Food to take on holiday

allat

I have also checked out the menus and you can eat many main courses in the restaurants of your resort for about £20 per person. The hotel also has a boat leaving for the Mahe which runs several times a day. You could explain to the hotel reception that for health reasons you need to visit the town regularly (and ask for reduction on the ferry price ;.) and also need to be able to store/serve your own food in your room. You can ask for plates, napkins, cutlery...buy spirits/wine at the airport...buy cheese, cold meats, fruits, juices etc in town and store in your refrigerator. That's what I would do. I would LOVE to experiment with cooking in a hotel room which is doubtless strictly forbidden. I have heard that it is possible using a rice cooker! You may also want to think about taking a lightweight egg boiler with you for breakfast. They cost about £10 from places like poundstretcher, add a fresh tomato, bread, tropical fruit and a cup of coffee, then sit on the balcony and it will be a very nice start to the day and better than eating a dry biscuit from the UK (no offence to the helpful suggestions that you have received). Forgot to mention, pack a small decanted bottle of washing up liquid, a sponge and a couple of tea towels for this activity. You can leave the plates for room service to clear.

lindseykim13

wow looks a stunning place, i'd happliy go there and eat pot noodles if i had to!

emilykf

Just a suggestion, but as the holiday isn't until October, and it's a really special occasion (congrats by the way!) - would it be worth somehow mentioning to friends/other family that instead of a gift you'd appreciate money towards the fabulous food? I know it can sometimes be awkward asking for cash, but I'd be happy to do that for my friends/family in this particular case?

Izzy.

Those menus look good and cheap for a plush hotel. I would easily eat from them for less than £1000 for 10 days. How does your auto-imune disease effect what you eat. I have read your posts on the weight thread and you eat a varied diet. If you post what you can eat people can help you to choose money-saving meals from the menus. My idea of fantasy.

tylers_mum

just a thought you could perhaps take flavoured fruit t bags ie lemon tea that you can make up with hot water and leave to chill add some ice and is much lighter to carry that dilute and how about some packets of jellys with perhaps some tinned fruit in or angel delight mixes ??? hope you have a fantasic holiday x ( if you contact twinnings and ask there advise about if you can take ther products overseas and which product is best seved chilled etc there may well offer you some samples to try flavours out first )

Nutz666

officeguru wrote: »

It is not possible to change the holiday, neither would I as my children would never have thought that it would cost so much to eat in a resort.. They also did it because I used to love to travel but since I became ill, I have been virtually housebound for over 5 years and this is the first of me getting back some of my life back (Although I have to be very careful what I eat - that's why they didn't pay for the food)

It just seems a very drastic thing to book when they know you've been housebound for 5 years and disabled! There should be some manoeuvring of the holiday if you explain your difficulties. Maybe your kids could contribute to make sure you eat healthily with you being diet restricted whilst you're away?

officeguru

Izzy. wrote: »

Those menus look good and cheap for a plush hotel. I would easily eat from them for less than £1000 for 10 days. How does your auto-imune disease effect what you eat. I have read your posts on the weight thread and you eat a varied diet. If you post what you can eat people can help you to choose money-saving meals from the menus. My idea of fantasy.

Hi Izzy

Yes, I do make some wonderful meals... but a lot of it is eaten by my bh...

Off the top of my head, I can't have any of the following:

roughage... unfortunately that includes the breakfast bars, porridge and the like

Green Veggies - salads, etc (I can tolerate a few peas)

No beans of any kind

Nothing with seeds in it... eg tomatoes, cucumber etc unless I take out the seeds

No spices of any kind

No brown bread or bread with seeds in it..

So basically, I can eat meat, potatoes, pasta, (I make it with passata so there are no seeds) & funnily enough, dairy products.. eggs..

I think that's about it...

Unfortunately, because I am diabetic, I have to watch fruit, no fruit juices and certainly no desserts..

There might be one or two other things I can eat but I can't think of it... Unfortunately, although I can eat it, I don't like rice...

So you can see why I don't want to spend a lot of money on food for myself as there isn't a lot I can eat...

Whereas, my husband could eat anything at all..

honeythewitch

I really cant imagine that each of you can fit a weeks food into a suitcase.
If i were you I would have everyone change to included meals because i am sure the chefs will accommodate your diet, and just take some extra basics for yourself.
Self catering where there are no shops sounds too much hassle for a holiday.

officeguru

honeythewitch wrote: »

I really cant imagine that each of you can fit a weeks food into a suitcase.
If i were you I would have everyone change to included meals because i am sure the chefs will accommodate your diet, and just take some extra basics for yourself.
Self catering where there are no shops sounds too much hassle for a holiday.

I only plan to take some snack food with me but we do plan to eat at night...:)

honeythewitch

officeguru wrote: »

I only plan to take some snack food with me but we do plan to eat at night...:)

I bet you will never want to see another packet of mash by the time you get home. :rotfl:
The holiday sounds fabulous and I hope you have a lovely time.