Night-time Lactation Bars

These granola bars are the perfect snack to nourish you while you feed your baby. When baby eats, you should eat too! These are great to keep in a bowl by where you nurse your baby (along with a cup of water!). It is especially important to still eat at night if you feel hungry. Dad may also enjoy this power snack. 

You can make these before your baby arrives and freeze them easily as well.  Another great idea -  send this recipe to your friend and ask if they can help make them for you!  These are several ingredients that encourage lactation like oats, brewers yeast, and wheat germ.

Lactation Granola Bars Recipe

Ingredients:

• 4 cups rolled oats

• 2 cups whole wheat flour

• 1 cup brown sugar (cane sugar works too if that’s all you got!)

• 1 cup wheat germ

• 1/2 cup flax seed

• 4 tbsp. Brewers yeast (must be brewers, not nutritional yeast)

• 2 tsp. Cinnamon

• 1 1/2 tsp. Salt

• 1 cup honey

• 1 cup coconut oil

• 2 eggs, beaten

• 4 tsp. Vanilla extract

• 4 sliced or mashed banana

• 1 cup nuts—walnuts or pecans (optional)

• 1 cup dried cranberries, blueberries, cherries or your favorite dried fruit

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Spray  two - 9x13 pan with cooking spray or oil.

3. In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients together.

4. Make a well in the center and add all of the wet ingredients—mix together well.

5. Gently mix in the add ins—nuts and fruit.

6. Press mixture into pan.

7. Bake for 30 minutes and 350 degrees—turn pan once halfway for even baking.

8. Allow to cool for 5 minutes, then cut