Comments on: Tips For Eating on Vacation?

By: Jens

Jens — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 12:37:26 +0000

@Leann, You can definitely freeze OJ, Leana…ask me how I know. It works wonderfully.

By: Leann

Leann — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:00:15 +0000

We took lots of staples including most everything for breakfast & lunch. Then researched the grocery stores close by and brought coupons to do meal planning around prior to arriving at our destination. We did pick up milk & juice but had all of the other snacks & drinks for the week. We eat out a couple of times at our favorite local spots but don’t feel bad at all after saving so much on food for the rest of our vacation. We also utilize the grills at our resort – so that hubby can share in the cooking

Love the frozen milk idea – definitely going to try that next time. Wonder if you can freeze OJ, too.

By: Jora

Jora — Mon, 04 Jan 2010 22:24:19 +0000

We have an electric cooler — it plugs into the car cigarette lighter and has an adapter for household power as well. If we don’t have a room with a fridge, DH carries the cooler to our room and plugs it in.

At the very least, milk, cheese, and lunchmeat stay good in the cooler.

By: Janet

Janet — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:30:07 +0000

Premake wraps for meals Bean burritos with cheese, egg and cheese for breakfast . Tons of brownies and Rice Krispy treats take care of snacks and then dinner out on the cheap. Muffins work for breakfast as well. This works for going to a condo you can premake everything and don’t have to worry about much at all add some fruits and drinks maybe some chips.

If you can’t eat out every meal save coupons for frozen meals and buy them when you get there at the grocery. Stouffer’s has a great lasagna and chicken bake and a few other family sized meals serve with salad get some kitchen time off this way and it makes for not expensive meals!

The brownies and drinks work all summer no matter where you are going add some apples and or chips to a bin in the vehicle and your always set until the next stop which can even be for a loaf of bread and a jar of Peanut Butter for an entire meal.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 17:12:57 +0000

We went to the beach this summer for a week with my whole family – 18 of us. We decided to take a break from cooking and go easy for breakfast and dinner – cereal and sandwiches mostly. For dinner we took turns cooking. Each “family” cooked one night. Each of us only had to cook one night – albeit for 18 people, but still. One night of cooking for the whole week was fabulous!

By: Nony

Nony — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:55:26 +0000

I love the idea about freezing the milk. That would prevent a late night or early morning trip to the store to be ready for breakfast.

For eating out, I always research a list of “kids eat free” restaurants for the area. We’ve found some really fun local restaurants that way. When we drive up, our kids usually say “So kids eat free here tonight?”

By: pk @ Room Remix

pk @ Room Remix — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 21:23:53 +0000

The last vacation we took, we ate our breakfast, and sometimes lunch, in the room and ate our dinners out. It does save money and allows you to spend it on other things you would rather do on your vacation. Great post!

By: Lisa @ Simplified Saving

Lisa @ Simplified Saving — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 06:14:33 +0000

I always pack food for our family vacations, however, I recently went on a girls weekend getaway trip. I had Fiber One bars and Special K Pretzel bars and some other eat a quick snack types of food , but none of the normal things I’d pack for a vaction. One night we headed out to get a box of cereal for me and a box of cereal for one of the girls travelling with us who was pregnant. We ended up spending $10 for a single serve box of cereal, a small box of cereal, and a gallon of milk! Yikes. It definitely pays to plan ahead!

Sometimes I bring a slow cooker (or pick one up at Good will in the city I’m visiting. It’s great for making soups during the day!

By: angie

angie — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:17:53 +0000

I love my electric skillet in which I can cook, boil or fry food. Saves money and allows us to share time with each other

By: Michelle

Michelle — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 22:38:00 +0000

Oh for breakfast we do e.a.s.y mostly but usually have one BIG breakfast day (complete with grits w/cheese, bacon, sausage, eggs, pancakes)

But usually, we just have Pop Tarts or Cereal:) Cereal is very inexpensive.