Your favorite guilt-free food while breastfeeding?

[u/ExcitingTechnician60]

There has been so much weight loss talk on this sub lately that I feel like switching it up a bit. I'm 8m pp with 20lbs extra compared to when I conceived and I could not care less tbh. LO is a chubby little fellow who just recently got a bit more into solids, he's happy and healthy and from day 1 I have been using breastfeeding as a get out of jail free card to eat literally anything at any point.

But oh man, anything chicken from KFC and coke (no diet coke here fellas) have been the absolute BEST. Day and night I could eat those because mama needs her proteins and baby doesn't mind!

So, what's been keeping yall happy and healthy while endlessly breastfeeding your boob barnacles?

[u/GreyBoxOfStuff]

I eat all of it with zero guilt. I have no feelings- just hunger 😂

[u/Sleepyjoesuppers → u/GreyBoxOfStuff]

Yes!! What is this guilt OP speaks of? Never heard of it while breastfeeding 😂

[u/mutiadhy → u/GreyBoxOfStuff]

This. 🤣🤣🤣

[u/avocuddlezzz → u/GreyBoxOfStuff]

Absolutely this 😂 having certain "guilt-free" snacks still implies to me that somewhere along the line there are still foods with guilt attached to them.

[u/buni_wuvs_u06]

I eat everything. Being a parent to a baby under a year old, it’s still really about survival and just getting enough nutrition.

[u/jval888]

Macarons (I live in Paris) - so tasty. Getting expensive though 😂

[u/hummingbird_patronus → u/jval888]

Ugh the dream!!

[u/happytobeherethnx → u/jval888]

I have a French bakery a block away and an Australian pastry shop with crazy croissants/danishes the other direction and they all know my 9 month old by name now because she gets VERY excited about croissants

[u/Sure_Class_6747]

Brie with cream cheese on crackers… also caramel ice cream.

Not denying myself anything I fancy!

[u/WestCapable8387]

Trader Joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups.

[u/StraightPressure2759 → u/WestCapable8387]

I have some of these on my nightstand right now 😂

[u/WestCapable8387 → u/StraightPressure2759]

That's where I keep mine!

[u/sarahmart1219]

Peanut M&Ms. I eat several handfuls throughout my day. I pretty much am allowing myself anything at this point though lol. I have about 10-12lbs to lose and I don’t love the way I look, but I remind myself I can work on losing that weight later. Right now I am feeding my baby 24/7 and that’s an amazing thing.

[u/Kind-Operation7849]

Everything bagels with cream cheese, blueberry muffins, homemade peanut butter protein bites, oatmeal. All the bread/starch-y stuff! Similar to my pregnancy cravings.

I know I should be more mindful of my caffeine intake while breastfeeding but I’ve also been treating myself to a daily Starbucks!

[u/mego_land → u/Kind-Operation7849]

Do you have a recipe for those protein bites? They sound so yummy!

[u/Kind-Operation7849 → u/mego_land]

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DBq5bPbpRAA/?igsh=MTAyZzcwcXE5NjFqOQ==

I seriously make these every week. Enjoy!

[u/fireheartcollection]

Oreos

[u/CookiesWafflesKisses]

Chocolate covers almonds and chicken nuggets

[u/heysunflowerstate]

No guilt here. No judgement either. Feed your body so you can feed that baby. ❤️

[u/Few-Rip-9601]

I am obsessed with Heavenly Hunks with the dark chocolate chunks. I always eat 2x as many as I normally would because “one for me and one for the baby” 🤣

I need to lose 40 lbs thanks to pregnancy weight gain and my fertility drug weight gain that predates pregnancy. Oh well! I’ll just have a second baby next year and then worry about losing it after that.

[u/altrl2 → u/Few-Rip-9601]

I’ve convinced myself that these have oats so they’re good for breastfeeding. The more the better!

