How to stop other travellers eat your food supplies?

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Anonymous wrote:Do they sell packs of bacon so small that one package is empty after a family of 3 and a few kids eat one breakfast?

Of course they do!

Apparently you don’t care about your health, otherwise you would only eat gluten free organic vegan tofu bacon. It comes in packs of 4.

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Anonymous wrote:CRAFT ROOT BEER when the occasion calls for a beverage. I'm dying.

Thanks! I’m on fire tonight! Sizzling...like bacon!

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Anonymous wrote:Either don't go or bring extra food and look at the expense as an investment in your friendship.

This.

Traveling with others is hard. You really need to know people and feel comfortable discussing these issues beforehand.

“Suzy, I’m bringing doughnuts and pop tarts for my kids and fancy cheese and wine for myself. Recognizing that your kids might want some, should we just plan a joint menu and split costs? That way, we’ll make sure we have enough food and we won’t have to deal with any tears when I refuse to share my wine and cheese with you.”

The reality is you and your friends likely have very different approaches to parenting. You might bring plenty of yummy food, while your friends bring a limited number of food their kids seemingly hate. There will be issues unless you address at the outset.

When we travel with friends and family (which we’ve done domestically and internationally), we basically adopt a team mentality. All parents pitch in to help all kids (even if they aren’t your kid); all food is fair game, so we bring plenty. We also agree that any weirdo health freak parenting nonsense won’t apply during vacation. Nobody wants to listen to your poor kid pitch a fit because you won’t let him eat ice cream or drink juice like the other kids.

I'd like to know what you weigh.

I know parents like you. I’ve seen your kids double fist chips and cookies at parties because they aren’t allowed to eat them at home. I listened to moms like you wonder why their daughters have eating disorders.

Eating some fun food while on vacation doesn’t promote obesity. Forbidding treats and making a big deal about sugar and calories absolutely promotes eating disorders and body image issues.

As long as we're playing this game, I know parents like you. Kids wolfing down Ho-hos and donuts and potato chips without a care in the world. Never really eating vegetables. Growing up into fat teens and adults who cry that they have a weight problem and have no clue what to do about it.

You letting your kids eat utter garbage is absolutely setting them up for a decreased quality of life and a myriad of health issues. But enjoy your Oreos as you waddle around the campsite

You’re so wrong.

There’s a difference between eating treats on vacation and eating crap 365 days a year.

We don’t get doughnuts everyday. We do get doughnuts a couple times when on vacation.

We don’t make big breakfasts everyday at home. We do make a big breakfast buffet a few times a week when vacationing with friends and family.

We rarely go out for ice cream at home (not even once a month), but we get ice cream or some other boardwalk treat a few times when on vacation.

See the difference? We lighten up a bit. The kids stay up later, too. It’s a vacation.

Your salad and water vacation sounds miserable. Truly.

Maybe if you knew how to actually make a salad, it wouldn't be miserable for you to make it. Maybe if you werent used to eating soda, drinking water wouldn't seem like a punishment. Maybe if you knew how to make healthy versions of things (it's not that hard, your kids wouldn't be whining for donuts)

I do the "big breakfast buffet" thing too, but it's healthy stuff, not Hostess cupcakes laid out. And anyone who wants to disparage people for that can enjoy their bad health. I will eat my "health food" which is delicious and also nourishing. YOU can enjoy your diabetes. But it's sad to do that to kids

Wowza...you are really projecting.

FTR, I don’t serve hostess cupcakes for breakfast (I don’t believe anyone does). And I don’t drink soda or serve it to my kids. They do enjoy a Shirley Temple or craft root beer when the social event dictates a proper drink.

I eat salad regularly. But when I’m at the beach, I’m eating crabs, crabcakes, shrimp, burgers, etc.

I eat veggies regularly...including on vacation. But I prefer to enjoy local food when traveling. I love conch fritters and mudslides when I’m vacationing in the Caribbean. I love pasta and pizza in Italy. I can eat my weight in cheese and chocolate in France. I’ve been known to find the best local bakery for fresh bread and pastries. While your family eats salad at the resort, my family is eating at some local hole in the wall/off the beaten path restaurant or shack with the locals. I love that my kids prefer the private coves where locals swim than the crowded resorts or touristy beaches. I suspect we burn more calories running around the island or city than resort squatters do.

