What food do you bring? - The DIS Discussion Forums

DISvirgin1 · 02-08-2013, 09:45 AM

I know this has been a topic before, but what kinds of foods do you pack when going with the family? Just want to see if I am missing anything!

tms295psu · 02-08-2013, 11:00 AM

Last trip I sent 2 huge boxes via ups!!! Only because our son has a feeding disorder and ate very limited varieties and textures of food along with special high calorie requirements, very stressful time for our family.

Otherwise we only pack a few favorite snacks for the kids. Fruit snacks, dry cereal, very few juice boxes. Everything else is either eat out or grocery shop.

Are you planning on cooking all your meals or just looking for "snacks" to pack for your room?

Misti315 · 02-08-2013, 12:26 PM

I plan on bringing cereal bars, squeezable applesauce, raisins, graham crackers and bananas.

magicalcouple · 02-08-2013, 01:14 PM

We UPS some goods before the trip and some of them are in fact food items! The food items we ship are:

Cereal Bars
Cereal
Apple Juice
Juice Boxes
Vanilla Wafer Cookies
Peanut Butter Crackers

dragonfly08 · 02-08-2013, 02:06 PM

We eat breakfast in the room most of the time, and pack snacks/lunches so that we can have something light whenever we're ready.

I always bring granola bars, cereal, bagels, bread, peanut butter, apples, bananas, grapes, juice boxes, crackers/goldfish, cookies or another treat, and whatever else looks good or the kids ask to have along. We pick up jelly, cream cheese, milk and yogurt from the resort food court as needed to go along with it.

lawrenceFletcher · 02-08-2013, 02:36 PM

We bring an eight pac of peanut butter 'Jif to go' cups. They are perfect for snacking and good on protein

Elleshoodat · 02-08-2013, 03:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DISvirgin1

I know this has been a topic before, but what kinds of foods do you pack when going with the family? Just want to see if I am missing anything!

We have a toddler who "grazes" more than he eats big meals, so we always pack lots of snacks (we drive): Goldfish, fruit snacks, applesauce pouches, pretzels, animal crackers. Plus fruit, peanut butter and bread for breakfast.

DisneyMommyMichelle · 02-08-2013, 03:54 PM

Bread
PB&J
Granola Bars
Small Boxes of Cereal
Goldfish
Pretzels
Fruit Snacks
Cuties
Apples
1 package of Ziploc snack sized bags
1 package of Ziploc sandwich bags

sb682 · 02-08-2013, 05:54 PM

Fruit snacks
Goldfish
Pirate's Booty
M&Ms
Raisins
Trail mix
Single-serve packets of almond butter
Mickey-shaped ring pops (found them at Walmart in the party supplies)
Coffee (we are staying off-site and have a kitchen)

ANGDVC · 02-08-2013, 07:43 PM

Crackers, cookies, fruit pouches, granola bars, tuna pouches, raisins, applesauce cups, lots of fresh fruit (we drive), oatmeal, cereals, gatorade, and then small treats (mostly candy) as rewards for waiting in lines nicely.

growinupdisney · 02-08-2013, 08:04 PM

we eat breakfast in room so I bring:

Cereal
banana
apples and oranges
muffins
granola bars

get milk from the gift shop not food court at hotel

Snacks:
Slim Jims
nabs
peanuts
gummies
fruit (listed above)

water
capri-suns
gatorade

DISvirgin1 · 02-09-2013, 08:10 AM

Thanks for the ideas! There were a couple of things I had not thought of! And good tip about getting milk at the gift shop!
We do plan on having breakfast in the room, since our girls tend not to eat as well "out" so I want to know they are having one good (somewhat healthy!) meal.

DisneyMommyMichelle · 02-09-2013, 11:07 AM

We always do breakfast in the room so we waste no time in the morning. We either eat it in the room or if we are running late we eat on the way. I bring a small bag of snacks, to tide them over in the parks while in lines or such so that they can make it to a later lunch in park and then that will tide them over with whatever leftover snacks I have until Dinner which we usually have at one of the resorts.

AKL_Megs · 02-09-2013, 12:18 PM

We don't bring any food to the parks, but we do have one or two breakfast meals in the room. We get Einstein bagels and cream cheese from Super Target.

We also have some snacks in the room, like a 12 pack of Coke for when we don't feel like refilling our mugs, a bag of chips, a package of cookies, and a bag of some kind of candy.

For DD, we have Goldfish, a package of blueberries or strawberries, GoGo Squeez pouches, and a gallon of water.

erikaluvsdisney · 02-09-2013, 04:18 PM

Just out of curiousity...for those of you that pack a lot of snacks, are you also on the dining plan???

We are on the dining plan, and although we will tend to do breakfast in the room, sometimes I feel that between the meals and the snacks included on the plan, you can almost pack too many snacks.

02-08-2013, 09:45 AM	#1
DISvirgin1 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 248	What food do you bring? I know this has been a topic before, but what kinds of foods do you pack when going with the family? Just want to see if I am missing anything! __________________ DH Me DD1 DD2 *************************************** February 2013 Second Visit - AoA LM Room February 2011 First Visit - LBV Best Western

02-08-2013, 11:00 AM	#2
tms295psu Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 306	Last trip I sent 2 huge boxes via ups!!! Only because our son has a feeding disorder and ate very limited varieties and textures of food along with special high calorie requirements, very stressful time for our family. Otherwise we only pack a few favorite snacks for the kids. Fruit snacks, dry cereal, very few juice boxes. Everything else is either eat out or grocery shop. Are you planning on cooking all your meals or just looking for "snacks" to pack for your room? __________________

02-08-2013, 12:26 PM	#3
Misti315 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Georgia Posts: 98	I plan on bringing cereal bars, squeezable applesauce, raisins, graham crackers and bananas. __________________

