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The Best Lunch for Sleep Deprived Mamas

You know the days… the ones where you’re so tired you don’t even feel like coffee or food. Your body knows the only thing that is actually going to make it feel better is sleep! 

You can see in the video I’m struggling to string my sentence together haha! But I like to show up in the realness that is motherhood – the times that are hard. 

I want to show you that there are ways of looking after yourself after an all nighter with the bub or the weeks of really broken, up-every-hour kinda nights.

They wear on me too. 

But I’ve long figured out if you have options that are simple, quick and satisfying, you’ll be able to still feed yourself some decent food and keep your energy up as much as possible. 

So here is one of my favourite lunch hacks that makes a ridiculously easy salad and makes you feel SO GOOD. 

It’s exactly what the body needs but best of all, incredibly quick to make. 

I like to make 2-3 serves so lunches are taken care of for those days. 

Of all my 5 min lunches, this one is particularly good to save because you don’t need to have a lot of ingredients on hand (who wants to food shop when they haven’t slept right?) just a few staples. Add in whatever veggies you’ve got on hand. 

About here is probably a nice place to put a reminder:

This too shall pass! Seasons of sleep deprivation are really tough but they don’t last forever. Being conscious about looking after YOU  during those times is just as important as making sure bubba is well comforted. 

For more tips on coping with sleep deprivation see here…..

The Everyday salad with Baked Veggies

The salad I love the most! It's great for when you only have limited ingredients on hand and is so versatile. Add any veggies or protein you like and double batch if you want it to last a few days.
Servings: 2 Serves

Ingredients

  • 2 Containers / bowls baby spinach
  • 2 small sweet potato
  • 2 small beetroot

Any salad veggies you like

  • 1/2 cup cucumber chopped
  • 1/2 cup cherry or diced tomatoes

Dressing

  • 1/2 tbs dijon mustard 1 tsp stevia or honey, 1 tbs water to thin.

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 200C and line a baking tray.
  • Poke sweet potato and beetroot a few times with a fork, place on tray and bake 45-60minutes (depending on size) You can cut them into smaller pieces or wrap in foil if you want them to cook quicker.
  • Boil your eggs to your liking
  • Mix all dressing ingredients together in a jar or small bowl.

Salad

  • Chop and mix all salad ingredients together, then dress well with dijon dressing.
  • Divide eggs and baked veggies between the two containers, saving one for lunch tomorrow.

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