Craft root beer!!! This thread is just a gift.

OP, you referring to your own friends as "other travellers" is one of the most bizarre things i have read on here. You aren't staying at a youth hostel!

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I agree. The craft root beer and Shirley temple defense had me rolling with laughter too.

OP, you sound like you have the temperament of a small toddler. To that end, buy a bunch of packaged lunchables and dish em out to your family and bring a small paddle with which to hit any child that inquires about your food (Please OP, I am joking, even though you probably were glad someone finally provided you with a classy solution)

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how are you vacationing with people you don't know, in a pandemic, that you already vacationed with once?

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I think the real issue is you don’t really want to vacation with thus other family. If you only want to cook and clean for your own family get your own place.

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You aren’t equipped to vacation with others. Period.

There’s one kitchen at the vacation home. That means you eat together and share food...unless you want to hide it in your luggage like that lunatic pp suggested.

Just bring salad and water and you won’t need to worry about sharing.

We vacation with others all the time and have a rule that everyone brings their own food and we alternate cooking dinners. It works fine.
Having to cook for 10 people every day is not my idea of vacation.

Why would you need to cook everyday? Take turns. Send a dad out for doughnuts. Tell the kids to eat cereal.

It’s not rocket science.

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I’m beginning to get an impression that all women here do is cook brunch after brunch.

We actually go hiking, swimming.

The only time I cook for large groups is holidays and when we host dinners. And that’s a lot of work. I’m not doing this on my vacation, sorry. Bring your own bacon.

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Yes. She is a troll. And how did Larla get dragged into this ? 🤣

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Craft root beer!!! This thread is just a gift.

OP, you referring to your own friends as "other travellers" is one of the most bizarre things i have read on here. You aren't staying at a youth hostel!

Well, we are bringing along two new families that we are not close friends with yet.

Those poor people! They have no clue what they’re getting into.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m beginning to get an impression that all women here do is cook brunch after brunch.

We actually go hiking, swimming.

The only time I cook for large groups is holidays and when we host dinners. And that’s a lot of work. I’m not doing this on my vacation, sorry. Bring your own bacon.

Well actually you are doing it on your own vacation, by your own admission. Sorry you hate your life. And if I were traveling with someone as rude as you I would "accidentally" get confused and cook all your bacon for my own family. What would you do then?

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Why would you need to cook everyday? Take turns. Send a dad out for doughnuts. Tell the kids to eat cereal.

It’s not rocket science.

I don’t eat doughnuts for breakfast. Also, remember, we are in the middle of forest. There is no Starbucks around corner.

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If you are sharing a house and there's just one kitchen, you have to assume there will be some informal sharing of food regardless of the "agreement". If you're cooking bacon, everyone will want some. So either plan a little extra to share, or take the same dry boring stuff that everyone else will have - cold cereal, toast, bananas. Don't taunt people with a house smelling like bacon but not offering to share, that's just cruel.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m beginning to get an impression that all women here do is cook brunch after brunch.

We actually go hiking, swimming.

The only time I cook for large groups is holidays and when we host dinners. And that’s a lot of work. I’m not doing this on my vacation, sorry. Bring your own bacon.

Making bacon, eggs and toast is literally the easiest meal to cook. My ten year old can make bacon and eggs.

Again: this thread is making white millennials look really, really bad.

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Anonymous wrote:If you are sharing a house and there's just one kitchen, you have to assume there will be some informal sharing of food regardless of the "agreement". If you're cooking bacon, everyone will want some. So either plan a little extra to share, or take the same dry boring stuff that everyone else will have - cold cereal, toast, bananas. Don't taunt people with a house smelling like bacon but not offering to share, that's just cruel.

Why can’t you bring your own bacon? Is it hard?

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People probably keep cooking/eating all your food OP because after spending time with you they realize how awful and rude you are and decide they never want to see you again. But they want to get SOMETHING out of this awful vacation with a monster so they demand your food. And it has the dual effect in alienating you and guaranteeing they will never be trapped in a cabin with you again. Two birds, one stone.