I'm really afraid to ask (cooking in rooms)

[Pedler]

I don't understand how kids could be so picky that they couldn't find anything to eat at DisneyWorld. It's a kids gourmet dream...Chicken Fingers, Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, etc. Also, what could you cook for your kids that they would eat that Disney World wouldn't serve? I'm stumped on that one. My son has never been picky, thank god, so I can't relate. But even if he was, it seems a theme park would have something he could eat.

For us it is not so just the picky nature of the kids as breakfast is logistically the biggest pain for us on vacation. Everyone gets up at different times and wants to eat at different times. I may want to take some time to drink a cup of coffee and the kids may want to be up and done in a minute. We generally stay at hotels like Amerisuites that have serve some sort of buffet breakfast as part of the room cost. That way we can come and go for breakfast as we please. Barring that having cereal in the room for the kids with the coffee maker for myself is a big help. Our kids just prefer a simple breakfast when they get up without having to wait for everyone to get up and ready for the day. I am hoping that the counter service at WL is fast enough and close enough to the room that it won't be a big time waster to make a few trips down there each morning for breakfast.

I do agree that Disney World is a kids meal paradise as far as lunch and dinner choices. I have never seen chicken nuggets, hot dogs or mac and cheese called so many different names!

 

[skiwee1]

A little off topic, but I have a question for those that have picky eaters. No offence, but why do you let your kids get away with that? When I was growing up, we ate what we were given, and if we didn't like it, we just didn't eat. We were not forced to eat, but all there WAS to eat was what my mother made, and she would not cater to us. If we were hungry enough, we'd eat anything, and that's what usually happend. Food allergies or true food dislikes (for instance, raw tomatos make my gag. Really, the taste to me is so nasty I'd puke) are one thing, but I don't feel there is any reason to allow a child to dictate their own diet.

Okay, back to the regularly scheduled thread!

I believe kids have likes and dislikes just as adults do. I would never force my kid to eat something they don't want. If they wanted something different I made it. I now have a 22 y/o and a 16 y/o that will try anything and eat most things. My now 6 y/o is very picky, just like the older kids were, and I'm not going to worry about it. I chose my battles wisely and suggest others do the same. I have never understood what it is about making kids eat what you want them to. Sounds like the parent is on a major power trip. That being said, my DD can always find something to eat at WDW whether it is a pb&j or a hot dog. She goes through these picky eating kicks and sticks with just a few things at once. When she was 3 she would only eat steamed brocolli and baked chicken for an entire year which was just about impossible to get at WDW so I am thrilled we are at hot dogs at the moment!

 

[LindsayDunn228]

A little off topic, but I have a question for those that have picky eaters. No offence, but why do you let your kids get away with that? When I was growing up, we ate what we were given, and if we didn't like it, we just didn't eat. We were not forced to eat, but all there WAS to eat was what my mother made, and she would not cater to us. If we were hungry enough, we'd eat anything, and that's what usually happend. Food allergies or true food dislikes (for instance, raw tomatos make my gag. Really, the taste to me is so nasty I'd puke) are one thing, but I don't feel there is any reason to allow a child to dictate their own diet.

Okay, back to the regularly scheduled thread!

You know, I was wondering the exact same thing. My mother would never have allowed me to eat only fries for an entire trip. That is just wrong on so many levels.

 

[maine_jennifer]

I haven't read the whole thread, so I'm not sure if this has been covered. But this is how I "cook" in the room.

Using spray butter, coat each half of a bagel.

Next, place it on a piece of tin foil, butter side up, on an ironing board.

Next, cover with another piece of tin foil.

Put the iron on it's hottest setting and put it on top.

After 1 min, check to see if it's "grilled" enough. Check every 20 sec if not.

You can also make grilled cheese sandwiches this way as a quick snack after pool time when most kids are "SO HUNGRY!!!"

Trick to all this is to have the iron on it's hottest setting and most importantly make sure you cover everything with tin foil so as not to ruin the the iron or ironing board.

Happy grilling!

 

[dallastxcpa]

I believe kids have likes and dislikes just as adults do. I would never force my kid to eat something they don't want. ..... I chose my battles wisely and suggest others do the same. I have never understood what it is about making kids eat what you want them to. Sounds like the parent is on a major power trip.

It has nothing to do with being on a power trip. It is about making sure your child get's the proper nutrition. And based on medical research vitamins in pill form will never be as beneficial as vitamins from food. Part of the problem with American families is that we have the roles reversed. A family is just like a corporation; the parents are the CEO's and the kids are the staff. Too many parents let the children dictate the rules, vacations, family schedules, etc.

