Healthy Postpartum Freezer Meals
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Carrot Cake Bars
A delicious protein packed naked carrot cake that's perfect as a grab and go snack or breakfast. Gluten Free / Wheat Free, Dairy Free and Refined sugar Free
Ingredients
- 2 carrots grated finely 3/4 cup
- 2 cups almond meal blanched or spelt flour
- 3 tbs ev olive or coconut oil
- 1.5 tsp baking powder
- 3 large eggs
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 ⁄2 tsp ground ginger
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1/3 cup water or almond milk or your choice of milk
- 1 ⁄2 cup coconut sugar or honey
- Optional 1⁄4 cup walnuts
Instructions
- 1.Preheat oven to 180°C and line a square cake tin
- 2.Beat the eggs and coconut sugar for 2-3 minutes
- 3.Mix in other ingredients with spoon until well combined.
- 4.Pour into cake pan and bake for 20minutes or until skewer comes out clean. 5.Cool on a wire rack and cut into individual pieces and store in airtight container.
"Rustic" Lasagne GF DF
Gluten and dairy free lasagne. A super easy and nourishing mid week meal or double batch for an extra freezer meal.
Servings: 6 serves
Ingredients
- 700 g jar Passata
- 1.5 cups bone broth or stock
- 500 g Beef Mince
- 2 tsp Italian Herbs
- 1 Onion
- 2 Large Cloves Garlic
- 2 large zucchini sliced into strips to layer 2 Carrots, grated
- 1 Can tinned tomatoes
- 1 pack GF Lasagne sheets oven ready Optional: 1/4 cup grated goat cheese or Nutritional yeast
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C and lightly oil a large rectangular baking dish
- Dice onion and grate carrot, add to a pan with mince & garlic Break mince apart and stir until cooked. Meanwhile slice your zucchini into long strips to layer onto lasagne sheets
- Once mince is cooked add passata, broth and tinned tomatoes. Allow to simmer for minimum 5 minutes (or simmer for longer and come back to it when you're ready to assemble)
- Putting together: start by pouring half a cup of mince mixture into the dish then layer with lasagne sheets and a layer of zucchini strips.
- Continue layering using 3/4 cup of mince, followed by lasagne sheets and zucchini, making sure mine is completely covering lasagne sheets (no dry parts)
- For the top, layer with mince and sprinkle with nutritional yeast, grated goat cheese (optional) 7.Bake for 50minutes and serve with a side salad or steamed veggies.
Notes
Freezer option: freeze in an airtight container and defrost overnight in refrigerater before reheating for 15- 20mins or until centre is warmed to your liking.
One Dish Oven Baked Chicken Korma Curry
A quick, easy, dairy free oven baked curry. One dish to clean and prepped in 5 minutes!
Servings: 4 serves
Ingredients
- 600 g Chicken Breast or thigh
- 1 cup frozen green peas
- 6 small potatoes
- 2 large carrots
- 1/3 cup korma curry paste
- 1 400 ml can coconut milk
- 1/4 cup fresh coriander to serve
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180°C
- Lightly spray baking dish. Wash potatoes and cut into quarters (or small pieces if you're using larger potatoes).
- Chop chicken and carrots into bite sized pieces.
- Mix all ingredients except coriander together in the baking dish. Cover with foil and bake in the oven for 40-50minutes or until veggies are tender.
- Uncover, top with coriander and serve!
- Can be served with rice or mix with chopped kale.
Choc Chunk Protein Oat Bars
A delicious gluten free, low sugar and high protein slice to satisfy the 3pm sugar cravings.
Servings: 12 bars
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup dessicated coconut ⠀
- 2 TBS honey
- 1 tsp vanilla extract ⠀⠀
- 2 cups oats⠀ (GF)
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate broken into chunks
- 1/2 cup coconut or almond milk
- 3 TBS Peanut Butter
- 2 TBS Chia seeds
- 1/4 cup protein powder I use vital pea protein or almond meal
- 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 160° and line a square baking tin. Pulse all dry ingredients except choc chips in blender or processer (can skip this step, see note below)
- Mix together with rest of ingredients in a bowl until it forms a sticky dough and press into baking tin. Bake for 20-25minutes until edges are golden
- Let completely cool before slicing and store in an airtight container for 4-5 days.
Notes
** If you don't have a blender or food processor, combine all ingredients and add 1 egg to mixture.
Banana Berry Muffins
1 bowl, super easy muffins free from gluten, dairy and sugar. They are also high in protein, fibre and complex carbs to keep you full and satisfied.
Servings: 6 muffins
Ingredients
- 1 Large Banana mashed
- 3 eggs
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups almond meal blanched
- 1/4 cup shredded coconut
- 1/3 cup any berries - raspberries, blueberries, strawberries
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180
- Mix all ingredients except berries until combined.
- Stir through berries last.
- Pour into muffin tin and bake for 30-40minutes or until skewer comes out clean.
Notes
(may need to cover with tin foil halfway through if over browning)
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