A pack-up breakfast?

~Chameleon~

lolavix wrote: »

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!

What's not appealing about the food I listed? All delicious offerings!

The food you suggest would have them screaming "I'm hungry!" an hour after they set off, which will be rather distracting and annoying for the driver. I was being practical

lolavix

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

What's not appealing about the food I listed? All delicious offerings!

The food you suggest would have them screaming "I'm hungry!" an hour after they set off, which will be rather distracting and annoying for the driver. I was being practical

I would eat them and enjoy them, but if I gave my step son a hard boiled egg or cheese and crackers for breakfast he wouldn't eat them full stop, let alone enjoy them - especially when its meant to be a 'holiday', but we always treat him when it's a break away and he can have what he wants to eat

nickyhutch

Good grief. 2 pages of trying to plan for ONE MEAL.

Leave them to it. It's their breakfast. Let them take some responsibility and learn from the experience.

~Chameleon~

lolavix wrote: »

I would eat them and enjoy them, but if I gave my step son a hard boiled egg or cheese and crackers for breakfast he wouldn't eat them full stop, let alone enjoy them - especially when its meant to be a 'holiday', but we always treat him when it's a break away and he can have what he wants to eat

Maybe your stepson needs to be introduced to healthy food then

And this is just one meal to tide them over, not the full extent of their holiday menu!!

lolavix

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Maybe your stepson needs to be introduced to healthy food then

And this is just one meal to tide them over, not the full extent of their holiday menu!!

Hardly, he eats very few sweets and treats so please don't assume what we feed him.

Cheese is only healthy in small doses.


As you said - it is ONE meal - so let them enjoy it!

Spendless

Dear me. How can someone asking for ideas for breakfast items suitable for packing up cause such a fuss??? It's a simple enough question I'd have thought.

To re-iterate- husband and sons will be setting off on a Friday night after school. They will drive at least 4 hours before doing an overseas crossing. When they arrive they will go straight to their hotel and go to sleep. The following day they are at least 2.5-3 hrs from their destination and need to be there as close to 10am as they can. They will need to leave before the hotel they are staying in serves breakfast. Husband will need as much sleep as he can, due to the amount of driving he is doing over a weekend, so they won't be stopping en-route. They need to take a packed breakfast Someone has to go buy the items. It may be me, as hubby will be doing other last min jobs. It is a lot easier and quicker to go and buy stuff if you know what you are getting, rather than walk round aimlessly looking to be inspired, which is what I've done several times whilst supermarket shopping recently thinking what shall I put in. The only items I'd come up with were croissants and cereal bars. That's why I asked for other suggestions for what to put in for breakfast which I've had.

The sausages really appeal to me. I'm sure I've seen one of the supermarkets do snack packs -though I can't think which one and am unsure how cost effective they work out compared to a larger pack to share.

~Chameleon~

lolavix wrote: »

Hardly, he eats very few sweets and treats so please don't assume what we feed him.

Cheese is only healthy in small doses.


As you said - it is ONE meal - so let them enjoy it!

Absolutely nothing wrong with cheese, unless you happen to be lactose intolerant but even then there's always plenty of goat, sheep or buffalo cheese available.

And yes, it is just one meal but it's also a meal that they will be eating on the move and it will be several hours before they get chance to eat again, so it makes sense to eat something healthy and filling so they can continue their journey uninterrupted. Once settled at their destination they can feel free to eat eat whatever holiday treats they wish. Makes sense

But hey, it's not me travelling across Europe with a car full of sugar-fuelled, hungry kids, so what do I care? :rotfl:

Spendless

~Chameleon~ wrote: »

Absolutely nothing wrong with cheese, unless you happen to be lactose intolerant but even then there's always plenty of goat, sheep or buffalo cheese available.

And yes, it is just one meal but it's also a meal that they will be eating on the move and it will be several hours before they get chance to eat again, so it makes sense to eat something healthy and filling so they can continue their journey uninterrupted. Once settled at their destination they can feel free to eat eat whatever holiday treats they wish. Makes sense

But hey, it's not me travelling across Europe with a car full of sugar-fuelled, hungry kids, so what do I care? :rotfl:

Sugar fuelled, hungry, tired and mega excited kids.:DI agree with what you're saying. When they set off on Friday they're going to have time for a sandwich and will pick up a meal from the services later(and I'm pretty sure that they'll head for kfc, mcd or bk at this point). When they arrive at event following day they will just want to join in experience not to be torn away to eat -not straight away at least. From lunchtime Sat till their return late Sun night, I'm not worried about what they do as they'll be plenty of food eateries for them to choose from.

meer53

Spendless wrote: »

Dear me. How can someone asking for ideas for breakfast items suitable for packing up cause such a fuss??? It's a simple enough question I'd have thought.

To re-iterate- husband and sons will be setting off on a Friday night after school. They will drive at least 4 hours before doing an overseas crossing. When they arrive they will go straight to their hotel and go to sleep. The following day they are at least 2.5-3 hrs from their destination and need to be there as close to 10am as they can. They will need to leave before the hotel they are staying in serves breakfast. Husband will need as much sleep as he can, due to the amount of driving he is doing over a weekend, so they won't be stopping en-route. They need to take a packed breakfast Someone has to go buy the items. It may be me, as hubby will be doing other last min jobs. It is a lot easier and quicker to go and buy stuff if you know what you are getting, rather than walk round aimlessly looking to be inspired, which is what I've done several times whilst supermarket shopping recently thinking what shall I put in. The only items I'd come up with were croissants and cereal bars. That's why I asked for other suggestions for what to put in for breakfast which I've had.

The sausages really appeal to me. I'm sure I've seen one of the supermarkets do snack packs -though I can't think which one and am unsure how cost effective they work out compared to a larger pack to share.

Asda do the packs of little sausages with tomato ketchup. They do chicken satay ones too. My kids loved them. The little scotch egg bites go down well too.

Spendless

nickyhutch wrote: »

Good grief. 2 pages of trying to plan for ONE MEAL.

Leave them to it. It's their breakfast. Let them take some responsibility and learn from the experience.

What do I need to learn from the experience?Not to ask a simple question on mse and expect a relevant answer?:p:rotfl:

I've explained politely, several times why I asked the question I did. Thanks to those who gave me some ideas on different food items.:T