Snacks-y lunches that can be eaten poolside?

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Anonymous wrote:Snacks-y

Pick at

Snack on

Really?

NP My kids are the same at the pool- they don’t want anything big, but want something to eat at every adult swim.

The prepared food section is your friend.

Does your pool have a grill?

I mean, it does. But we usually bring lunch or dinner if we’re going to have lunch or dinner there. Just the whole vibe of kids constantly “picking” and “snacking on” is gross. You properly wash your hands, you have a meal or ONE snack, that’s pool time. I’m picturing them grabbing handfuls of pretzels and getting the bag wet with dirty, chlorinated water. Gross.

You are kidding right?

You are too controlling I feel bad for your kids.

I agree with them. Yuck, I would send them to wash their hands

Lady you’re soaking in the urine pool. Washing your hands is the least of your issues.

You pick your hill. I'll pick mine. Try not to swim with your mouth open.

Is it difficult to swim with your stick still inserted?

So much class. and all because people want to wash their hands.
Do you feel judged?

[Anonymous]

Pizza rolls, pig in a blanket, mozz sticks, etc. in a thermos. I find warm food is better for the pool since kids are more often cold from the water than hot.

[Anonymous]

Sometimes in summer we do a big meal for breakfast like a big veggie hash with eggs and then have breakfast stuff at the pool like fruit, yogurt and granola, bagels and cream cheese, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Hummus with prepacks with pita
Prepared cut up carrots & veggies.
Hard boiled eggs already cooked


I don't understand why you just don't go to your local grocery store to the prepared food isles and pick what your family will eat?

If this is that hard for you to make sandwiches etc a head of time go to Jersey mikes or something LOL

Maybe OP’s family has allergies. My family can’t eat anything prepared inside the grocery store.

[Anonymous]

Lord save us, please do not take hard-boiled eggs to the pool.

[Anonymous]

When my kids were little I did this all the time, we packed cut fruit and veggies, tortilla chips, the mini single serving guacamole, cheese sticks plus cold leftovers if we had them. Sometimes I’d bring chicken nuggets, pizza slices or quesadillas.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Snacks-y

Pick at

Snack on

Really?

NP My kids are the same at the pool- they don’t want anything big, but want something to eat at every adult swim.

The prepared food section is your friend.

Does your pool have a grill?

I mean, it does. But we usually bring lunch or dinner if we’re going to have lunch or dinner there. Just the whole vibe of kids constantly “picking” and “snacking on” is gross. You properly wash your hands, you have a meal or ONE snack, that’s pool time. I’m picturing them grabbing handfuls of pretzels and getting the bag wet with dirty, chlorinated water. Gross.

NP. If your kids can’t dry off their hands before grabbing a handful of snacks, that’s a you problem.

The fact that you don’t mention WASHING and then fully drying their hands speaks volumes.

It’s a handful of pretzels poolside. Unclench.

Enjoy your poo pretzels.

NP, but you realize your kids are SWIMMING in that for hours, right?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snacks-y

Pick at

Snack on

Really?

NP My kids are the same at the pool- they don’t want anything big, but want something to eat at every adult swim.

The prepared food section is your friend.

Does your pool have a grill?

I mean, it does. But we usually bring lunch or dinner if we’re going to have lunch or dinner there. Just the whole vibe of kids constantly “picking” and “snacking on” is gross. You properly wash your hands, you have a meal or ONE snack, that’s pool time. I’m picturing them grabbing handfuls of pretzels and getting the bag wet with dirty, chlorinated water. Gross.

You are kidding right?

You are too controlling I feel bad for your kids.

I agree with them. Yuck, I would send them to wash their hands

Lady you’re soaking in the urine pool. Washing your hands is the least of your issues.

You pick your hill. I'll pick mine. Try not to swim with your mouth open.

Is it difficult to swim with your stick still inserted?

So much class. and all because people want to wash their hands.
Do you feel judged?

Bring an extra bottle of water, some wipes, and hand sanitizer to Clean hands.

I’m a germaphobe in a lot of settings, but this is silly.

[Anonymous]

Uncrustables
Trail mix
Granola bars
Fruit

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lord save us, please do not take hard-boiled eggs to the pool.

Why wouldn’t you take hard-boiled eggs? What’s wrong with them?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snacks-y

Pick at

Snack on

Really?

