Nutrition is a Microcosm- Part 2
The truth is we live in a world of convenience and that is great in many ways. I mean, we practically have the entire world at our fingertips with the click of a button. We can fly across the world to experience new cultures. There are many things that make the modern world of progress a fantastic thing.
However, food, for our family is not something we seek out convenience in. “Processed convenience” is no longer for us. There are no cheap quick fixes for properly feeding your mind, body, and spirit, or those of your precious family members. Furthermore, the inconvenience of seeking out local, healthy, regenerative, and organic foods to cook a nice home meal is not about restriction or perfection–it’s about LOVE in its most primal form.
The food we feed our babies, our families, and ourselves in the sacred window right before and after birth is about intention. Your baby, your husband, your family are all picking up on the signals and the language their mother is communicating. Your intention regarding food can speak volumes to who you are and where you are; it is said that the first 40 days after birth are not just a recovery period—they’re a second trimester of the soul. Your body has just performed a miracle. You have passed from maiden to mother and everything has changed. Your mind, body and spirit have absolutely expanded to accommodate the new life you have just welcomed into the world. Now, it asks for warmth, density, and deep nourishment
It is no wonder postpartum has the potential to be difficult.That is why we are here. It is so important that your whole self be revitalized and replenished so you can focus solely on resting and bonding with baby.
Let us tell you a bit about our foods and why we use them: We ascribe to the Ancestral Postpartum Trinity:
Bone Broth – Simmered for 24+ hours with vinegar, herbs, and marrow bones. Collagen for tissue repair, glycine for calm nerves, minerals for milk supply.
Warm, Cooked Foods – Think congee, kitchari, stewed fruits with cinnamon. Cold salads? Save them for summer. Your digestion is reborn too.
Healthy Fats – Ghee, coconut oil, Tallow, avocado, egg yolks. These are the building blocks of breastmilk and baby's brain.
We also add in Red Meat for Iron, Beef Liver for B-12, Choline, and Copper, Sourdough with hand milled flour for Wheat Germ, Wheat Bran, Naturally occurring Probiotics for optimal gut health. We LOVE using Turmeric & Ginger which are know to be Anti-Inflammatory and lime & Lemon for Vitamin C.
On the sweeter side of things is Dark Chocolate (for Magnesium) in our home- made lactation cookies that also include our hand milled flour, Nutritional yeast, flaxseed meal, oatmeal, and walnut for milk production.
Our hope is that you will enjoy this food so much that, once healed, you will decide to carry on this ancestral tradition: not a diet, but a love letter written in bone broth and butter, passed from womb to womb, generation to generation.
Be so blessed,
Jeremie, Tori, & Chloe
Earth Mother Meals
