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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Alexandra Flood is an opera singer. The 36-year-old shares her day on a plate.<\/p>\n 8.02am Before my baby arrived, my husband and I made a large batch of breakfast burritos \u2013 eggs, sausage, peppers \u2013 and froze them. They have been a lifesaver.<\/p>\n 10.15am I\u2019m burning through calories while breastfeeding, so I indulge in a protein shake of banana, apple, peanut butter, dates, milk, protein powder and collagen.<\/p>\n 1.42pm A brief trip to the cafe across the road provides a welcome chance to breathe some fresh air and meet caffeine and sugar urges in the form of a flat white and raisin scroll.<\/p>\n 4.20pm Two Tim Tams don\u2019t quite hit the spot and are promptly followed by two Petit \u00c9coliare biscuits and two chocolate-coated organic oat cookies.<\/p>\n 5.54pm Ap\u00e9ro hour in my house is always accompanied by a generous bowl of salted potato chips. Herbal tea for me, though.<\/p>\n 7.33pm My mum makes a mean chicken curry, served on rice with all the trimmings.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Dr Joanna McMillan says:<\/p>\n Top marks for … Stocking the freezer, a brilliant new-parent move. And for packing protein, fruit and dairy into your shake, as breastfeeding uses more energy than any stage of pregnancy. The curry represents a proper meal in a day otherwise hijacked by baby and biscuits.<\/p>\n If you keep eating like this you\u2019ll … Meet your calorie needs, but the snack spiral could crowd out fibre, calcium, iodine, iron and long-chain omega-3s, all of which are important for your baby\u2019s brain development. It may also leave you riding a blood-sugar roller coaster worsened by sleep deprivation.<\/p>\n Why don\u2019t you try … Keeping the joyful 4pm snack but making it more sustaining. Try Greek yoghurt with berries, nuts and a drizzle of honey, or wholegrain toast with peanut butter and banana, or cheese and avocado on seeded crackers. Swap the lunchtime pastry for a wholemeal sandwich or a wrap with salmon or tuna, salad and avocado or hummus. Be sure to keep fluids close by as breastfeeding plus singing is a double act for dehydration.<\/p>\n Alexandra Flood is in Opera Australia\u2019s The Merry Widow in Sydney, July 8 to August 18.<\/p>\n Get the best of Sunday Life magazine delivered to your inbox every Sunday morning. Sign up here for our free newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/e636759dd9544b727c9fbf4e9350babd7aa69d7e645e369e9d64f89233674194.jpeg\")
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