Breastfeeding - Easy Lactation Bites
Before Little J hit the one-year-old milestone, he was fully breastfed. I never was one of those lucky mummies that seemed to produce ample milk so I was always playing catch-up in terms of pumping for his needs while I pulled 10-12 hour days in the office.
A few things kept me sane and kept my supply going even in the midst of all that craziness:
1. My breastpump. What would I do without it?!
2. My pumping bra. A working mama’s lifesaver!
3. Lactation Bites. To chase the noms away. breastfeeding is hungry work!
Easy Lactation Bites Recipe
Here is a recipe that I used to make my lactation bites to keep up my milk production! Try it and enjoy!
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Lactation Energy Bites
Ingredients (dry):
- 1 c. old-fashioned oats
- 1 c. oat flour (grind oats in blender to form oat flour)
- 1 c. Orgain vanilla protein
- 1 Tbsp. chia seeds
- 1/2 tsp. cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. ginger
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 c. unsweetened coconut flakes
*Note: can also add Brewer’s Yeast &/or flax seed for additional lactation support
Ingredients (wet):
- 1 c. unsweetened applesauce
- 2 Tbsp. pure maple syrup
- 2 Tbsp. coconut oil (melted/liquid form)
- 1/2 tsp. pure vanilla extract
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F & line large sheet pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mix dry ingredients with a spatula.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together wet ingredients.
- Pour wet ingredients into dry ingredients & mix with a spatula until thoroughly combined.
- Using a medium-sized cookie scoop, or your hands, form bite-sized balls & place on prepared sheet pan, about an inch apart.
- Bake for 10 mins. then flip bites & bake for an additional 10 mins.
- Remove & place sheet pan on cooling rack.
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