Food in a Studio

[Stargazer65]

I am having college flashbacks now.

I like the disclaimer in the article:
️WARNING: Don’t attempt this recipe if you believe you are clumsy and therefore may damage the furniture or burn yourself with the iron. Get takeout instead!

 

[Diasmom]

We grilled at Bay Lake this summer. We ordered hot dogs, hamburgers, and Matchlight from Walmart. Great for a day at the resort and lots of leftovers.

 

[Rob Huff]

Planning meals for our time in a studio is one of my absolute favorite things to do! The below was our planning for a 12-day trip from 2019; we used an abridged version for a six-day trip in 2020 (pre-COVID).

First, a general thought: we love having items on hand that can work for breakfast, lunch, or park snacks. You'll see a lot of those below.

Breakfast
We always get a gallon of milk, a bunch of yogurt, bananas, apples, and peanut butter. Peanut butter on a banana is a great breakfast. We also get a loaf of bread and jam. PB&J breakfasts make everyone happy. A few pounds of clementines go in our suitcase next to a big box of applesauce pouches. We also bring lots of single-serve packages of nuts. A big box of Cheerios always plays well. Finally, Lara bars work at all times of day.

We used oatmeal recently and that went well. Eggs in the microwave were more hit-or-miss. We love eating eggs, but the other breakfasts were easier. We didn't do eggs in 2020 and didn't miss them.

In the end, that yields the following breakfasts:

1. Oatmeal + fruit
2. PB&J
3. Peanut butter banana
4. Milk + cereal + fruit

We normally get waffle sandwiches at Sleepy Hollow one day and a hot breakfast from the hotel another day. For a 10-day trip, you could go room-room-Sleepy Hollow-room-room-room-hotel-room-room-room and not get tired of anything.

Lunch
Easy Mac. Beginning and end. Open and shut. Easy mac plays beautifully for everyone. Our kids' go-to lunch on vacation is a cup of easy mac + a clementine + a big carrot. When we stay at AKL, they'll post up on the balcony and meander through that meal every day. I love it, too.

A pack or two of lunch meat + a block of cheese provides an easy, heartier option. The bread doesn't do much for me, but the loaf mentioned above enables you to make meat+cheese+bread sandwiches.

A couple of bagged salad kids proved hugely popular on our last few trips. If you want a full meal, grab a bag of pre-cooked chicken that can be microwaved to top the salad.

Obviously PB&Js work at lunchtime too.

One note for both mealtimes: we bring our own silverware to use. It's so much more satisfying to eat off of a metal spoon/fork than from a plastic one. That's true for everyone in our family.

Finally, without regard to time of day or the specifics of your meal, if you don't have Nutella with you, are you really on vacation?

 

[TeamRiley]

We grill all the time when in a studio. It seems like no one ever uses them.
I have never seen anyone else. You can cook just about anything on a grill.

 

[princesscinderella]

I have a mini Mickey ear waffle iron I bring and we mix up some bisquick and make Mickey waffles on a rotation of someone in the shower and someone eating breakfast. It makes great waffles quickly. I use a protein drink cup with a spout lid to mix it all up and it makes it easy to pour and clean up.

 

[Mazz519]

Were from NY so we usually by a dozen bagels or more and take them with us and toast them in the morning.... Kids used to love the oatmeal packets where we only needed to boil water in the microwave, also kids would eat cereal or even eggs in the morning