Gentle Spoon

Weekly, home-delivered postpartum meals in Portland, Maine

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Gentle Spoon offers weekly, home-delivered postpartum meals to support and nourish new families during the early weeks and months after birth. I provide rotating meals designed to promote healing, ease, and deep nourishment during this intimate time.My meals are handcrafted with whole foods and comforting flavors, and are thoughtfully tailored to the birthing parent’s recovery needs—drawing inspiration from The First Forty Days, The Fourth Trimester, and Real Food for Pregnancy.

What’s Included

Each Delivery Includes:One warming vegetarian soup (6 servings)One hearty main dish (6 servings)
-Pasture-raised chicken or grass-fed beef
OR
-vegetarian-Optional add-on: One quart of nourishing bone broth ($15)Pricing details are listed on the weekly Google Form.

How It Works

If you’re new to Gentle Spoon—welcome! This service is designed to be easy to join for those weeks when extra support can make all the difference.Each week, the Google Form will be updated with that week’s menu and ordering details.I work in a limited capacity, so spots may fill before the form’s closing time. If you’re hoping to order for a particular week, earlier sign-ups are encouraged.

Who I Am

I'm Alice Podolsky (she/her) – a psychotherapist based in Portland, Maine. In my work as a therapist, I support women and LGBTQIA+ folks. I am committed to promoting women’s and birthing folks’ health, healing, and equality, and this dedication extends to the kitchen. I love to feed people!That love deepened when I began cooking for friends after they gave birth. I witnessed how powerful a warm, thoughtful meal can be during one of life’s most tender and vulnerable transitions.I am a certified ServSafe Food Handler and cook in a licensed commercial kitchen here in Portland.