Healthy Freezer Meals for Postpartum (Prep Before Your Due Date)

If you’re pregnant, one of the smartest things you can do before your due date is to prepare some healthy freezer meals for the first month postpartum.

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How to Prepare Freezer Meals The Easy Way
Healthy Freezer Meal Recipes

Once your baby arrives, cooking and meal planning healthy meals probably won’t be much of a priority. Not to mention, you may not have the energy in those early days to prepare healthy meals.

But you don’t want to find yourself scrambling or always eating take-out. That’s why I’ve prepared a list of healthy and easy-to-make freezer meals for you to make before your due date. Prepare these as early as one month before your due date (or earlier if you’re expecting twins or are high-risk).

How to Prepare Freezer Meals The Easy Way

I’ve made freezer meals enough times to be able to say that it’s important to follow these steps and stay focused – or you’ll find yourself standing all day in the kitchen trying to food prep.

Schedule. Set aside time in your schedule to dedicate a few hours to prepping your freezer meals.
Shop. Before the day arrives, select the recipes you plan to make and make a shopping list before going to the grocery store.
Print. Printing out the recipes will make food prepping go a lot easier. It will make you crazy if you try to keep switching browser tabs or scrolling on your phone while trying to food prep.
Prepare. When it’s time to start, set out all your food, utensils, and supplies.
Assemble. To assemble your freezer meals, add the ingredients for each item to a gallon-sized freezer bag (or Pyrex dish). Press the air out of the baggie before sealing it. Some items (like rice or pasta) will be made on the day of cooking, so these items can be left out of the freezer bags. Mark the contents on the bag with a permanent marker.
Freeze. Lay the bag flat it in the freezer. (Optional: I like to place mine in the refrigerator before freezing them so the bags don’t go into the freezer at room temp.)

When you’re ready to cook your freezer meal, simply remove the bag from the freezer and let it thaw in your refrigerator overnight. If you forget to remove it from the freezer the night before, try running the bag under warm (not hot) water.

Note: As much as I don’t like to use plastic, I don’t have a ton of room in my freezer to use glass casserole dishes. So I usually end up using BPA-free freezer bags. (Just be sure not to place any hot food in a freezer bag to minimize the risks of leaching.) I do not use or recommend foil baking pans but Pyrex baking dishes are also great if you have space.

Healthy Freezer Meal Recipes

Here are several healthy freezer meal recipes for pregnancy for you to choose from. Make substitutions as needed and have fun preparing for your first month postpartum!

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(Note: Be sure to also check out my list of the best dairy-free freezer meals. It’s wise also to make some dairy-free recipes just in case you need to remove dairy from your diet after your baby is born. Many babies are intolerant of dairy so it would be smart to have some of these recipes ready to go as well.)

Chicken Soup | The Soccer Mom
Slow Cooker Root Vegetable Stew | Gimme Some Oven
Chicken and Black Bean Freezer Burritos | The Lemon Bowl
Korean Chicken | Saving & Cooking
Vegetable Pasta Bake | Eating Richly
Stuffed Green Pepper Casserole | Food Meanderings
Chicken Cordon Bleu Casserole | Wholesome Yum
Breakfast Wraps | Carmy
Apple Pork Chops | Freezer Meals 101
Chicken Broccoli Alfredo | Orison Orchards
Low Carb Scrambled Egg and Beef Casserole | Brooklyn Farm Girl
Cheeseburger Soup | Low Carb Yum
Bacon Pesto Stuffed Chicken | Wholesome Yum
Enchilada Salsa Verde | Delicious Table
Pork Carnitas | Hungry Hobby
Margherita Pizza Meatballs | This Old Gal
Chili and Rice Casserole | Hezzi D’s
20-Minute Tuscan Pasta | Six Sisters’ Stuff
Lemon Pesto Chicken | Frugal Living Mom
One Pot Chicken Soup | Created by Diane
Homemade Freezer Stir Fry | Happy Money Saver
Simple Beef Stew | Savory Nothings
Peanut Lime Chicken | The Family Freezer
Tex Mex Bean Quinoa | iFood Real
Chicken Marsala | Freezer Meals 101
Easy Vegan Black Bean Burgers | She Likes Food
Paleo Sweet Potato Sausage Breakfast Casserole | Once a Month Meals
Slow Cooker Vegan Chili | Happy Kitchen Rocks
Beef and Vegetable Stew | All the Nourishing Things
Paleo Crockpot Meatballs | Once a Month Meals
Chicken Enchilada Soup | Momma Fit Lyndsey
Crock Pot Salsa Verde | All the Nourishing Things
Homemade Stir-Fry Freezer Meal | Happy Money Saver
Garden Vegetable Lasagna | Tastes Lovely
Black Bean Quinoa Casserole | iFood Real
Moroccan Spiced Meatloaf Cups | Sweet Peas and Saffron
Cheesy Broccoli Orzo | Oh My Veggies
Crockpot Chicken Tikka Masala | The Family Freezer
Classic Italian Minestrone Soup | La Bella Vita Cucina

I’m so glad you’re making freezer meals for postpartum! You’re going to be so ahead of the game when your baby arrives. Be sure to also check out our guide to eating well after a new baby. It includes 11 simple tips and hacks for eating well after your baby is born.

I hope this list of healthy freezer meals to make before your due date has been helpful!

Next, why not make some padsicles for yourself for postpartum healing? Or you can work on your birth plan using my free birth plan template.

Be sure to also read my list of the most important rules for visiting a baby. (You’ll thank me later for this!)