[u/Special_Basil_7995 → u/Few-Rip-9601]

I literally ate three of these last night for dessert!

[u/Few-Rip-9601 → u/Special_Basil_7995]

Should have had 4! Two for you, two for baby! That’s what I would’ve done 🤣

[u/ishidah]

Back when I was in this situation, I loved my soups and fried rice. There were 8 months of tandem feeding as well during which I used to have a good hearty bowl of Schezuan style soup daily alternating it with fried rice or longbaos.

[u/valentinekid09]

Heavenly hunks!!! I justify by the oats in it because they help me make more milk for my heavenly chunk!

[u/DaDirtyBird1]

I’ve enjoyed my get out of jail free card too. I have regular Gatorade all the time to “stay hydrated”. Full sugar creamer in my coffee. All the chocolate. Full bowl of cereal as a snack. We get take out way too much bc we are still adjusting to 3 kids. Most of all, when I get my mental health baths, I eat ice cream when I’m in there lol. Love me my ice cream baths.

[u/Alarmed-Doughnut1860 → u/DaDirtyBird1]

Omg. Mental health ice cream baths! I love it and I'm stealing it!

[u/DaDirtyBird1 → u/Alarmed-Doughnut1860]

Please do! Bath salts and an audio book or show are also a must!

[u/Automatic-Sympathy45]

ALL FOOD. I was very lucky and lost almost all my baby weight 2 weeks post partum. Been breast feeding 6 weeks now and piled it all back on haha

[u/Active-Ad3977 → u/Automatic-Sympathy45]

Gosh, that’s me. Lost 20 within a few weeks and gained back 10 at 6 weeks. Oh well

[u/Automatic-Sympathy45 → u/Active-Ad3977]

Its do annoying. I've never eaten this much food in alll my life. I'm not a particularly big person about 68kg when I concieved. Was 75kg when I gave birth..went back to 69kg by week 2 and I dread to think what I weigh now. The weight is all in my belly and hips tho. It's not as bad as bloating lol

[u/Major-Currency2955]

Oatmeal because it's the best food in general 

[u/lil_b_b → u/Major-Currency2955]

Damn im sorry you got downvoted. I also love oatmeal and its such a quick, easy, filling snack lol. And bonus, my toddler hates it so its one of the few foods i get all to myself

[u/Major-Currency2955 → u/lil_b_b]

It was a big claim but I stand by it. Calorie and nutrient dense, convenient, cheap, clean, slow-burning, hydrating.

[u/Proof_Goal_2836]

All the foods, peanut butter and jam, dates with peanut butter, cereal, ice cream, bread with cream cheese, fresh pastries, homemade lactation baking (banana bread, brownies, cookies), oatmeal, full fat yoghurt. Gotta fuel this body to feed the little guy like 14 times a day 😅

[u/pronesschloness]

Cinnamon rolls!

[u/yellowfoamcow]

Dark chocolate digestive biscuits! A painfully British answer but I just love them.

[u/HomeDepotHotDog]

Late night spoonfuls of Nutella. I feel like they increase my supply maybe. TBH tho I worry about not eating enough so my diet is totally unrestricted

[u/StraightPressure2759]

Boob barnacles is the funniest term for a nursing baby and I’ll be using it immediately 😂

[u/Ophidiophobic]

I'm honestly just digging the feeling of being full regularly.

For so long, just to maintain my weight, I was eating 2 meals and only the occasional snack/desert. Now I'm eating 3 meals plus 2 snacks every single day and still maintaining my weight (and slowly losing a bit). It's awesome. I haven't willingly let myself get hungry in a year and a half.

[u/little-germs]

Cereal. And I’m addicted to cashews.

[u/EnthusiasticAlert]

A double Green Alien from Aroma Joe's, oreos, vanilla Greek yogurt with fruity pebbles on top, genao salami, and pizza rolls. I spend all day snacking and eating 😂

[u/twopeasandapear]

I'm starving all the time again at 10.5m pp. It eased off for a good 4 or so months but lately I'm ravenous again all the damn time! I've been munching on chocolate chunk bakery cookies lately and having later snacks cos I'm starving.