 

[nwdisgal]

I haven't read the whole thread, so I'm not sure if this has been covered. But this is how I "cook" in the room.

You can make a convection oven out in the wilderness from tin foil , a cardboard box, and a few charcoal briquettes but I had no idea people grilled sandwiches and bagels with an iron. Actually, Babe Chandler grilled cheese with her flat iron on All My Children in their hotel room. They were on the run from the authorities and it set off the smoke alarm. Babe's character inspired me to personally never try this Well, also I have white pima cottons to iron.

 

[skiwee1]

It has nothing to do with being on a power trip. It is about making sure your child get's the proper nutrition. And based on medical research vitamins in pill form will never be as beneficial as vitamins from food. Part of the problem with American families is that we have the roles reversed. A family is just like a corporation; the parents are the CEO's and the kids are the staff. Too many parents let the children dictate the rules, vacations, family schedules, etc.

My child gets all the proper nutrition she needs. She doesn't take any vitamins. My ped believes in not forcing a child to eat something they don't want. They naturally come around to choosing new things. Based on my 22 years of parental experience I totally agree with him.

 

[Vivianne]

Just got back from a 2 week trip. The first week we rented a villa that had all the amenities. Kitchen with all you could possibly use to make a meal and serve it comfortably. I made dinner twice and breakfast for a week. The second week, we stayed at POFQ (no cooking there). We enjoyed staying at he villa & disney. I recommend the villa for the convenience if a person needs to save money on meals. Most of these villas have pools, washers & dryers & lots of space. Home away from home.

 

[Steffi]

I don't even like to cook/do dishes at home, so I certainly don't want to do those things on vacation!

I do bring things for DD for quick snacks like carrot sticks, cut-up broccoli, apples, and cereal. I also bring a quart of orange juice and a quart of milk. On our last trip, we stayed at YC and had the bellperson bring our 'feed bag' up along with our luggage. I don't know if she (the bellperson) was being sarcastic, but, upon seeing our bag of grub, she asked us if we needed anything else, like a microwave. I was pretty embarrassed; I think we'll be carrying our groceries up on our own, under the cover of darkness from now on!

 

[colleen costello]

Steffi, shame on that bellhop for being rude to you. Why would they have fridges in the room if people weren't supposed to use them? Lots of families have picky eaters, special diets (for health or religious reasons) etc, and need to pack their own food. As long as you are not cooking, I say "more power to you." We always go to Winn-Dixie and get cereal, milk, juice, Coke, water and bananas. Our army runs on its stomach!

 

[mrsgus06]

I pick and choose my battles with my kids also, but if I fix 5 different things for 5 different kids, I would have a buffet of food and become a full time short order cook . I don't think I would ever cook in a room, but reading this thread makes me realize owning our fifth wheel is a wonderful thing! My kids have a saying, "If you don't eat what Mom cooks, you just don't eat". It is not a power trip, it is a sanity issue .

 

[DMRick]

In case anyone missed this..the values and mods have wonderful toasters and micorwaves that anyone is welcome to use, no matter where the food comes from (and the tea water is just perfect for oatmeal!). Avoids having your room smell like a deli, and you don't have to use the iron or bathtub for prep and clean up...or worry about grease spills on the ironing board, or floor.

 

[lsteadman]

It has nothing to do with being on a power trip. It is about making sure your child get's the proper nutrition. And based on medical research vitamins in pill form will never be as beneficial as vitamins from food. Part of the problem with American families is that we have the roles reversed. A family is just like a corporation; the parents are the CEO's and the kids are the staff. Too many parents let the children dictate the rules, vacations, family schedules, etc.

Too many parents let the children dictate the rules, vacations, family schedules, etc.

Well said.....standing ovation all the way from Minnesota.

I pay the bills, I work all day, the bills come in my name, the checks are in my name, the VISA has my name on it.....so we do whatever I want to do (with input). My daughter doesn't like raw tomatoes but will eat ketchup. I don't make a different meal for her. Her burgers, sandwich etc. are without raw tomatoes.

If I eat steak, she eat steak...If I eat hot dogs, she eats hot dogs. She can become picky when she starts paying some bills and has her own house. We are not the Trumps! So we eat whatever I cook and she hasn't starved yet.

There is no way I am going to let a 9 year old dictate to me after all of the crap I put up with a work on a daily basis!

 

[safetymom]

I think the OP has received plenty of replies and this has gone off the subject.