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Prenatal Self-Care with Make-Ahead Scrambled Egg Muffins

July 12, 2018 by Rachel 25 Comments

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This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #NatureMadePrenatalDHA #CollectiveBias

As a new mom, one of the best pieces of advice I was ever given was the following:

Plan, prepare, and adjust your expectations as you go.

Pregnancy and adding a family member are, at best, an adjustment. And, at their toughest, they are a battle. I consider myself in the lucky category regarding pregnancy. We never had any trouble trying to conceive. I began taking my prenatal vitamins the moment we decided to try for our most recent baby and, though convinced it surely could not be as easy to get pregnant as the previous times, we became pregnant almost immediately.

But all of my pregnancies were very different. The first time around I felt invincible — I ate what I wanted, failed to exercise, and still felt relatively great. But that was not a healthy pregnancy. I struggled to recover and get back my health postpartum. Eventually I did, but it was harder than it should have been. The second time around I was too sick with hyperemesis gravidarum to maintain any bit of health. But the third time around I made a vow to myself and my family to be a healthier, better version, of pregnant me.

Using a 5 month supply Nature Made® Prenatal Multi + DHA from Sam’s Club.

The easiest way for me to stay on top of my health during pregnancy was making sure to attend regular OB checks and purchasing a 5 month supply of Nature Made® Prenatal Multi + DHA from Sam’s Club. I knew that I was doing everything in my power to provide the essential vitamins and minerals needed to properly develop my baby’s nervous system.†

Having the 5 month supply means that I can focus less on running out and more on keeping myself healthy and at my best.


Remaining active.

I also maintained my exercise regimen — which is something I had failed to do previously. I continued teaching cycling classes and coaching gymnastics, all while also participating in group exercise classes such as Zumba and kickboxing. Sure, my stamina and level of physical exertion certainly changed, I stayed active and did my best to maintain a physical lifestyle.

And I have to say, it made a huge impact in how I felt. I was able to keep up with my kids and give my energy a boost when I was feeling sluggish. As a bonus, the exercise made my pregnant body sleep so well!

Stocking up on healthy foods. 

As a busy mom of two already, I needed to fuel my body with foods that would help me keep up with chasing them around. One of my favorite ways to keep us all from starving is to buy the pre-washed and pre-cut fruits and veggies from Sam’s Club. This way when a tiny toddler comes screaming for “snaaaaacks!” I can just open the fridge and hand her a carrot! It also helps that I love raw veggies and that they are an excellent way to keep me from eating the unhealthy foods neither I, nor my baby, needed!


Make, bake, and freeze. 

With previous pregnancies I gave in to every craving under the sun. I am honestly fairly certain I lived off of ice cream and Philly cheesesteaks my entire first pregnancy. But it turns out you shouldn’t feed your family ice cream and cheesesteaks every day, so something had to give with this third pregnancy.

Enter meal prep. My nemesis and my saving grace. See, I’m not a huge fan of cooking. I like to get it all done so that when I’m hungry I can just eat — no waiting. So the saving grace is that I can prep meals ahead, make them, bake them (or cook them), and freeze them in smaller amounts for later.

And what better way to freeze items than in cute, bite-sizes, so that my kids think it’s ‘fun‘ to eat! Did you realize you can put basically anything in a muffin tin and it suddenly changes the way that kids see meals!? All jokes aside, this really and truly works!

That’s why I’m sharing one of my favorite healthy meals that can be made ahead and put in the freezer to grab and go — Easy Scrambled Egg Muffins!

Easy Scrambled Egg Muffins

I grabbed all of the items from Sam’s Club so that I could make a big batch to freeze and have handy.

Ingredients:

  • 18 eggs
  • 1 C chopped spinach
  • 2/3 C whole milk (or 2% milk)
  • 2/3 C flour
  • 2/3 C grated sharp cheddar cheese
  • 1 Tbsp basil
  • 2 small tomatoes, chopped
  • 1 tsp. sea salt
  • 1 tsp. black pepper
  • 1 tsp. baking soda


Instructions:

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and spray muffin tin with cooking spray.
  2. Whisk eggs in a large bowl. Slowly mix in milk.
  3. Stir in black pepper, sea salt, and basil.
  4. Fold in spinach, tomatoes, and cheese.
  5. Add flour and baking soda until thoroughly mixed.
  6. Use 1/4 measuring cup to scoop into muffin tin.
  7. Bake for 25-30 minutes. Let stand to cool. Enjoy and freeze extras!

