Simple Ways to Add More Protein to Your Postpartum Meals

Your postpartum body is healing, producing milk, and navigating enormous physical and emotional changes. To support all of this, your body needs more nourishment than ever before, and protein plays a vital role. It’s key for tissue repair, hormone balance, and steady milk production.  It’s simple to add more protein to any of your traditional postpartum meals. One of our favorite tips is to pre-cook and freeze proteins in single servings so they’re easy to defrost and stir in while reheating your Restorative Roots meals.  Here are some additional ways to up the protein intake...

• Shredded meat: chicken, pulled pork, beef
• Ground beef, turkey, lamb, or chicken
• Leftover steak or meatballs
• Crack and whisk in an egg while reheating any dish — you’ll never know it’s there! This works especially well with our rice pudding, oatmeal congee, and other grain-based dishes.
• Collagen peptides: stir in a scoop for at least 10 grams of added protein.
• Protein powder or bone broth powder: stir in a scoop of flavorless protein or bone broth powder for an extra 20+ grams of protein.
• Cooked lentils: ½ cup of cooked green lentils is about 9 grams of protein — even more if you cook them in bone broth. These are such a yummy add in any of our savory dishes and SUPER cost effective
• Cooked black beans: similar to lentils, black beans pair well with most savory dishes. ½ cup adds about 8 grams of protein.
• Full-fat Greek yogurt: goes great in our chili or most other dishes.

Want more nourishing recipes and simple tips like these? Download our free Postpartum Recipe Guide to support your body during this healing time.