Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 13:55     Subject: Re:meal for first night at vacation house
Pack some bagged salad mix, some deli meat and/or grilled chicken, a selection of cheeses, crackers, and rolls. You can decide how to eat it when you get there (heavy on salad if feeling healthy, heavy on the meats and cheeses if feeling super hungry).
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 13:55     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
yes. arrival at 9 ... stop to eat at 6 or 7!
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 13:54     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
grilled chicken caesar salad. grill the chicken at home.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 13:53     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Who wants to eat dinner at 9 pm?
Are you going to take a urine stop? Eat sandwiches then.


Good lord. It's a vacation. Give me a glass of wine and I can eat at any time of the day.


Lol
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 13:53     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Anonymous wrote:We’re headed to the beach in a couple of weeks. Spouse now has to work the day of departure so we can’t start the drive until 3pm and won’t arrive at the rental until close to 9pm.

I think most restaurants will be closed by then, so I plan to pack food for dinner that night. In the past I’d have brought a frozen lasagna and bagged salad, but we’re trying to eat healthier, and I know the vacation will have plenty of other times we arent, so I’d prefer to start out on a lighter note.

I know I could pack sandwiches but that idea bores me. I dont want to stop for dinner on the drive down both bc we’ll be eager to get there and bc the roadside options will be crap.

Any ideas? Thanks for your suggestions.


It's one night. Eat cheese and crackers promise you will survive
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 13:50     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Anonymous wrote:Who wants to eat dinner at 9 pm?
Are you going to take a urine stop? Eat sandwiches then.


Good lord. It's a vacation. Give me a glass of wine and I can eat at any time of the day.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 13:49     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:If bringing something frozen to heat up and bagged salad has worked in the past, is making something healthier frozen to heat up an option?

Lentil bolognese?

A big pot of some kind of vegetable heavy soup and sandwich fixings?

It might help if you tell us what “healthier” means to you? People define it so differently.



This is an odd suggestion


I didn't make that suggestion, but if you bring an instant pot down with you, that is one of the easiest dinners to make. You basically dump everything in (including the pasta, sauce, and enough veggie broth to cook the pasta) turn the pot on and set it for around 5 min. Once it's done, release the pressure and you're ready to eat.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 12:03     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Big salad + rotisserie chicken
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 11:59     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Who wants to eat dinner at 9 pm?
Are you going to take a urine stop? Eat sandwiches then.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 11:55     Subject: Re:meal for first night at vacation house
I would stop and get a quick dinner when you make a bathroom and gas stop. Or I would have a cooler packed with sandwiches or bowls. But I would absolutely not want to make dinner when I arrived anywhere after 9pm. I wouldn’t want to deal with it and I wouldn’t want to eat that late.

Do you have kids? There are plenty of things you can pack that aren’t too unhealthy. Given your travel schedule I think you need to give yourself some slack on the travel day.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 11:39     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Pack a big salad with protein since you don't want to stop anywhere. Or pack a charcuterie tray you can eat onthe way.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 11:24     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
We always go out to eat. Part of a vacation for us is not cooking. The rest of the week we have a personal chef/dine out.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 11:23     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Bathroom break plus quick dinner on the way...
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 11:23     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
I would eat at a normal time and pick a healthy option like sweetgreen or other vegetable heavy meal.
Anonymous
Post 08/03/2025 11:22     Subject: meal for first night at vacation house
Stop and eat on the way. No mess, no trash.