breakfast ideas

[jjj444]

Need some ideas of things I can pack in my suitcase that we can eat on the way to the parks? There are 4 of us-2 adults and 2 kids. Right now I have nature valley bars, but I am not sure if that will be enough??

 

[NickyNoodle]

nutragrain bars, pop tarts, apples. Kind of depends on how much room you have in your suitcase.

Our first trip to WDW was just DH & I, back before we had children. We were cheap. We packed a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut butter in our suitcase, along w/ plastic knives.

So if you really wanted to, you could bring along PB and english muffins. That would give you some protein for the morning.

Oh, and I also like Larabars. You can find them at Target near the vitamin aisle, with the other protein bars. They are made w/ just a couple basic ingredients, but have a ton of protein.

 

[dragonfly08]

I went last month with DD4 and DD7. I had an entire carry on just for food, and put a few other things in my checked bag. Breakfast foods I brought along included granola bars, carrot zucchini muffins, homemade pop tarts, bagels (I bought cream cheese for 50 cents in the resort food court), bread, and individual packets of peanut butter (jelly was available in the food court, as well). I also had fruit (bananas, apples, and grapes). My older daughter doesn't eat cereal so I left that home but it's another option and I have brought some along on past trips.

 

[blessedby3]

We usually pack granola bars and pop tarts to take with us. We have the QSDP on our next trip, so I will still pack the granola bars and pop tarts, but we also use a snack credit on fruit or pastry/muffin for some days.

 

[deakam]

breakfasts are hard. We just grab a muffin and a juice on our way out. Instead of packing breakfast items you could have them delivered. Garden Grocer.com. If you are on the dining plan a snack credit actually gets quite a bit in the way of breakfast items.

Disney should look into a new dining plan that offers 2 cs meals and a table service for those of us that prefer a cs breakfast everyday. Priced maybe 5 dollars more than the reg dining and they could specify one cs as breakfast only. I would go for it.

 

[Fantasmic23]

Disney should look into a new dining plan that offers 2 cs meals and a table service for those of us that prefer a cs breakfast everyday. Priced maybe 5 dollars more than the reg dining and they could specify one cs as breakfast only. I would go for it.

Great, great idea! I would go for this, too!

 

[jgualario]

My family is out the door every morning at 6:50. How about packing cereal in small ziplock bags. Or my children love the mini muffins I buy them at the food store. You could pack them in your suitcase. Bagels form the food store?

 

[Mom2aJessieGirl]

I know you probably won't be packing eggs in your suitcase.....

But if you decide to order groceries or stop to get some, I just read this article today. It's instructions on how to microwave eggs in a coffee mug for quick scrambled eggs or omlettes. Might be worth getting a souvie coffee mug! (We requested a Microwave at POFQ, but you could use the food court's microwaves too.)


Also, we took Granola Bars only this last trip and I was just fine. They are small enough that even if you have to pack two per person that's still not tons of room.

 

[minniebeth]

Some already mentioned, but we bring most of our breakfasts since we like the park snacks and meals more~

We bring: poptarts, individual cereal bowls (like the ones they sell in the food courts, we just buy the milk to keep in our frig), individual oatmeal bowls (sell them in stores individually, just add hot water from food court) granola bars, fruit bars, mini bagels (jellies in the foodcourts already mentioned, and toasters too), trail mixes, Emerald brand has a trail mix "breakfast to go" packets that are really good, applesauces, fruit cups, fresh oranges (seem to travel well, better than other fruits).

 

[mickeyluv'r]

The trouble with non perishable foods is so much of it is high sugar/white flour carbs. All they do is make you blood sugar spike, then you crash and get hungry again. A better breakfast option is eggs, whole fruits, high fiber carbs, and yogurt. So low refined sugar granola bars are among your better bets.

Dried fruit is among the better suitcase options. Nowadays you can find dried blueberries, dried cranberries, dried apples (I've even seen a Mickey version of freeze dired fruit in individual sized packets!). Another option - kind of like granola - would be dried nuts or sunflower seeds or the like. Some people like peanut butter.

