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A Meal Prep Baby Shower
Stocking the Mom-to-be's Freezer Before Baby Arrives
By Renee Roberson
(Palm Tree Press, 2007). "I already had every piece of boy clothing and toy anyone could imagine, so everyone brought food. Some did include lovely casserole dishes in their gifts, which were handy once my children got older."
When planning this type of shower, it's best to be mindful of your guests' budgets and time when asking them to bring specific types of gifts. Melanie Davis, a mom from Birmingham, Ala., once attended a shower where guests were asked to bring both a meal that could be frozen as well as a traditional gift.
"It takes time to prepare those meals and then you had to go buy a gift," Davis says. "I didn't mind doing one or the other, but both was a little extreme in my taste. I actually would have enjoyed having one of those dishes after my son was born. You just don't have the time to cook or even feel up to it. It's easier for your husband or family who are helping out."
To save your guests the time and energy of cooking and shopping for ingredients for meals, and to add an element of camaraderie to your party, you can choose to host the shower at one of the many meal preparation businesses that are cropping up all over the nation.
"I'm in the process of putting together a meal prep baby shower for my niece," says Atlanta, Ga., resident Susan Hawkins, who is co-hosting the shower at the franchise My Girlfriend's Kitchen (www.mygirlfriendskitchen.com) with two other hosts. "I've already scoped out the location, and I've got a list of the meals available in June so my niece can pick the ones she'd like us to prepare."
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