I thought this would be a fun and useful thread for us Pregnant and Nursing Mommas to help lay out our daily menu & activity to help plan and share ideas, recipes, advice, etc. I find it helpful to lay out my meals, then enter them on fatsecret.com or similar site to help track my food.

Any useful links I will update this post and add here!
http://www.breastfeeding-diet.org/

Breakfast: Iced Coffee
1 cup Decaf coffee
1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
Bad girl....I was running late for PTA Board Meeting and skipped breakfast!

Lunch @ 12pm: Baked Halibut + Side Salads
Kale, Apple, Cranberry, & Pepita Salad w/OJ + Apple Cider Vinegar dressing
Baked Halibut in Egg wash with Almond Meal breading
Celery, Green Apple, & Red Grapes w/Light Mayo + Lemon Juice dressing

1st Snack @ 3pm: Make up for missed breakfast!
Roasted Chicken
Mashed "Fauxtatoes": Roasted Cauliflower, Celery, & Garlic

Dinner @ 7pm: Quinoa Salad
Quinoa cooked in Chicken Stock
Cherry Tomatoes, Cranberries, Walnuts, Avocado

Breakfast @ 8am: Cereal & Iced Coffee
1 cup Granola Cereal
1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
Decaf & 1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

Lunch @ 12pm: Sandwich + Kale Salad
Roast Beef & Swiss on Sourdough
Kale, Apple, Cranberry, & Pepita Salad w/OJ + Apple Cider Vinegar dressing

Snack @ 3pm: Smoothie
Spinach
1 cup Trop50 OJ
1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
Vanilla Protein Powder

Dinner @ 7pm: Chicken + Kale Salad
Baked Chicken Breast
Last of Kale Salad

Breakfast @ 8am: Pancakes & Iced Coffee
3 Gluten-Free Sweet Potato Pancakes
Walnuts & Maple Syrup
Decaf & 1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk

Lunch @ 12pm: Sandwich + Waldorf Salad
Roast Beef & Swiss on Sourdough
Celery, Apple, & Grapes w/Light Mayo & Lemon Juice dressing

Snack @ 3pm: Fruit
Pineapple & Cucumber w/Lime Juice

Dinner @ 7pm: Roast Chicken + Veggies
Organic Whole Chicken
Celery & Rutabaga

hi,
Breaky @ 5.30
Porridge made on oat milk

Snack @ 8.00
Rice cakes (2) with Jam

Snack @ 11.00
Banana

Walk for 30 mins at 12.30 (3k ish)

Lunch @ 13.00
Rice cakes and homemade egg mayo

Snack @15.00
Banana and apple

Dinner @ 18.00
Chicken & veg

Will try to get out for a run.

Supper @ 21.30
More porridge on oat milk.

I'll try to fit in another apple and a homemade oat cookie
Lots of oats!

Poor planning and menu reading this morning...my dad was here and took him out for breakfast...turned out to be a mega-meal!

Breakfast @ 9am: Big Breakfast
Scrambled Eggs, 2 Sausage Patties, & 1 Biscuit
^^thought I was ordering Eggs Benedict, turned out it was "country style", glad I had sauce, aka cream gravy, on the side
Decaf & cream

Snack @ 12pm: leftover breakfast
3 Ancient Grains Gluten-Free Pancakes & Maple Syrup

Lunch @ 4pm: Chicken Salad
Chicken Breast, Celery, Cranberries, & Walnuts w/Light Mayo

Dinner @ 7pm: Leftovers
Chicken & Kale Salad

LizRR - I saw on another thread you are 4 weeks PP, after a Csec too. I'm just wondering how you have time to fix all these meals with a 4 week old? I was living off frozen meals at 4 weeks PP, and even now at almost 10 weeks I don't have time to fix or cook or eat anything really involved. A lot of simple cold sandwiches.

I cook, chop, prep in BIG BATCHES on Sundays for my salads (that's why the menu looks the same regarding sides), and when dinner time rolls around same thing, cook a BIG portion of meat for next days lunch. Green smoothies are a "go to" when I don't have time.

I definitely have to time lunch for when she naps, I can usually count on at least ~1 hour stretch now in the afternoons when she is in the swing. I have only been able to start it this past week though as the first 2 weeks were H-E-double-hockey-sticks! And I do have to put on Winnie the Poo video for my 3yo!

Most of these are familiar foods to me from when i lost weight last year so its almost routine to prep, I just need to be sure to plan. I do a lot of recipe surfing whilst nursing on the couch looking for simple ways to incorporate more veggies in my day. I am not really a veggie lover so I need to be creative.

Poor planning today...had unexpected visitors!