I also like to just wait and pick stuff up when we are there. If you are looking to save time, pick up a bunch of fresh fruit in advance in your resort food court or gift shop. Most of the resort gift shops carry a few grocery items. They also sell fruit in both AK and MK ata fruit stand. That's often what we go for quick ehalthy food that also happens to be inexpensive. It doesn't take much time to grab an apple, and they aren't expensive. Sure it's slightly more than the cost of bringing it from home - but it isn't mushed/bruised either.

Also in the resort gift shops is milk. orange juice. Then again, the fridges in the rooms are not all that cold. I have tried using the ultra pasturized milk boxes. (parmalat ins one brand, Horizon makes them too) They do work, because they don't have to be refrigerated and come in cup sized portions, but maybe not so great if you are flying. (we like coffee in the am with milk)

Coffee is VERY fragrant and really has to wrapped well, or your whole suitcase will smell like coffee!

We actually find the dining plan is TOO much food. We especially can't eat all the desserts! We do split meals, and where possible I try to get yogurt as the 'dessert.' WDW doesn't have the best yogurt, but it's better than mediocre prepackaged cookies or chocolate cake. I wish they carried plain Greek yogurt myself.

If saving time is you consideration, here's what we've tried: DH gets food while I get ready! We beat the food court rush, and either eat while in the room still or carry it with us and eat it on the way to the bus stop. Even if you just split one portion of eggs and each have some sort of bread with it - that really holds your appetite better than bread alone.

 

[Luv4Disney]

Greek yogurt? Packed with protein! DH stays full on it until lunch.

 

[PIRATEGIRL007]

We do pop tarts, nutra grain bars, granola, peanut butter crackers, etc. It's not about nutrition for us, it's about mobillity and eating on the way to RD (and making RD). We also bring fruit snacks they travel great and are wonderful to get the kids (and us parents too) thru with a quick snack till next meal time.

 

[minniebeth]

The trouble with non perishable foods is so much of it is high sugar/white flour carbs. All they do is make you blood sugar spike, then you crash and get hungry again. A better breakfast option is eggs, whole fruits, high fiber carbs, and yogurt. So low refined sugar granola bars are among your better bets.

Dried fruit is among the better suitcase options. Nowadays you can find dried blueberries, dried cranberries, dried apples (I've even seen a Mickey version of freeze dired fruit in individual sized packets!). Another option - kind of like granola - would be dried nuts or sunflower seeds or the like. Some people like peanut butter.

I also like to just wait and pick stuff up when we are there. If you are looking to save time, pick up a bunch of fresh fruit in advance in your resort food court or gift shop. Most of the resort gift shops carry a few grocery items. They also sell fruit in both AK and MK ata fruit stand. That's often what we go for quick ehalthy food that also happens to be inexpensive. It doesn't take much time to grab an apple, and they aren't expensive. Sure it's slightly more than the cost of bringing it from home - but it isn't mushed/bruised either.

Also in the resort gift shops is milk. orange juice. Then again, the fridges in the rooms are not all that cold. I have tried using the ultra pasturized milk boxes. (parmalat ins one brand, Horizon makes them too) They do work, because they don't have to be refrigerated and come in cup sized portions, but maybe not so great if you are flying. (we like coffee in the am with milk)

Coffee is VERY fragrant and really has to wrapped well, or your whole suitcase will smell like coffee!

We actually find the dining plan is TOO much food. We especially can't eat all the desserts! We do split meals, and where possible I try to get yogurt as the 'dessert.' WDW doesn't have the best yogurt, but it's better than mediocre prepackaged cookies or chocolate cake. I wish they carried plain Greek yogurt myself.

If saving time is you consideration, here's what we've tried: DH gets food while I get ready! We beat the food court rush, and either eat while in the room still or carry it with us and eat it on the way to the bus stop. Even if you just split one portion of eggs and each have some sort of bread with it - that really holds your appetite better than bread alone.

I agree with a lot of what you are saying, but dried packaged foods chosen can still be somewhat nutritious, not all processed and sugary. True, they may lack the sustaining protein, but like a pp said, sometimes the convenience and cost effectiveness of bringing food from home just needs to get you through until a good meal.
There are options for individual containers of healthier cereals and oatmeal~ granola bars come in all types of choices, some healthier than others~
buying 100% whole wheat mini bagels is what we choose, no sugar applesauce cups. It can be done~ granted, the poptarts are all sugar, but it's not something that a lot of people eat everyday.

