Last question before the first trip!! ~~~SNACKS??

[dbozwell]

Ok, so I know that you can take snacks into the parks...and we have two backpacks we can take. One is a regular one, and the other is our "wine picnic" backpack that can double as a mini cooler.

So, I need EXPERT advice on good snacks to take for my 4 and 5 year old hyper2 kiddies. We will be eating lunch back at the condo each day, and then snacking to hold us over for a late dinner (after the parks)...as to keep food costs to a minimum in the park.

Whatcha got???

 

[Perditamarie]

To maximize your time in the parks, and reduce commute time, consider bringing in a picnic lunch. Especially if you can pack w/"blue" ice or frozen juice boxes to keep items cool and maybe splurge on snacks. Stuff like:

* pb&j sandwiches....or the frozen ones will thaw out nicely by lunch
* juice boxes/water
* fruit/carrot sticks
* crackers/cheese sticks
* granola bars
* bagels

 

[ppan77]

I always pack fruit snacks. They wont melt or get crushed in the bottom of a bag. Mini muffins are good too. I actually use them as a quick breakfast in the room before we head out to the parks. We never worried about a cooler just threw the stuff into our backpack.

 

[budbeerlady]

We do the small cracker/ dipping cheese packs, fruit snacks, uncrustables, single servings of chips. Anything you would normally put into a childs lunch for a snack.

 

[pjzkent]

My kids always like the pretzel twists too

 

[tzolkin]

We had lots of food in the room. We ate/snacked there in the morning, in the afternoon (we went back for a nap), and then in the evening. We had breakfast-type food, cheese & pepperoni, etc. We brought in our backpack pb&js, carrots, apples, seeds, fruit leather, and pretzels. We used hydration backpacks and only drank water when we were in the parks. My kids were 9, 4, and 2 so it was nice to always have something to eat and drink with us. They weren't really interested in eating "meals" when we were there, but they did want to have snacks throughout the day. It also kept them occupied when they were waiting.

We spent very little on food (Under $400 for a 9 day trip-- $250 CS, $150 groceries). We ate some in the room, brought snacks into the parks, and shared a few CS meals. (With all the snacks throughout the day we could just buy two or three meals and split them between all of us. We also bought a large pizza a few nights to eat in our room.)

 

[GoofyMomInOhio]

At HS one day, I pulled out a box of Teddy Grahams (we were in a rush that morning) and all the little kids around us were upset because they wanted that instead of park food. I think kids like to have the comfort of snacks, etc. like they have at home when in a strange place.
We took peanuts, raisins, pringles, teddy grahams, fruit snacks, peanut butter crackers, granola bars, etc. Have a great trip!