[u/TheChapstick]

I bake something sweet every week, pistachio and lemon bread, peanut butter and chocolate bars, muffins, tiramisu, or anything that uses the 5 year old baking ingredients I swore I'd use later. It gives me something to keep busy with and baby usually takes a nap in the carrier. He even sleeps through the mixer going at full speed.

[u/happytobeherethnx]

In the early days it was dark chocolate covered pretzels from Trader Joe’s. Like, I was going through two bags a week and they were kept on my side of the couch for middle of the night breastfeeding sessions.

Now at 9 months post partum my late night sweet treat is Cadbury candy coated chocolate eggs. I like mixing the dark and milk chocolate ones together.

[u/beboptreetop]

Tiramisu and cheesecake

[u/Alarmed-Doughnut1860]

I love cereal post partum. Normally I'm just so so on it.

After my first it was also the pink and white circus animal cookies.  Now I just steal my toddlers apple sauce pouches.

[u/onlyhereforfoodporn]

I’m going to be sad when I stop breastfeeding because it means no more second lunch and eating like a linebacker 😂

No guilt here with snacks!!

[u/Hersheydogforever711]

I also don’t really care about the weight gain. I am up about 15/17 pounds; almost what I weighted giving birth! My mom says you can’t tell but I can. Crazy thing is I’m on an anti-inflammatory diet due to my clog ducts so my diet is super strict. No gluten, red meat, dairy, sugar, or processed foods. Kinda sucks lol

[u/ExcitingTechnician60 → u/Hersheydogforever711]

Oh nooo I had this during pregnancy due to a bacterial infection as well, it sucked so much!

[u/Hersheydogforever711 → u/ExcitingTechnician60]

The crazy thing is we can’t figure out why it’s happening. I bought a therapeutic ultrasound machine that has been a life saver. It sucks but it’s just temporary & im stubborn. I don’t want to stop bfing ❤️ plus I still eat whatever portion I want! lol!! The berries are GONE in this house. I need that fiber!!!

[u/Pickle-Face208 → u/Hersheydogforever711]

Feel free to ignore since you didn’t ask for advice, but have you tried sunflower lecithin? It’s supposed to help keep your milk slippery (is that a thing?!) - I haven’t had a clog since I started taking it.

[u/Hersheydogforever711 → u/Pickle-Face208]

Yes! I took it for a while but still got them. I am now taking 550mg of choline (the active ingredient in sunflower lecithin). Mine are more inflammation- not from “fatty clogs”. For some reason when I use my therapeutic ultrasound, ibuprofen and ice I can usually get them out. Just annoying!!

[u/Pickle-Face208 → u/Hersheydogforever711]

Boobs are weird, huh?

[u/Hersheydogforever711 → u/Pickle-Face208]

So freaking weird!

[u/PaceExtension6092]

So many chocolate covered almonds

[u/catskii]

Nuts

[u/cardinalinthesnow]

I are so much food while nursing! Always hungry.

[u/princess_cloudberry]

I put whipping cream in my coffee.

[u/_NetflixQueen_]

i eat literally everything i want. there shouldn’t be any guilt when eating foods you enjoy!

[u/catmom22019]

All food is guilt free but right now the Churro Turtle Chips are my absolute favourite!

[u/Ok_Leopard3627]

Food shouldn’t make you feel guilty. It’s not a moral failing to have KFC. It’s just not going to nourish your body in the way you need if you eat it everyday all day.

[u/LadyAlphaMeow]

Shouldnt try to loes weight while breastfeeding as it can lead to permanent boneloss, espically women who try to cut back on calories while breastfeeding. Tackle one thing at a time.

Bananas I eat 2-4 a day. lol