Grocery shopping for hotel stay?

Hi. I'm looking for ideas for some simple meal ideas that can save some money during our vacation that can be stored in a small hotel refriderator. I've got a small list started for some items (pb %26amp; jelly, sandwich stuff, fruits, trail mix, cereal, crackers, cheese spreads). Anyone think of any more I'd really appreciate it. The cost of dining out 3 times a day is too expensive. Thanks!Grocery shopping for hotel stay?
I am raising frozen bread dough and stuffing them w pepperoni and cheese spinkle w butter and garlic salt when they come out of the oven.My kids love those to snack on when we go anywhere!


My kids also love drinkable yogurts and nuts pstachios ...at winn dixie and walmart they have the little packs of celery and carrots my kids love those to w dip.good luck have fun!Grocery shopping for hotel stay?
Since you're on vacation, you'll want your in-room food to be a little bit fun and special. Here's what I'd do:





Remember to bring a knife and a small cutting board for cutting things!


- A few really nice cheeses, a good salami, cool olives


- Yogurt and fruit for breakfast. Hard boiled eggs.


- Tunafish or shrimp salad. Deli cold cuts


- Hummus and pita or baby carrots





Bring some containers and plastic bags so you can make the most of storing your leftovers from the meals you do eat out.





Remember that you can explore interesting food markets on your vacation, buying new things to bring back to your room.





If you will have a car, consider bringing a small cooler. It will give you flexibility with saving leftovers and picking up cool in-room food items during your travels.
Some people actually take a crock-pot to their hotel so that they can come back to a meal after a day at the beach or sightseeing. (you can cook hot dogs or whole potatoes in a crock pot) I always try to hit a grocery store or market to see what they have in-stock that I can't get at home and I try to be flexible. Sometimes, a sunburn or rotten day can interfere with dinner plans. One of my best hotel stays was filling the bathroom sink with canned drinks %26amp; ice, visiting a grocery store for cheese, bread and fruit and eating it on the balcony.
Everyone is right on. For breakfast you could have grits or oatmeal, use the coffeemaker in the hotel room to get very hot water. Even ramen or canned soups for a snack can be made with the water from the coffeemaker. Get yogurt and some of those tubs of precut veggies and pineapple salad. Another snack I'm in love with is individually wrapped Tillamoos. Great for a protein boost while walking around. And those Quaker Oats granola bars. Get some teabags too, and a lemon or two. You can make tea in the coffeemaker and chill it in the fridge, take your own water bottle and you'll have cheap iced tea on your walks. Don't forget some plastic forks and spoons (can be washed in the sink!) and some paper plates and bowls.





We go to an expensive resort once a year, and these are our tricks to avoid the high prices. We only splurge on dinner.
Get your fav sandwich meats and cheeses for quickie lunchtime meals, also grab one of those bagged salad mixes. For a light dinner, toss in some of your cubed lunch meat and cheese. Yogurt cups with granola and fruit is yummy and filling too for breakfast. If your hotel room has a microwave, grab a few of those Stouffers Panninis, they are crazy good and pretty cheap. You can keep them in the fridge for a day or so before eating. Canned soups are good.
get milk and cereal for breakfast. Breakfasts are often pretty expensive for the amount of time that you stay full. They usually go right through me! Get bagels if you can't have milk. Don't over do it though... Snacks are a good thing to have because you won't be tempted to stop at Dairy Queen for a $5 sundae.





I say try to pack snacks, breakfasts, and a few lunches. Go out for dinner. Are you eating in the hotel restaurant? Try to go for fast food (or Friendly's/ Applebees)- it's way cheaper.





Don't forget utensils!
fix mini pizzas from canned biscuits (smash them flat then add sauce and toppings and bake) they are easy to make and heat in a microwave and are small enough for the mini fridge and can be frozen. canned chili and hot dogs/buns. just bring the left over shredded cheese from the mini pizzas and have chili cheese dogs.
I completely understand!! I just took a trip to Tennessee for a week, with only 300 dollars!!! We made it thanks for our food from home. What I did was bring a lot of canned goods like chef-boy-r-dee and easy mac was a wonderful convenience. If you have a microwave in your hotel room, you could even bring things to make spaghetti, which we did!:) Hey best of luck to you, and oh don't forget to bring water, everyone needs a little extra hydration on trips. have fun!
Spam and cheese


Beanie Weenie


Cold cuts(bologna, luncheon meat, ham, turkey, and salami)


Bagels


Salad
if you had a bbq pit at the hotel you could maybe do like hot dogs and hamburgers for one dinner.





we did at our condo last year..... just also load up on fruit and snacks.
Try some salads easy to make and store + its nice and healthy
Milk and cereal.


Lunch meat.


Oranges/apples


Danish





You can buy a whole bucket of legs and thighs from the Colonel for about 9 bux. