Pregnant & stocking freezer - ideas for veggie options & baked goods?

[LeeMiller]

I'm 7 months pregnant and have a sudden urge to cook and bake, despite dreadful indigestion that means I don't want to actually eat it! I'm thinking of directing my energy towards stocking the freezer with stuff that can be easily divided into portions and reheated.

• Any tips or links for good veggie dishes? Especially tray bake/pie type stuff?

So far my list is: Falafel Veggie burgers Vegetable lasagne Soup Dahl Curry

• I also have a weakness for cakes/ biscuits/ bread and can get through vast quantities so I'd like to make my own - any ideas for relatively healthyish but satisfying sweet or savoury baked goods that freeze well? I usually reduce the amount of sugar and substitute with oil and wholemeal flour where possible - I'm planning on eating it all myself so it needs to be tasty but doesn't have to be perfect looking!

Current list is: Cinnamon buns Oat and raisin cookies Cheese scones Carrot cake Brownies (clearly not a healthy choice but I've heard they freeze well!)

Any suggestions appreciated!

Banana bread and flapjack. Flapjack is good for breastfeeding i think, because off all the oats.

Ooh thank you, freezing flapjacks would never have occurred to me!

These are the BEST Brownies ever and freeze really well here

Muffins freeze well.....

Quorn and lentil chilli
thai green curry
I make a pie which has courgette, leeks, broccoli, spinach, peas and beans in a white sauce with a cheesy mash top - you could freeze that?

Thanks for the recipe Winkys , they look delicious, not sure they'd make it as far as the freezer!

Thanks Fenella, all great ideas. That pie sounds especially tasty.

Watching with interest as I'd like to stock my freezer up while pregnant (currently only 10 weeks).
What about veggie chilli? That should freeze well.
Muffins freeze really well

Does anyone have a good muffin recipe? I've never made them.

I made these savoury muffins for DS, and he loves them. But he’s 18 months so not massively discerning....
www.bbcgoodfood.com/recipes/sweet-potato-avocado-feta-muffins

And these raspberry ones are nice:
www.mumsnet.com/food/recipe/1349-Raspberry-and-white-chocolate-muffins

Ooh savoury muffins are a great idea, thanks. Those sound lovely, bet your DS has excellent taste!

Slightly different approach, but I find it really useful to have parts of meals in the freezer like cheesy mashed potatoes, green lentils cooked with garlic, tomato sauce, cooked grains (rice, quinoa...), shredded roast meat etc. Gives a bit of flexibility to what you can prepare, and can be defrosted fast.

Oh that's an interesting idea FeedingFrenzy , thanks!