See the Best Food Gifts for Someone Who Just Had a Baby
There are many joys to new motherhood-the first, of course, being the
baby. The runner up, however, may well be all the amazing food people
send you upon having recently given birth. Indeed, food gifts are great
to give new parents. Baby clothes are cute, but it’s harder to guess
people’s taste in infant outfits than it is to speculate whether or not
they like really good cheese. In the days after I gave birth, I was
exhausted, starving, and overwhelmed—but the arrival of a Russ & Daughters gift package to my doorstep was truly thrilling, not to mention sustaining.
Here, eight of the best food gifts you can give new parents:
Going out to eat with kids is difficult under any circumstances—but
it’s basically impossible when you have a newborn. Give your new
parent-friends the gift of food from one of New York’s best restaurants.
Russ & Daughter’s New York Brunch package, which, along with its
other gift packages, ships to locations nationwide and includes a range
of parenthood essentials—from coffee (necessary in those early,
sleep-deprived days) to bagels, cream cheese, and lox (protein!), to
chocolate babka (okay, not strictly “essential” but delicious
nonetheless).
From the owners of NYC pizza mecca Franny’s, this Brooklyn provisions
shop specializes in artisanal products—meaning, the management knows
how to curate a food-lovers gift basket. This one includes coffee beans
and soothing tea; several types of fantastic cheese; one of their
trademark olive oil cakes; some small snacky items; and a cute onesie.
BKLYN Larder also offers several excellent non-baby specific gift
baskets, as well as the option to custom design your own.
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One of the problems with having a new baby is that you crave healthy
food but have no time to make it for yourself. The beauty of this gift
basket from Mouth.com—home to many great food gift baskets for all
occasions—is that it includes items that are both snacky and at least
somewhat healthy. (See: Barely Sweet Gluten-Free Granola, coconut pecan
granola bars, and nori sesame gourmet popcorn.) It also includes some
straight-up non-healthy treats—like the all-natural white-chocolate
macadamia peanut butter—and a cute unisex swaddle.
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Women who are pregnant are, at least in the United States, strongly
discouraged from eating unpasteurized cheeses. So, a decadent cheese
basket is an especially great gift for a new mother who is also a cheese
lover. This one includes three varieties—one goat, one cow’s milk, and a
funky, rindy, one—as well as two types of crackers, three spreads
(tapenade, fig, and honey), candied pecans, and to top it off, a cheese
board.
This Michigan company has a wide variety of excellent giftable food
baskets, but The Weekender—the company's most popular seller—has a
little bit of everything: Nor'Easter Cabot Cheddar cheese, Zingerman’s
Artisan Bread, La Quercia's Borsellino Salami, brownies and peanut
brittle, and their famed sourcream coffee cake. Plus, it all comes in a
cute cartoon box.
Fruit is a great thing to eat when you’ve just had a kid. Most of it
you can hold with one hand while tending to the baby in the other. It’s
also healthy and nourishing, which feels nice amid the sea of bagels,
babka, and cheese you’re also enjoying. This California-based company
sells a huge variety of amazing produce, including various types of
fruit that have short seasonal windows and can thus be difficult to find
elsewhere. This basket in particular features all sorts of
delicacies—from Asian Pears, Cherimoyas and Feijoas to Kumquats,
Sapotes, Tamarillos, Lychees and Starfruit.
Tamales are relatively time-consuming to make from scratch, but they
are exceptionally easy to reheat—in addition to being both delicious and
filling. This Texas-based company sells tamales frozen, making them the
perfect gifts for your friend who doesn’t have the time to whip up a
batch on their own. The traditional gift box includes two dozen tamales
made with a combination of ancho pork, 3-cheese queso, black bean and
Oaxaca cheese, and fresh corn poblano. Bonus: It’s unlikely that your
friend has ever gotten a box of tamales in the mail before.
8. Sushi from your friend’s favorite local spot
After nine months of not eating raw fish, almost nothing feels as
luxurious as a decadent sushi feast for dinner—even if it’s via takeout
rather than at the chef’s counter. Send your friend the gift of raw
tuna. She will thank you.
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