stuff from the box)

BLT (assemble the sandwich at home and put in the oven when you get there to toast it for them)

Enchiladas

Chicken Pot Pie

Lasagna with fresh bread

Freshly sliced fruit (melon or other fruit that can be sliced ahead of time)

Simple roasted chicken with twice baked potatoes and salad (can buy one in a bag from store)

You can also bring marinated meat in bags for them to freeze for a later date.

lynettexrenee · July 2011

i always make new parents tacos.. and just bring of all the fixings! then they can make them exactly how they like them. and i usually bring microwave rice, in case they want to cook that for 5 mins and have fresh rice with it.

i think anything will be great, i know i wont be complaining when i get dinner brought over!!

Xtine22 · July 2011

Qmommy:

That's funny about the spicy food. After my DD I was craving thai food like crazy so I had my BIL bring over thai food (the spicy stuff) YUM! My DD never had any problems with the food I ate though.

Some ideas:

Minestrone soup

Butternut squash soup

Pesto pasta (to stay away from tomato and other acidic ingredients)

Quiche

Mac and cheese (the homemade stuff not the stuff from the box)

BLT (assemble the sandwich at home and put in the oven when you get there to toast it for them)

Enchiladas

Chicken Pot Pie

Lasagna with fresh bread

Freshly sliced fruit (melon or other fruit that can be sliced ahead of time)

Simple roasted chicken with twice baked potatoes and salad (can buy one in a bag from store)

You can also bring marinated meat in bags for them to freeze for a later date.

All of this made me very hungry and I just ate lunch:) It also helped me decide on dinner

SpitFire23 · July 2011

i always make stuffed shells. they're so easy to take a little or a lot out for a lunch or dinner. plus they freeze and reheat really well!

jiffy-pop · July 2011

Well, this is my first baby but I'm asking my FIL to make his homemade chili for when we bring home baby. Chili freezes well and is easy to warm up. Plus it is a whole meal in itself basically.

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