Great Snacks for Breastfeeding

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Smoothies

Lactation smoothies and greek yogurt smoothies are so easy and filling, and easy to sip while you’re nursing. For that reason, they are one of the best snacks for breastfeeding.

Energy Bites

These are so easy and have so many variations! I usually stick with general oats, peanut butter, honey, flax seeds, and chia seeds, but you can get fancy.

DIY Trail Mix

A healthy homemade trail mix is super easy to make yourself. I mix peanuts or almonds, cereal, dried fruit (usually raisins or mango), m&m’s and sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds.

Vegan Cheerio Bars

You can even take it a step further with vegan peanut butter cheerio bars, like homemade trail mix bars. So satisfying and giving you enough carbs, fat and protein to support milk production!

Yogurt/Cottage Cheese

Talk about pumping up the protein – greek yogurt and cottage cheese are both good snacks for breastfeeding and great ways to get enough satiating protein.

Leftover Oatmeal Cookies

Not your typical sugar-rich cookie, these oatmeal cookies are fiber and protein-rich. Made with a handful of staple pantry ingredients, these cookies are soft, gooey and make for the best breastfeeding snack.

No Bake Cookie Dough Bites

Yes, that’s what I said. No bake cookie dough bites blend sweet potatoes, garbanzo beans, peanut butter and maple syrup for the best homemade cookie dough bites that you freeze!

Overnight Oats

Sometimes, snacks need to be more filling,. These high protein overnight oats do the trick, with hints of apple and cinnamon. But, really, switch in any fruits you have – fresh or frozen both work beautifully!

Fruit

While fruit on its own isn’t sustaining, pair it with yogurt, eggs, or throw it in a smoothie or smoothie bowl. This strawberry banana smoothie bowl is my favorite.