A pack-up breakfast?

Dollardog

Is your coolbox one of those that you can also plug it in to the home electric socket to start it off?
My friends have one that runs on the car attery when travelling but you cool it down to start with by plugging it in at home. When they stay at a Travelodge/B&B, they take it in with them and plug it in there.

bylromarha

I took my (then) 4 and 2 year old to Disneyland Paris for the day where we had breakfast a la voiture. Left UK on 6am Eurotunnel, so I put breakfast in the car the night before which would turn into snacks for the 3 hour drive the other side of the tunnel.

Strawberries, bananas, apples.
LOADS of juice cartons of varying flavours
Indivdually wrapped pain au chocolate, brioche - eat by pushing up slowly so crumbs stay in the packet.
Cereal bars
Large box of dried mixed fruit

Was more than enough to graze through their long journey and as I was the only adult in the car, it made life easy for not having to divvy up portions as it was all individually wrapped.

Don't forget to pack a bag for all the car rubbish to go into!

Coopdivi

As something completely different your husband could try a French army 24 hour ration pack (MRE meal). An Ebay seller has them for £13 which, fair enough, isn't cheap. However they contain over 3000 calories which I reckon would be enough to feed all four especially if they take some disposable plates, cups and cutlery with them. Some of the components are re-heatable. There's a mini stove included in the pack for this purpose but, obviously, your husband would have to find somewhere to park up.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/French-Military-Army-RCIR-MRE-NATO-Approved-24-Hour-Combat-Ration-Pack-Sealed-/110952996114?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&var=&hash=item19d5505d12

Here's a YouTube review of what looks pretty similar to Menu 1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPv-_2q3NaY&feature=relmfu

melanzana

Give women a break here FGS.

Are these men and boys not capable of putting together a box of stuff they like? Ok let them give you a list and off you go, since you are doing your side of things, in fairness.

I wouldnt worry about anything, just let them tell you what they would eat en route, and buy it.

Your intentions may be good, but honestly, I don't think you will ever gt it right, so take the breakfast orders from the lads, and it will be eaten. They decided, right?

I bet it I'll be chocolate something, and biscuits and all the things they are NOT allowed generally, but so what? It's a holiday!

Chill.

Sorted!

Shelldean

not read entire thread, but i agree with last poster to some extent.

When we camp in france we often catch an early ferry so I take a pack up breakfast to eat on the ferry ( not paying their prices for six of us!!!)
And my boys favs are the asda crepes, all indiviually wrapped, full of choc and sugar etc. You can get quite a few different types. They alos have some croisants or choc pains plus juice, apple/orange/mixed etc. Again in indiviual cartons, I stick it all in a sainsburys bag for life, along with a carrier bag for rubbish.

My boys love this as it's all the stuff they're not normally allowed to eat indoors. They love choosing it as well.

works well

meer53

Coopdivi wrote: »

As something completely different your husband could try a French army 24 hour ration pack (MRE meal). An Ebay seller has them for £13 which, fair enough, isn't cheap. However they contain over 3000 calories which I reckon would be enough to feed all four especially if they take some disposable plates, cups and cutlery with them. Some of the components are re-heatable. There's a mini stove included in the pack for this purpose but, obviously, your husband would have to find somewhere to park up.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/French-Military-Army-RCIR-MRE-NATO-Approved-24-Hour-Combat-Ration-Pack-Sealed-/110952996114?pt=UK_Collectables_Militaria_LE&var=&hash=item19d5505d12

Here's a YouTube review of what looks pretty similar to Menu 1.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPv-_2q3NaY&feature=relmfu

Good grief ! OTT or what ?

They're on a trip to an event in France, they need food for ONE meal. There's a grown up with the kids. No one is going to starve. They do have food in France, it's usually pretty good !

jellyhead

... but they don't have time to STOP for food.

Of course they are capable of buying or choosing their own breakfast items, but I assume OP is trying to make it more nutritious than they'd choose? Maybe they're going to eat at Mcdonalds for the rest of their stay?

Perhaps if left to his own devices the husband would leave it until they were ready to eat each other and then emergency-buy somewhere that's out of their budget?

System

You can get NAKD bars which are very healthy in the supermarket but cheaper at amazon:
http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=nakd

I think these would be good

~Chameleon~

Steer clear of the sugary type foods and fill them up with protein. That way they'll stay full until lunchtime or whenever they can next find somewhere to eat.

So no Belvita biscuits, dried fruits, chocolate pastries, fruit juices etc

Hard boiled eggs, cheese & crackers, bananas, Greek yoghurt & fruit, Eat Natural bars, cold meats/sausages etc would all be good choices

lolavix

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Steer clear of the sugary type foods and fill them up with protein. That way they'll stay full until lunchtime or whenever they can next find somewhere to eat.

So no Belvita biscuits, dried fruits, chocolate pastries, fruit juices etc

Hard boiled eggs, cheese & crackers, bananas, Greek yoghurt & fruit, Eat Natural bars, cold meats/sausages etc would all be good choices

Healthy and will keep them full, yes, but appealing? No!

Just let them stuff themselves with stuff they're not normally allowed to eat - we left early for a caravan holiday earlier in the year and little one loves having his pain au chocolat and croissants for brekkie in the car!