Good for you, delicious, and easy peasy!

† These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.

 

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Comments

  1. Monique

    July 12, 2018 at 10:15 am

    That looks good! Definitely want to try it.

    Reply
  2. Chelsea

    July 12, 2018 at 10:52 am

    Nature Made Prenatal vitamins are what I take. I tried so many. These are, by far, my favorite. And the egg muffins look delicious. So convenient! I will definitely try out this recipe!

    Reply
    • Rachel

      July 12, 2018 at 11:39 am

      They were the only vitamin I could take and NOT make me feel nauseous!

      Reply
  3. Megan

    July 12, 2018 at 11:05 am

    I didn’t know Sam’s Club had a 5 month supply of vitamins! Those egg muffins look delicious, by the way!

    Reply
  4. Allison

    July 12, 2018 at 1:00 pm

    These muffins look delicious! I love breakfasts that can be frozen in advance. It makes hectic mornings so much easier!

    Reply
  5. Jenni LeBaron

    July 12, 2018 at 1:51 pm

    These are such a great option for meal prep. I even love sticking them in the freezer.

    Reply
  6. Ruthie Ridley

    July 12, 2018 at 6:46 pm

    Those vitamins are amazing!

    Reply
  7. Marlynn | UrbanBlissLife

    July 12, 2018 at 10:13 pm

    These are so perfect for those busy mornings! They also look delicious!

    Reply
  8. Marina

    July 13, 2018 at 8:08 am

    I don’t eat eggs, but saved the recipe for my husband x

    Reply
  9. Christina Beauchamp

    July 13, 2018 at 9:24 am

    5 months supply of vitamins? Wow! That’s incredible!

    Reply
  10. Holly

    July 13, 2018 at 9:44 am

    This is such a good idea! I can totally see myself making these. I don’t really love to cook either, but meal prepping is my saving grace as well because then I only have to cook a few times per week at the most, haha!

    Reply
  11. Natalie

    July 13, 2018 at 12:51 pm

    Way to go keeping up eating healthy and exercising during your most recent pregnancy. That is hard to do even when not pregnant! I love the idea of make ahead freezer eggs. Yummy!

    Reply
  12. Marysa

    July 13, 2018 at 12:54 pm

    That’s an interesting idea. I thought maybe these were just little fritattas, but I see you made real muffins using flour as well. I’ll have to give this a try, as our mornings are so busy and we aren’t good about having a real breakfast.

    Reply
  13. Sara Welch

    July 13, 2018 at 1:09 pm

    That honestly looks like a great way to start the morning! I really need to start taking my nutrition seriously too.

    Reply
  14. alexandra

    July 13, 2018 at 2:22 pm

    those scrambled egg muffins look delicious! good on you for teaching your classes and staying active during pregnancy. im 8 months pregnant and ive been to the gym a total of 3 times. ha! oh well…

    Reply
  15. Nicole Banuelos

    July 13, 2018 at 4:35 pm

    This is such a great idea, I would have never thought to freeze eggs!

    Reply
  16. Abbi@Pomsly

    July 13, 2018 at 6:14 pm

    I’ve never tried make ahead scramble egg muffins but these look good!

    Reply
  17. Brittany

    July 13, 2018 at 10:54 pm

    Yum! I think my toddler would love these

    Reply
  18. xokerry

    July 13, 2018 at 11:35 pm

    These are the vitamins I took too. Such a great price point!

    Reply
  19. Patricia

    July 15, 2018 at 3:19 am

    What a great and tasty suggestion! I’m stocking up on food now!!

    Reply
  20. Kim S

    July 15, 2018 at 9:42 am

    Those are a perfect solution for a busy household!

    Reply
  21. eryka

    July 15, 2018 at 11:10 pm

    These look really yummy and easy! I’m a mom on the go and def need to try them

    Reply
  22. Rachelle

    July 16, 2018 at 9:54 am

    Those muffins look awesome for busy school mornings too!

    Reply
  23. Courtney N Spena

    July 16, 2018 at 9:09 pm

    This is such great advice! Mamas need to take care of themselves!

    Reply
  24. This Messy Season

    July 18, 2018 at 1:23 am

    Love these suggestions, especially with the kids heading off to school this fall!

    Reply

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