Need some ideas - hotel room food
#222921 - 11/03/05 07:23 AM
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Hey guys
I am in need of some ideas. This weekend I'm off to a conference at which I'm am assuming there will be next to nothing for me to eat in the provided meals. I'm already spending enough to get there so buying food at restaurants the whole time I'm there is really not an option (and wouldn't likely be very easy anyway).
So... I'm planning on taking a giant suitcase and filling half of it with FOOD But I'm pretty limited here - I'm staying in a hotel room so I'll have no microwave or anything to heat things up with. So I'm looking for some ideas for easy-to-pack foods and meals that are good cold/room temp (there's a mini-fridge I can use to keep things cold). Think: picnic foods lol
Here's what I've come up with so far:
*applesauce cups
*cheerios (in a big ziploc bag) and a small carton of rice milk (the kind that doesn't need be refridgerated until opened)
*a bag of plain bagels, and maybe some honey
*home-made banana muffins
*some made-before sandwiches
*some baked potato strips (already baked, that is) and some hummus
*some made-before pasta salads, maybe some rice salads too if I can come up with one that would be good cold
*rice crackers and/or Baked Lays
*a few bananas (if I can figure out a way to pack them without them getting completely squished!)
*banana and apricot Fruit-to-Go's
*maybe some Luna bars
*lots of tea bags
Any other ideas?
Thanks guys!
PS Any tips for taking Acacia on a plane without getting arrested!? lol
Edited by retrograde (11/03/05 07:45 AM)
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pretzels apples (pears...whatever fruits you can safely eat) canned yams canned fruit
hmm...I'll keep thinking! Great starter list Laurel!!!
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Hi Laurel, Most hotels usually have a microwave in the lobby, are you sure your hotel doesn't? Your food list seems pretty complete, you may need two suitcases though. -Bob
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I might bring some soups along esp. if there's a microwave...like imagine soups, or home made even. And if there's a microwave...pasta, cous cous, stuff like that.
Do most hotel lobbies/rooms really have microwaves?! That rocks, thanks Bob! It's been a couple of years since I've been in one...but the last time I was at one I don't think I recall that. I would still bring as much as Laurel has on her list though (or at least want the list to choose from!) but that's just me
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i don't know where you're going, but you can always find a grocery store when you get there. You might have to take a cab or public transit, but it'll probably be cheaper and safer than restaurant food.
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Can you eat peanut butter or any nut butter? I usually take a jar of peanut butter, a loaf of bread, definitely Luna Bars - lol!, applesauce, oatmeal packets (you might not have a microwave but you might have a coffee maker to heat water with), bananas, Cheerios...pretty much what you posted. Everything else you listed sounds good to me. The recommendations from the others are great too! Actually, this is a great thread - I'll have to save it.
Have a great trip! Hope the conference is fun.
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or anything else you come across that is safe!
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Avid Traveller
#223187 - 11/04/05 11:38 AM
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belinda
Reged: 10/09/03
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Loc: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Hi Retrograde!
Where ya goin'?
I'm an avid traveller, but, as you may know from my previous posts, I have to follow a very careful diet.
Whenever I fly, I make sandwiches (using ingredients I can tolerate) ahead of time and I tranport those sandwiches in a small insulated lunch cooler filled with ice packs. You can buy a lunch cooler at Staples/Office Depot. When I arrive at my destination, I arrange to have the ice packs refrozen in the hotel freezer so I can use them again on my return trip.
I also bring along my own bottled water since the water onboard flights tends to be tap water, which makes me ill.
If I am going somewhere where access to safe food might be a problem, I bring my own bread and/or I pack several boxes of Yehuda matzoh (made from just white flour and water). I freeze the bread when I arrive, but if no fridge or freezer is available, then I just bring the matzoh which can last a long time provided it is kept in plastic wrap once the box has been opened.
I also pack cans of Cloverleaf tuna (I know you're Cdn. so you will know this brand) packed in water and Gold Seal canned salmon (don't like Cloverleaf salmon). And I may also bring along babyfood jars of fruit, etc.
Usually, if I am staying at a hotel, I can arrange with the chef to freeze my bread or put things in the kitchen fridge.
I try and arrange ahead of time food that I will be able to eat. I do this by calling ahead to the hotel and talking to a manager.
If I can't arrange anything with the hotel, I do some research ahead of the trip to try and find a restaurant where I could eat such as a Japanese restaurant where I could get plain steamed white rice, some plain steamed veggies and some plain grilled chicken or fish.
I always book an aisle seat on the plane and I often pack extra underwear just in case! So far I've been very fortunate and haven't gotten sick onboard a flight.
I fly six times a year from Toronto to San Francisco on flights which can last up to five or more hours. Sometimes I also go to England. I just work around my food requirements by researching local restaurants and trying to arrange a special menu ahead of time with the hotel.
So far the U.S. Food & Drug Administration has only once seized my sandwiches. But that was before I knew about Heather's diet. The sandwiches were made with roast beef and the U.S. government was worried about Mad Cow Disease. Of course, now I don't eat red meat anymore so roast beef sandwiches are no longer an issue when I travel and I find both the U.S. government and British government seem to allow me to bring whatever I want ... as long as I declare it on the immigration entry form.
Bon Voyage! Hope you have a great trip/conference!
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Wow that was a lot of info. My husband and I are thinking of going to Disneyland in the Spring with our little boy. Last time we were in CA was when my attacks first got really bad, so this will be my first attempt traveling. I have already been thinking about what I am going to do.
I am going to make sure I get a room with a fridge. I figured I will also buy one of those little electric burners to plug in and cook on so I make some easy dishes for dinners. I am also planning on bringing some home-made bread (like Heather's banana bread), homemade banana chips, some mini packages of honey glazed snack mix. Other than that I figure, sandwiches are great for lunch. With our son being only 2, we know we wont be at Disneyland all day, since we have to come back for naptime/lunch and then usually back for dinner. I have honestly already been thinking of bringing my own microwave!!
Thanks for all the ideas. This was actaully a question I was going to post coming up in March or so!
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Hey Ruchie!!
#223236 - 11/04/05 04:31 PM
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KinOz
Reged: 02/02/03
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Loc: Brisbane, Australia
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How are you going?
It's a while since we caught up. Everything is pretty good on my end.
Kerrie
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