Buying fresh fruit at Disney is very expensive, like you said, dried fruit is an option to bring along with some nuts for protein.

I agree that the ddps are a lot of food. Sometimes we use it, sometimes we don't, but what most people don't know is how flexible you can find ways to eat healthier on it. Most CS places will allow you to substitute a water for the dessert~
We do split most meals at Disney since the portions are so big.

There are lots of creative ways to combine nutrition and convenience at WDW, with keeping the cost low as well~

 

[bookgirl]

Bagels and PB
Bread and PB
pre packaged PB or Cheese Crackers
Cereal (dry)
trail mix
dried fruit



This is assuming you don't have a fridge in your room if you do add:

Milk
lunchmeats/cheese
juice boxes
cream cheese
jelly
pre cooked bacon
fruit
Left over Pizza


You can actually pack almost all of these in a bag and some of the hotels (or the hess station across the street from the Boardwalk Resort) carry these items. The pizza may only be at the Values...but buy one the night before and have cold pizza for breakfast.

I'm a big fan of sandwiches for breakfast expecially on the go, sometimes I even do chips with them. I also sometimes take dry cereal and a cup of milk. Mostly because I drive to work and using a spoon interfers with turning Forget the term 'breakfast' and just think of easy to transport foods.

 

[ZoZo]

I stay at POR, where there's a fridge in the room. I usually just eat cereal for breakfast (either pack a box in your luggage, or buy a box at your resort's gift shop). You can also buy half-gallons of milk and juice at the resort gift shop, as well as things like donuts, peanut butter, bread, etc. You can also buy fruit at the food court (bananas, apples, etc.).

You can also bring things like individual containers of applesauce in your luggage.

I nearly always eat breakfast in the room - saves both time and money! Usually just eat a restaurant breakfast once during the trip, as a treat.

 

[lllGurulll]

Powerbars and pop tarts.

 

[jm106]

we are having grocery delievery so we can have a few breakfast food that are substantial enough to hold us. We do have DP but plan to use it for lunch and dinner mostly. This allows me to order milk, water bottles fresh fruit, yogurt drinks maybe.
IMO a granola bar is not enough for breakfast to sustain you.
I would bring PB and J and some mini bagles(pack better ok in suitcase)
a box of cereal or dump it into a large zip lock and get milk when there to eat before you leave.
I am taking nuts and dried fruit which can add to dry cereal for trail mix.

 

[mickeyluv'r]

IMO a granola bar is not enough for breakfast to sustain you.

Y'now, the more I think about it. I'm ravenous on arrival if we have an early monring flight. This past trip, my whole family arrived late morning, and the first thing everyone wanted to do was eat! (which was kind of funny since we arrived over a two hour time span. I was the first to arrive, so I basically spent two hours watching my extended family eat. )

As the trip progresses though, I am often less and less hungry for breakfast.

I try not to pig out at our TS dinners, but the buffets are difficult. Even if you keep to small tasting portions, it's a challenge to not eat too much. The menu place portions are not small either unless you really make a point to share - espeically if you have DDP. Most of the time, you can't take a doggie bag back to your room. (though if we are dining near our room, I have once or twice had leftover steak the next morning)

By midtrip, often enough, the thought of much more than coffee for breakfast is too much.

Once in a great while, like if we have a small dinner - then I sometimes want a late night snack back at the room (when we don't do DDP).

 

[dskib]

Last year I brought a bunch of fairly green bananas that ripened nicely, cheerios and oatmeal for my little guy, and gerber yogurt that doesn't need refrigeration fir him as well. I also brought his typical snacks - fruit cups, crackers, etc.

Enough people have mentioned those Emerald breakfasts on the go that I might try them. We usually have an early enough lunch that a small bfast is not a big deal. I just make sure DS eats. Bagels are a good idea too. I didn't think of peanut butter either. That would be a quick morning bite too.

I try to arrange 2 early character breakfasts during my stay, and we always have breakfast at the food court on the day we leave, so I only have to bring enough for 3 or 4 bfasts.

Deb

 

[nfavero]

I had a giant box of Nutrigrain bars delivers free from Amazon Prime. I am also packing oatmeal and granola bars, as well as some applesauces. I think that, with the leftovers and breakfast snacks in the parks, should be enough.