Breakfast @ 9am: Oatmeal & Iced Coffee
Steelcut Oatmeal
cranberries, Walnuts, Cinnamon, Agave Syrup
Decaf & 1 cup Almond Milk

Lunch @ 12pm: Sandwich & Chips
Roast Beef & Swiss on Sourdough
Veggie Chips

Snack @ 3pm: Paleo Granola
Nuts, Honey, Dates <-farmers market find, but $$$ and NOT low-cal

Dinner @ 6pm: Fish
Baked Halibut
Mashed Potatoes & Rutabaga
Pasta Salad (guests side from Whole Foods)

**confess to eating the rest of granola at 9pm...it was GOOOD

Oh man I need to dredge up some discipline. You're so organized.

If I eat breakfast at all it's usually only because I made an extra piece of toast while I was fixing my toddler's breakfast.

I grab whatever I can during the day to nibble on and don't usually get around to eating anything decent until dinner. And even then sometimes it's take out if the day hasn't gone as planned.

I'm going to aim to be more accountable to myself, maybe I'll start with getting into the routine of at least having a healthy breakfast. My toddler could benefit from an alternative to toast with peanut butter (rye toast and natural peanut butter at least) or greek yogurt.

I think I'll just work on breakfast right now and try and find a couple of go to meals that include more fruits and veggies. Thanks for the inspiration LizzRR!

I love this idea!!

Breakfast-
Organic Frosted Flakes with Almond Milk
Orange
1 cup of 100% cranberry/blueberry/pomegranate juice

Lunch-
Grilled Cheese, Organic whole wheat bread, two slices of American cheese, with red and green peppers
Banana
Boulder Chips, garlic parmesan

Snacks-
Parmesan kale chips
Baby carrots with hummus
Peanut butter chocolate Larabar

Dinner- (planned, have not made dinner yet)
Homemade Organic Loaded Baked Potato Pizza
Steamed Broccoli

Breakfast @ 10am: Pancakes & Iced Coffee
4 Gluten-Free Sweet Potatoe Pancakes
Maple Syrup
Decaf & 1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
^^late breakfast...I pigged out

Snack @ 1pm: Smoothie
Spinach
1 cup Unsweetened Almond Milk
Chocolate Protein Powder

Lunch @ 3pm: 1.5 Sandwiches
Roast Beef & Swiss on Sourdough

Dinner @ 7pm: Chicken & Kale Salad
Chopped Chicken Breast
Kale, Apple, Cranberry, & Pepita Salad w/OJ + Apple Cider Vinegar dressing

Breakfast @ 9am Cereal & Iced Coffee
1 cup Granola Cereal
1 cup Unsweetened Coconut-Almond Milk
Decaf & 1 cup Unsweetened Coconut-Almond Milk

Lunch @ 12pm: Steak & Salad
6oz Grass-Fed Organic Top Sirloin in Salsa Verde
Jicama, Cucumber, Mint w/Lime Juice & Agave Syrup

Snack @ 2pm: Smoothie
Organic Spinach
1 cup Unsweetened Coconut-Almond Milk
1/3 cup Organic Butternut Squash
Vanilla Protein Powder

Snack @ 5pm: Paleo Pancakes
1/3 cup Organic Butternut Squash
2 Cage-Free Eggs
Pumpkin Pie Spice, Vanilla Extract
^^hungry girl today, and got the butternut squash craving

Dinner @ 7pm: Chicken & Mashed Fauxtatoes
Organic Chicken Breast
Roasted Cauliflower, Celery, Garlic Puree

Breakfast @ 9am Paleo Pancakes & Iced Coffee
1/3 cup Organic Butternut Squash
2 Cage-Free Eggs
1 cup Decaf
1 cup Unsweetened Coconut-Almond Milk

Lunch @ 12pm: Salad & Sandwich
Roast Beef & Swiss on Sourdough
Kale, Apple, Cranberry, Pepita w/OJ & Apple Cider Vinegar

Snack @ 3pm: Smoothie
Organic Spinach
1 cup Unsweetened Coconut-Almond Milk
Vanilla Protein Powder

Dinner @ 7pm: Steak & Salad
6oz Grass-Fed Organic Top Sirloin in Salsa Verde
Jicama, Cucumber, Mint w/Lime Juice & Agave Syrup

Breakfast @ 9am Paleo Pancakes & Iced Latte Smoothie
1/2 cup Organic Butternut Squash, 2 Eggs
Organic Spinach, 1c Coconut-Almond Milk, 1c Decaf, Chocolate Protein Powder

Lunch @ 12pm: Salad & Fishcakes
Halibut, 2 Eggs, Mushrooms & Garlic (cooked&drained), 1tbsp Light Mayo
Kale, Apple, Cranberry, Pepita w/OJ & Apple Cider Vinegar

Snack @ 3pm: Waldorf Salad
Celery, Green Apple, & Red Grapes w/Light Mayo + Lemon Juice dressing

Dinner @ 7pm: Roasted Chicken & Veggies
Whole Organic Chicken
Rutabaga