NP My kids are the same at the pool- they don’t want anything big, but want something to eat at every adult swim.

The prepared food section is your friend.

Does your pool have a grill?

I mean, it does. But we usually bring lunch or dinner if we’re going to have lunch or dinner there. Just the whole vibe of kids constantly “picking” and “snacking on” is gross. You properly wash your hands, you have a meal or ONE snack, that’s pool time. I’m picturing them grabbing handfuls of pretzels and getting the bag wet with dirty, chlorinated water. Gross.

NP. If your kids can’t dry off their hands before grabbing a handful of snacks, that’s a you problem.

The fact that you don’t mention WASHING and then fully drying their hands speaks volumes.

It’s a handful of pretzels poolside. Unclench.

Enjoy your poo pretzels.

What is in the DC water that everyone is so obsessed with poop? It's bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Lord save us, please do not take hard-boiled eggs to the pool.

What’s wrong with hard boiled eggs?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snacks-y

Pick at

Snack on

Really?

NP My kids are the same at the pool- they don’t want anything big, but want something to eat at every adult swim.

The prepared food section is your friend.

Does your pool have a grill?

I mean, it does. But we usually bring lunch or dinner if we’re going to have lunch or dinner there. Just the whole vibe of kids constantly “picking” and “snacking on” is gross. You properly wash your hands, you have a meal or ONE snack, that’s pool time. I’m picturing them grabbing handfuls of pretzels and getting the bag wet with dirty, chlorinated water. Gross.

NP. If your kids can’t dry off their hands before grabbing a handful of snacks, that’s a you problem.

The fact that you don’t mention WASHING and then fully drying their hands speaks volumes.

It’s a handful of pretzels poolside. Unclench.

Enjoy your poo pretzels.

What is in the DC water that everyone is so obsessed with poop? It's bizarre.

I feel like there’s more nasty germs on the door handle PP’s kids touch on the way out of the bathroom than there are in the chlorinated pool.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Uncrustables
Trail mix
Granola bars
Fruit

This. Uncrustables are great pool food. Pack of salami/pepperoni and a box of crackers and some yogurt pouches. bag of carrots, grapes, blueberries. Chips and salsa. Chips and guac. PB+J spoons or better yet the mixed pbj jars on some crackers. Cheese sticks. Popcorn. Pretzels. Hummus and pita/pita chips. Hummus and pretzels. If your pool has a microwave just buy packaged burritos and stuff they can heat up.

Honestly you need to do some type of prep whether its washing or cutting. I do all of that after we shop so it isnt something we do daily and thats what I would start doing. Just get one of those snack trays on IG and fill it with the prepped food you already have. And if you are prepping food before every meal and snack theres the problem. When washed, dried, and stored properly fruit and veggies last 3-5 days and my family gets through it all within that time frame.

Add fruit snacks, granola bars, etc. but those types of foods are expensive and packaged. There really isnt food that can be not prepped that isnt pre-prepared and therefore, tends to be sugary or filled with crap. Real food needs some type of prep. It doesnt need to be a 3-course dinner but pasta salad or making muffins on Sunday night isnt a stretch. But there is very little easy food that is also whole foods. And having pool food be the snack food is legit but you cant ask for real food that doesnt require prep, its very limited.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Snacks-y

Pick at

Snack on

Really?

NP My kids are the same at the pool- they don’t want anything big, but want something to eat at every adult swim.

The prepared food section is your friend.

Does your pool have a grill?

I mean, it does. But we usually bring lunch or dinner if we’re going to have lunch or dinner there. Just the whole vibe of kids constantly “picking” and “snacking on” is gross. You properly wash your hands, you have a meal or ONE snack, that’s pool time. I’m picturing them grabbing handfuls of pretzels and getting the bag wet with dirty, chlorinated water. Gross.

NP. If your kids can’t dry off their hands before grabbing a handful of snacks, that’s a you problem.

The fact that you don’t mention WASHING and then fully drying their hands speaks volumes.

It’s a handful of pretzels poolside. Unclench.

Enjoy your poo pretzels.

What is in the DC water that everyone is so obsessed with poop? It's bizarre.

I feel like there’s more nasty germs on the door handle PP’s kids touch on the way out of the bathroom than there are in the chlorinated pool.

pool chemicals got VERY expensive and I would bet dollars to donuts many pools were on the edge of necessary ranges in order to limit costs.