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Food whilst traveling
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I normally get saddled with the camera though but i aint very good at it. At the last barbecue i ended up with this rather naff looking photo of MrJudi.
Well theres another one in a pinny but that went awol for some strange reason.0 -
let us know what u decide to get,dont give in to service station prices,i had a burger king coffee last travel and it was vile and 1.890
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Judi wrote:I normally get saddled with the camera though but i aint very good at it. At the last barbecue i ended up with this rather naff looking photo of MrJudi.
Well theres another one in a pinny but that went awol for some strange reason.
and I bet the pinny has a picture of a naked lady on the front :rotfl:0 -
I would cook some chicken drumsticks and also take some yoghurts, fruit, salad and hard boiled eggs in a coolbox with a flask of soup if its a bit on the cold side or just a flask of boiling water to make cup a soup. you could also make some homemade Dairylea lunchboxes with some crackers, cheese slices and bits of ham or breadsticks and phlilly - my kids love these. Lucky you geting a caravan - is it new and was it really expensive? I have been toying with the idea of getting a caravan for weekends and so on but just can't decide if its cost-effective when you take into account ground rent and so on.Jane
ENDIS. Employed, no disposable income or savings!0 -
and I bet the pinny has a picture of a naked lady on the front :rotfl:
LOL no, its worse, its got a frilly bit all round the edge.Lucky you geting a caravan - is it new and was it really expensive? I have been toying with the idea of getting a caravan for weekends and so on but just can't decide if its cost-effective when you take into account ground rent and so on.
This is the said beast
We bought it mainly cause the other half suffers with allergies. When we normally go away we stay in a accomodation where theres no been no dogs or cats. Since having our own small dog we found we were limited to where we could stay. We thought about buying an older van but couldnt guarantee it wouldnt start up MrJudis allergies so we bought as new as we could afford. However, insuring it has been a nightmare and hes already had a blazing row with the caravan and camping club so hes quit (was a member only 3 days lol).
Is it cost effective? Well, we have had to buy everything from scratch, insure it, pay ground rent up front. I dunno, probably not but i spose it depends on how much we will get to use it.0 -
how big is minime?
Ginger is meant to help with travel sickness,so some ginger biscuits might be a good addition.
We used to use travel bands for my DS and they worked for him.They are little wrist straps with a button on which presses a pressure point on your wrist.Millets have them.
You could take flasks of soup with you or hot water and cup-a-soups to make a change from tea or coffee,to drink on the journey.
Dont forget a bottle of water and some bics for the doggle.We had a bowl and bottle we used to keep specially.The bowl had 2 sections for dry and wet.Remember the pooper scooper and bags too as he/she'll need to have a stop off too.0 -
Was going to post yesterday, then a friend dropped in.........so we had some wine instead.
You will need a cool bag or box.
Instead of freezing the ice packs for the cool box - what about buying some juice? Those mini juice cartons are great - freeze them, and when defrosted, the kids will drink them. (Possibly not money saving here - but practical when you don't have space).
For lunches - wraps are great instead of sandwiches. Lidl's have them for about 40p just now for 6. (They are those tortilla type flat very thin things)
I use them loads, just wish I could make them. Best I can make are chappattis, which are a bit different.
Anyway, with a wrap/tortilla - I usually spread very thinly a layer of home made tomato sauce (not too much or it will get soggy), Then add bits and pieces. For them, it could be any type of bought cooked meat, or home stuff - sliced roast, bits of chicken etc.
For me (vegetarian), it would be perhaps some roasted veggies (peppers, onion, aubergine, mushrooms), or some bits of something like Quorn.
Basicaly, make it up as you go along - just add what you want.
I add a bit of lettuce, chopped tomatoes, grated cheese, couple of spoonfuls of greek yoghourt- and if I have avocado or guacamole (avocado dip basically), add that to. I also sometimes bung in some sliced olives. (I do that all the time for me, as I love olives).
Instead of tomato sauce, you could use mayonnaise or a cream cheese for a spread. All depends on that your family will eat. You could add chopped up hot dog sausages.....sometimes any bits of roasted joints, bits of chicken - sorry, not so good on the meat side of things. Other folk will be able to advise you more.
You could always make a quiche/flan - sorry, seem always to be posting this one lately. Slice it before you go - makes it a bit easier when you only have picnic cutlery.
As for the latter, don't go and buy plastic cutlery - check out what you already have. (I have loads due to large family parties).
You will need mugs/cups/glasses - unbreakable is better, but if you don't have them, take a few that don't matter - that odd glass/cup that doesn't match.0 -
One way to avoid rip off service stations is to research places just off the motorway to stop at, pick up a Tesco map next time you are in store, i'm sure other supermarkets do them too. A £1.99 breakfast tastes a lot better than a £7.95 service station one !
Here's a useful website http://www.offmotorway.com/
Do keep an eye out for restricted headroom on carpark entrances if towing the caravan though. I would hate you to rip the roof off whilst trying to save a few £sWHOOOOSHHHHHHHHH……..
Blimey what was that ?
That was your life mate
Oh I wasn’t quite ready can I have another go ?
Sorry mate only one per person.0 -
re: Travel Sickness: at school when people felt ill on coaches going on school trips our teacher used to make them sit on a piece of newspaper. Apparently it stops the friction between the road and the person! I doubted whether it would work or not but a friend of mine swears by it. Apparently a magazine with a few pages is better, partly because the print won't come off on the car seat! I can't guarentee its success but I think it is worth a try because its completely harmless (expept perhaps if you're the magazine)There is no such thing as a free lunch. Its only free because you've paid for it.
Noone can have everything they want and the sooner you learn that the better.
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If you want to keep it really simple, how about oatcakes - not exactly a meal but a good substitute for crisps and much more filling. Any brand fine, but I take Nairn's Cheesy Oatcakes on journeys and keep them at work for when I don't have time to make a packed lunch. They're very tasty - my colleagues like them too! Cost about 90p for a box (four individually wrapped packs of six). You could add cheese and/or a hard boiled egg etc to make it more substantial. Diet-wise, one Nairns Cheesy Oatcake equals 38kcal (fat 2.0g, of which saturates 0.9g)0
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