Meals in 2 bedroom

[LSchrow]

We order groceries (13 days, 2 people in 1 bdrm):
Frozen: broccoli, grilled chicken strips, meatballs, Texas toast, pancakes/waffles, ice cream
Dairy/Deli: butter, eggs, bacon, sundried tomatoes, heavy cream, milk, Genoa salami, cheddar, grated locatelli, swiss, sour cream
Meat: steak, chopped meat
Vegies: lettuce, spinach, mushrooms, onion, cherry tomatoes
Other: pasta, chopped garlic, taco seasoning, wraps, English muffins, nachos, salsa, powerade powder, pasta sauce, pancake syrup, salad dressing, cereal
Add in snack foods, some beer/hard seltzer

We keep condiments, vodka, & water filter in our Owner's Locker.
While not a complete list this gives you an idea. We try to get more versatile foods that can be used in multiple ways, and usually don't have too much leftover.

 

[SandyinMonterey]

I usually don't cook while at WDW. Did at Aulani (the food is so dang expensive there). If I do cook, it has to be quick and easy with few ingredients.
1. Dripping Roast Beef Sandwiches (Campbells recipe). Delicious and couldn't be easier.
2. Chicken Fajitas: Betty Crocker Baked Chicken Fajita Recipe. Again, so simple.
3. Spaghetti & Meatballs: Make extra meatballs and use them for Meatball parm subs.
If you drive, make meals at home...freeze them and bring them with you. Also pre-cooked meals at Supermarkets. Some stores like Shop Rite and Wegmans have an extensive selection.

 

[DisneyByMarriage]

I have three boys, two of which are picky eaters. I have been to Disney with a child as young as two months old and the last time (pre-Covid) they were 3, 5 and 7.

We stick to eggos, cereal and bagels in the AM so nobody has to clean up before going to the park. The last trip, I mapped out all the eating and got input from everyone going - I.e. Tacos on Monday, pulled pork Wednesday, etc. which saved the hassle of trying to figure out what to make for dinner once we’ve been at a park the entire day.
I highly recommend taking a slow cooker plus the throw away liners (if you drive) because dinner is ready when you are done at the park and clean up is easy. We also bring our own coffee and French press/pour over to accommodate the amount of caffeine the adults need in the AM.

For our the next trip we are actually going to transfer our Hello Fresh box for the week and see how that goes (bringing our own kitchen essentials as others have mentioned). For the kids, grab Uncrustables/ingredients for PB&J, Mac n cheese, sliced deli meat and cheese. For my kiddos, brunch is the one meal where they all eat the food, so we tend to do equal amounts breakfast and dinner table service (FWIW).

 

[Travel60]

I'm very easy peasy:
Cereal with bananas, blueberries or strawberries, bagels or muffins for breakfast.

Lunch in park for park days; pbj, turkey & cheese sandwiches, chips for non-park days.

Popcorn, refrigerator cookie dough, ice cream, cheese &crackers, chip &dip for snacks.

Baked chicken, spaghetti with meat sauce, baked salmon, shrimp scampi, tacos, poor boys, sloppy joes, plus vegy and/or salad for dinner. Or, frozen cheese or margherita pizza then add bbq pork and mushrooms or vegys. Chicken nuggets for kids who don't like main meal.

 

[cellomom]

so many great ideas here…
Breakfast in the room every morning, Eggs, bacon, English muffins & fruit. Lunch is at a park or peanut butter and jelly in the room. We plan out dinners ahead of time. Our favorites are chili, lasagna, tacos, anything that is easy.
We also stock up on snacks, sodas, milk, OJ, popcorn and of course 1-2 boxes of Mickey Mouse ice cream bars from the local grocery store.

 

[Chuck S]

We usually have one meal out every day. But breakfast is almost always in the room...eggs, cereal, and so forth. And we keep sandwich making in the room, ham, cheese, bread, mayo, chips and dip, that kind of stuff for night time, stuff that is easy to fix. No one wants to really "cook" on vacation. Group of 11 going Thanksgiving Week, so we'll see how everything works out. I'm sure we'll split up in the parks, it's like herding cats to move as a large group.

 

[jo-jo]

We went with 12 people...6 adults, 6 kids. Breakfast was cereal, eggos, toast, fruit cups, once or twice eggs and sausage, Lunch mostly pb & J, string cheese, yogurt drinks (kept cold with frozen water bottle) in the parks. Dinners , pizza, frozen chicken nuggets, mac and cheese, bagged salad, veggies tray, hot dogs/precooked sausage, frozen veggies. Mostly if we couldn't open a box and dump it on a cookie sheet, it was too hard to make.

Even though we were in a room with real dishes, we used paper products a lot.

Also the glasses are real glass. The kids ages were 2,3, 4, 7,9, and 14. We brought a pack of take and toss cups. Easier to keep track of who had the blue cup, green cup, whatever with the younger ones.

 

[newbie72]

our last trip we also did salad kits and steamable veggie Bags just to make sure the kids ate something green. Dinner we also bought frozen dumplings (had spaghetti 3x and hotdogs once). Breakfast - grits, sausage, hashbrowns, cereal, bacon, eggs. (We had 9 nights). We also bought ice cream, cheese snacks, fruit for a cheap evening snack.
that was our first dvc trip and during reduced Covid hours. I made a spreadsheet of what we bought after and what worked for us and how much we needed. i also made a note to bring scissors...

