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Homemade trail mix. It was the best! I could sit the bag next to me and munch while I was nursing. I did peanuts, M&M's, raisins, and craisins.

I actually had no problem with my hospital food (and shamelessly ordered dessert every day). So I never really ate my snacks, but I brought granola bars, Annie's honey bunnies (like Teddy Graham's- toddler snacks), breakfast bars...

@Foodnerd81: I have no shame in looking forward to the dessert cart and continental breakfast we had last time!
But I'll also be bringing some granola bars and trail mix.

I packed protein bars. Kind bars and quest are healthier versions.

Our Maternity floor had an awesome kitchenette for mothers and families...ice cream, fruit, crackers, toast, juice...so I didn't have to bring anything

GORP, maybe with a few chocolate chips thrown it. Gatorade. If you have access to a fridge (our maternity wing had a family kitchen area) or at least a cooler, I might bring some dry sandwiches (whole grain bread, meat, and cheese), string cheese sticks, and some hardboiled eggs. Every time I've been in the hospital, I've also taken advantage of the little cartons of milk they give you - good nutrition in that and for some reason it tastes so good! And neat fruit - tangerines, bananas, apples.

I brought applesauce pouches and had 2 right after my delivery. they were the most delicious things I ever eaten.

I loved the hospital food and also the takeout that DH brought (our hospital is smack in the middle of our neighborhood's hot restaurant district), but I still really appreciated having snacks on hand. We brought coconut water, brownie brittle, and a big Costco tub of chocolate/pecan/caramel clusters. I think those were my favorites, and were great to share with nurses.

I had the best Mac and cheese of my life after delivery. I still dream of that and the 12 ginger ales I drank. Mmmmmm

I wasn't allowed to eat once my induction started and I was gbs positive. Momma was haaaannnnngggrrrry

Sabra single serve hummus cups, whole grain pita chips, baby carrots, babybel light cheeses, and plantain chips were in my recovery cooler! And some pepperoni, but it's not so healthy!

Trail mix, granola/protein bars. Good call on the LaCroix!

Babybel cheese and crackers if you can pull off a fridge.

Someone brought me blueberry muffins from Whole Foods and literally it was the best thing I ate. I still dream about it.

I was induced at 8am and ended up with a csec the next morning at 6am. I wasn't allowed to eat anything until 5pm that night. So basically I didn't eat anything for 30 hours. My husband brought McDonald's into the room to eat for himself and I wanted to kill him

Outlier here in that we didn't pack snacks. We mostly ate the hospital food and my MIL brought take out one night. My hospital had great food though.

@JoyfulKiwi: How the heck did you get a cheeseburger and cake?? My hospital served me toast (with nothing on it), canned peaches and tea with no cream or sugar for all meals three days straight.

We typically get let out of the hospital shortly after birth, but due to my kid being born 10 minutes after 11am check out, and then some nursing issues I got stuck there for two days. I had trailmix and somebody brought us cupcakes... I would have killed for a little bit of fresh fruit!

@Sapphiresun: you poor thing!
My meals were basically like room service. I can order anytime as long as the kitchen is opened.

Our hospital has a billion restaurants/take out options, so my DH went daily and got us food to supplement the hospital fare.
But, what I needed immediately was Gatorade. Pack that