Breakfast on the run ideas

[yorkieteacher]

We will be trying to rope drop during our early September trip during the really early 6 or 7 am emh set during that timeframe. We will have our own car so we can leave a little later and not wait on buses, so we had actually thought about letting our kids sleep in their t's and comfy shorts and get them up for a quick toothbrush hair comb and eat something on the way. We had thought about things like protein bars and granola bars, but want something kids like and are somewhat healthy-any suggestions on things you have used? And brand names if that is allowed, as this isn't for advertising but advising purposes? Our kids will be almost three and almost 7.

 

[sponica]

How about good old bananas?

 

[Schneewittchen37]

A non-perishable Costco run can help. On our long trips breakfast for all of us is combination of Horizon aseptic vanilla or chocolate milk boxes, Nature Valley peanut bars, apple sauce pouches and prunes. And we'll buy a bunch of bananas every couple of days.

 

[TinkLoverSam]

Yogurt tubes or drinkable yogurts are great for breakfasts on the go. Yogurt and a bag of cheerios often make for a breakfast on the go for us on vacation and at home.

 

[NYCgrrl]

We will be trying to rope drop during our early September trip during the really early 6 or 7 am emh set during that timeframe. We will have our own car so we can leave a little later and not wait on buses, so we had actually thought about letting our kids sleep in their t's and comfy shorts and get them up for a quick toothbrush hair comb and eat something on the way. We had thought about things like protein bars and granola bars, but want something kids like and are somewhat healthy-any suggestions on things you have used? And brand names if that is allowed, as this isn't for advertising but advising purposes? Our kids will be almost three and almost 7.

You'll find sliced and whole fruit at the hotel's food court as well as yogurt, vacuum packed boiled eggs, breakfast pastries with and w/o sugar glaze, mini boxes of cereal with and w/o sugar added and the like. To the best of my knowledge pourable and tube yougurt isn't sold on property but you can probably pick them up at a nearby supermarket. Chobani tubes have less sugar than many other nationally available brands so if that's part of your definition of healthier food it's a goody and my traveling kiddos like it. On most if not all the dining plans the aforementioned are snack credits. At some WDW resorts the food courts are opened 24/7 and while others have opening and closing hours. For the ones that may not be opened when you are leaving in the morn buy the night before and store in your room's fridge.

HTH

 

[MickeyWaffles]

Will you be stopping at a store?

I’d get fruit like bananas and apples. Or even dried fruit - dried apple slices, bananas, strawberries etc are a hit in our house.

A graham cracker sandwich is great on the run - peanut butter, almond butter, sun butter or cream cheese on graham crackers is delicious!

My kids like Kashi Superfood Bites when we are in a rush.

Bel vita crackers are great on the go and come in a number of flavors. My kids like them.

Individual boxes of shelf stable milk are helpful on trips if you want them to start off the day with it. Not sure where you’re staying but if you have a small fridge, just put enough boxes in for the next day to chill them.

 

[TaraWasHere]

When we aren't staying club level, we usually keep yogurt pouches, a box of nutrigrain bars, horizon milk or juice boxes, and a bag of apples/bunch of bananas in our room. Basicly something quick that can be eaten while waiting for a bus, or tossed in a park bag for later.

 

[unrequited23]

My kids loved Z bars from Clif bars when we were at Disney. (The oatmeal cookie one doesn't get as melty as the chocolate varieties.) We would also bring some small containers from home and refill them with goldfish, pretzels or cheerios. Pouches were another go-to, fruit & veggie blends or the yogurt ones. We also picked up the Horizon milk boxes, so I wouldn't have to worry about cleaning a stinky milk cup, but not all kids will drink those. We ordered everything from Prime Now while we were in the Magical Express.

 

[Thing 1]

We almost always do breakfast on the run. I say anything they will eat will work. You will have a small refrigerator. I would be sure everything is disposable...paper bowl, small plastic bags etc.
We have done with kids:
Cereal bars
Uncrustables
Fruit pouches
Pop tarts
Dry cereal
Muffins
Cheese sticks
Small bag with cheese cubes and pepperoni
Peanuts
PBJs
Sandwich meat and cheese roll ups
Juice boxes

 

[sbobbio]

Cheese sticks, peanut butter crackers and juice box

 

[HopperFan]

We usually eat breakfast in room anyway.

Bananas, yogurt (GoGurt for to go), Muffins (mini muffin pkgs for to go), bagels, creme cheese and box orange juice.

 

[luvmy2babies]

We generally have items in the room for breakfast. Bagels, cereal, fruit, juice, milk, granola, etc. We generally eat in the room before leaving. We have eaten at the bus stop; but that was seldom. If we had a car, that would be different; but I don't drive at Disney.

 

[Chrislovesdisney]

If you go the yogurt route, spring for the pouches and not the tubes. World’s messiest snack. My kids are your kids’ ages and they cover themselves in yogurt with those tubes

 

[tjmw2727]

We always did breakfast in the room - and then another light snack at the park mid morning as the kids were often to keyed up to eat first thing.

Honestly; imho as tempting as it is to try new "grab and go" items I would stick with what they know and like as the last thing you want on vacation is an upset tummy due to a new food or a hungry child that didn't like the new option. I would try and modify things they already eat into more portable options and or make sure you have them try the foods prior to vacation. We learned the hard way that my dd didn't do well with the shelf stable milk....
While you don't have to sit for a full on breakfast every day if that is a meal they enjoy maybe consider doing a late breakfast at the parks one day.

When my kids were young we did cold cereal or bagel with fruit with juice or milk in the room or on the go, a health snack mid morning and then a late lunch as our big meal of the day usually a sit down meal. Its a good break from the day with slightly better prices than dinner and we found that worked well for us. Dinner was usually quick serve at the park, pool or resort.

Maybe its just us but when my kids got hungry/thirsty they get "hangry" and didn't realize they were hungry = nobody's happy until they eat