02-08-2013, 01:14 PM	#4
magicalcouple Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Little Rock, Arkansas Posts: 492	We UPS some goods before the trip and some of them are in fact food items! The food items we ship are: Cereal Bars Cereal Apple Juice Juice Boxes Vanilla Wafer Cookies Peanut Butter Crackers __________________

02-08-2013, 02:36 PM	#6
lawrenceFletcher No longer renting points Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: 'north coast' Posts: 28	We bring an eight pac of peanut butter 'Jif to go' cups. They are perfect for snacking and good on protein __________________ I just wanted to say-when I was a kid I saw you recite Hamlet while jumping your motorbike through a flaming hoop it made me feel like I could do anything. Thank you

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02-08-2013, 02:06 PM	#5
dragonfly08 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 627	We eat breakfast in the room most of the time, and pack snacks/lunches so that we can have something light whenever we're ready. I always bring granola bars, cereal, bagels, bread, peanut butter, apples, bananas, grapes, juice boxes, crackers/goldfish, cookies or another treat, and whatever else looks good or the kids ask to have along. We pick up jelly, cream cheese, milk and yogurt from the resort food court as needed to go along with it.

02-08-2013, 03:54 PM	#8
DisneyMommyMichelle I'm a TP nerd! John Travolta = YUMMY!! Have to let the banana dance Thanks everyone for making me feel normal today! Dork here I know! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rockford, IL but oh how i wish it was WDW! Posts: 26,311	Bread PB&J Granola Bars Small Boxes of Cereal Goldfish Pretzels Fruit Snacks Cuties Apples 1 package of Ziploc snack sized bags 1 package of Ziploc sandwich bags __________________ My husband and I were married in WDW on 9-2-2004! My Mommy Blog FanPage: https://www.facebook.com/ShopMichellesCharmWorld 2013 Reading Challenge 66 out of 250

02-08-2013, 05:54 PM	#9
sb682 Earning My Ears Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: FL native, NC transplant Posts: 55	Fruit snacks Goldfish Pirate's Booty M&Ms Raisins Trail mix Single-serve packets of almond butter Mickey-shaped ring pops (found them at Walmart in the party supplies) Coffee (we are staying off-site and have a kitchen)

02-08-2013, 07:43 PM	#10
ANGDVC Earning My Ears Join Date: Feb 2013 Posts: 5	Crackers, cookies, fruit pouches, granola bars, tuna pouches, raisins, applesauce cups, lots of fresh fruit (we drive), oatmeal, cereals, gatorade, and then small treats (mostly candy) as rewards for waiting in lines nicely. __________________

02-08-2013, 08:04 PM	#11
growinupdisney DIS Veteran Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: newport,n.c. Posts: 942	we eat breakfast in room so I bring: Cereal banana apples and oranges muffins granola bars get milk from the gift shop not food court at hotel Snacks: Slim Jims nabs peanuts gummies fruit (listed above) water capri-suns gatorade __________________ Me: DH DD18 DS15 DD5 There is no better place on Earth than Walt Disney World!

02-09-2013, 08:10 AM	#12
DISvirgin1 Mouseketeer Join Date: Jan 2010 Posts: 248	Thanks for the ideas! There were a couple of things I had not thought of! And good tip about getting milk at the gift shop! We do plan on having breakfast in the room, since our girls tend not to eat as well "out" so I want to know they are having one good (somewhat healthy!) meal. __________________ DH Me DD1 DD2 *************************************** February 2013 Second Visit - AoA LM Room February 2011 First Visit - LBV Best Western

02-09-2013, 11:07 AM	#13
DisneyMommyMichelle I'm a TP nerd! John Travolta = YUMMY!! Have to let the banana dance Thanks everyone for making me feel normal today! Dork here I know! Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Rockford, IL but oh how i wish it was WDW! Posts: 26,311	We always do breakfast in the room so we waste no time in the morning. We either eat it in the room or if we are running late we eat on the way. I bring a small bag of snacks, to tide them over in the parks while in lines or such so that they can make it to a later lunch in park and then that will tide them over with whatever leftover snacks I have until Dinner which we usually have at one of the resorts. __________________ My husband and I were married in WDW on 9-2-2004! My Mommy Blog FanPage: https://www.facebook.com/ShopMichellesCharmWorld 2013 Reading Challenge 66 out of 250

02-09-2013, 12:18 PM	#14
AKL_Megs I'd Rather Be At AKL!!! I feel exposed if I'm not covered Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 5,889	We don't bring any food to the parks, but we do have one or two breakfast meals in the room. We get Einstein bagels and cream cheese from Super Target. We also have some snacks in the room, like a 12 pack of Coke for when we don't feel like refilling our mugs, a bag of chips, a package of cookies, and a bag of some kind of candy. For DD, we have Goldfish, a package of blueberries or strawberries, GoGo Squeez pouches, and a gallon of water. __________________

02-09-2013, 04:18 PM	#15
erikaluvsdisney Mouseketeer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Illinois Posts: 331	Just out of curiousity...for those of you that pack a lot of snacks, are you also on the dining plan??? We are on the dining plan, and although we will tend to do breakfast in the room, sometimes I feel that between the meals and the snacks included on the plan, you can almost pack too many snacks. __________________ 1980 Tree House Villas; 1987 Polynesian 1990 Off site- band trip; 1992 Off site 1996 Wilderness Lodge; 2001 Yacht Club May, 2005 POR; May 2006 POR; Feb 2007 POR Oct, 2007 SS & MNSSHP Feb, 2008 BCV Dec 2008 OKW ; Feb 2010 BC Oct 2011 POR; June 2013 WL

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