Going on vaca need food ideas

[Ozzys1mom]

So the family is going on vacation. We are a family of five and the only vacations we have gone on since we have had kids is to visit relatives or friends. So that meant staying at their house and planning meals with them and so on. Well we are finally taking a real hardcore vacation2 nights 3 days to Seattle:) We plan on eating out a couple times and the kids are dyeing to order room service. The room has a microwave and mini fridge. How do you do food for situations like this? We are on a super budget so eating out 3 meals a day for 3 days is not feasible. I am a good little house wifey and when at home we eat home cooked meals always. LOL And with 3 kids under 10 we have to have snacks. meals and drinks. I am thinking just going to the grocery store once we get there. But I would love to hear some ideas:)

[NutMeg]

I make oatmeal in the coffee pot... But since you have a microwave instant oatmeal is good breakfast. You can do bacon in the microwave, even scrambled eggs in a cup. 1 tsp of water per egg. Microwave one minute, stir then minute by minute until done.
Sandwiches for lunch
Banquet microwave dinners.

That is how I do it cheap!

[just_icarus]

I make oatmeal in the coffee pot... But since you have a microwave instant oatmeal is good breakfast. You can do bacon in the microwave, even scrambled eggs in a cup. 1 tsp of water per egg. Microwave one minute, stir then minute by minute until done.
Sandwiches for lunch
Banquet microwave dinners.

That is how I do it cheap!

this:
http://veganlunchbox.blogspot.com/2010/ ... ckets.html

[dinotoria]

If you've got a crock pot you could take that and make good family-sized meals.
That way your family is still getting something relatively healthy, but it's nothing you're having to devote time to fixing other than tossing in ingredients in the morning and leaving it on to cook all day.
So you don't have to take your whole spice cabinet along you can measure out spices you'll need at home and have your own ziploc bag versions of the packets you can buy at the store to cook with.
Disposable plates/bowls and forks/spoons and you'd only have to worry about crockpot cleanup which shouldn't be too bad.

[just_icarus]

If you've got a crock pot you could take that and make good family-sized meals.
That way your family is still getting something relatively healthy, but it's nothing you're having to devote time to fixing other than tossing in ingredients in the morning and leaving it on to cook all day.
So you don't have to take your whole spice cabinet along you can measure out spices you'll need at home and have your own ziploc bag versions of the packets you can buy at the store to cook with.
Disposable plates/bowls and forks/spoons and you'd only have to worry about crockpot cleanup which shouldn't be too bad.

wow that is SUCH a good idea.

[dinotoria]

If you've got a crock pot you could take that and make good family-sized meals.
That way your family is still getting something relatively healthy, but it's nothing you're having to devote time to fixing other than tossing in ingredients in the morning and leaving it on to cook all day.
So you don't have to take your whole spice cabinet along you can measure out spices you'll need at home and have your own ziploc bag versions of the packets you can buy at the store to cook with.
Disposable plates/bowls and forks/spoons and you'd only have to worry about crockpot cleanup which shouldn't be too bad.

wow that is SUCH a good idea.

my family is going on vacation next week, and my mom mentioned this idea. i TOTALLY wouldn't have thought of it otherwise. lol.

[rainaraven]

well when i was a kid we would fill a cooler full of lunch meat, fruit & veggies. then have a bag of non refrigerated stuff like bread, muffins for breakfast, chips & other snacks.
we did it rv style but only in a van.
you can make pretty much anything in the microwave, if youre willing. theres a site link in here somewhere about a microwave cake in a mug, im sure someone can help out by directing us all (thank you someone).
making some frozen dinners at home and packing them really well to nuke there is always good. anything from stew, soup, chili, lasagna and a few casserole type deals.

[dirtyrottenlove]

keep a box of cereal and milk in the roomm as well as stuff like PB&J & bread, sand meat, etc.. The oatmeal is a good idea! Hard boiled eggs, etc!

[Brutus]

Just a little warning, a hotel I once stayed in, the minifridge had some sort of electrical device in it that when you took out, say a can of pop, it would get put on your bill automatically. And wont take that charge off if you return it to the fridge. Check with the hotel beforehand to see if it has the same technology. We had to have the manager come up to see that we only were taking the stuff out to put our own in, and hadn't used any of their products. We then had the charges removed from out account.

[Ms Minx]

Are you anywhere near a Trader Joes? They have some GREAT 'entrees in a bag' that are usually organic, and I can pronounce the ingredients. Also - most are not more than $4. I'd do a quick stock-up there!

If you have a fridge there, you can make some things in advance -- say lasagna, put it in tupperwear in a cooler and microwave!