Polynor! What a great idea! We are doing a two bedroom at end of July, last minute (for Disney standards) waitlist granted. So, not many reservations available…
In the same boat as OP and looking for some dinner ideas.
Are you willing to share your spreadsheet and what worked or didn’t? Staying at OKW for Surat time. Middle daughter turning 16 and oldest HS graduation celebration. Any cool ideas for those would be great too!

 

[gisele2]

Eating breakfast in the room is cheap but it is practical too . Some eat while others shower. Late snack are a must too. We never ate diner because we are morning to late evening people in parks.

 

[gisele2]

I think there is a forum of people cooking with a crock pot.

 

[bianca]

We travel with our kids/grandkids and have a party of 9. We have grown tired of disappointing meals in restaurants and are taking a new approach for our next trip. While I have always cooked several meals in our villa, this time we are putting a Disney touch on everything. I have set up an entire suitcase dedicated to kitchen gear that will travel with us. It includes: Pixar crockpot, Mickey flip waffle maker, Pizza Planet pizza maker, Buzz/Woody pancake maker and 3 piece Pixar mini crockpots for dippers. Our grandsons are picky eaters and makes restaurants quite an ordeal. The pizza maker alone should keep them happy.

One night, I’ll be grilling filet mignon, while the crockpot takes care of the baked potatoes and we will roast asparagus in the oven. We will be doing several crockpot meals. One that the entire family agrees upon is Pierogi/kielbasa casserole. Beyond that, I make Mac’n Cheese and pulled chicken in the crockpot, too. We also use the crockpot for many breakfasts. We are also fond of evening dinners that include hot dips, charcuterie boards and fresh fruit, so our little dipper crocks will work perfect for that.

The entire family is looking forward to this new plan, as chasing restaurants has been getting more difficult as time has gone on.

 

[bianca]

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[cellomom]

We travel with our kids/grandkids and have a party of 9. We have grown tired of disappointing meals in restaurants and are taking a new approach for our next trip. While I have always cooked several meals in our villa, this time we are putting a Disney touch on everything. I have set up an entire suitcase dedicated to kitchen gear that will travel with us. It includes: Pixar crockpot, Mickey flip waffle maker, Pizza Planet pizza maker, Buzz/Woody pancake maker and 3 piece Pixar mini crockpots for dippers. Our grandsons are picky eaters and makes restaurants quite an ordeal. The pizza maker alone should keep them happy.

One night, I’ll be grilling filet mignon, while the crockpot takes care of the baked potatoes and we will roast asparagus in the oven. We will be doing several crockpot meals. One that the entire family agrees upon is Pierogi/kielbasa casserole. Beyond that, I make Mac’n Cheese and pulled chicken in the crockpot, too. We also use the crockpot for many breakfasts. We are also fond of evening dinners that include hot dips, charcuterie boards and fresh fruit, so our little dipper crocks will work perfect for that.

The entire family is looking forward to this new plan, as chasing restaurants has been getting more difficult as time has gone on.

I love this idea!

 

[Stargazer65]

Some eat while others shower.

Some could shower while making dinner:

 

[LPnerd]

thanks for the tips so far! We're new to dvc.. had one first stay this past July! So we're still learning

if you are driving, take your crock pot. also, make a Publix run but meal plan. we don't eat much processed food, so I usually make a pasta dish , maybe tuna for sandwiches, lots of fruit, hot dogs, veg and dip, I love the PB&J bar. what fun! I also melt some P-Butter in the microwave, add a touch of honey , give it a stir and great apple slices and dip. Its a big hit. cereal is always good for breakfast and snack. Also, you can buy a pack of mickey mouse icecream bars for a bit over the price of 1 at the parks.
I get a few chicken brests, cook them up and cut them up for salad. a bag of salad plus that chicken and whatever else you want to throw in, LOL. easy fast and my group gobbles it up and is ready for dessert, which we picked out and brought back to room.
we also do ice cream sundae bae.

 

[Lakegirl]

I usually buy snacks at my local grocery store before we leave and pack them. i write up my grocery list and then start my order on Amazon Prime at the airport when we land I hit the submit button.
I order milk juice water Diet Coke. wevare big fruit people so always lots of those and then all the same breakfast options people have mentiones. When my kids were little I would pack pop tarts as they were not something I normally allowed them to eat so it was a big treat. My husband and I split a lot of meals. So many of the lunch portions are so big or we will each get a children’s meal. Dinners more times than not we get an appetizer to split and a meal to split and it’s plenty! Enjoyed reading all the ideas on here.

 

[Stargazer65]

Spam with pineapple.

I just think it's funny that I said this in all seriousness, but everyone's either making sad and shocked faces or laughing at it except TCRAIG so far.
It's actually pretty tasty IMO and since it comes in cans, it travels really well. (I got really obsessed with SPAM when we lived out in Hawaii years ago and have a whole SPAM cookbook).

 

[The Jackal]

I just think it's funny that I said this in all seriousness, but everyone's either making sad and shocked faces or laughing at it except TCRAIG so far.
It's actually pretty tasty IMO and since it comes in cans, it travels really well. (I got really obsessed with SPAM when we lived out in Hawaii years ago and have a whole SPAM cookbook).

SPAM is very popular in HI.

 

[Stargazer65]

SPAM is very popular in HI.

Yes. The grocery stores carried lots of it, in many varieties I don't always see available here in CT.
A nice hunk of spam surrounded by gelatin sliding out the can with a squelchy-slurpy sound is enough to make the mouth water.

 

[cellomom]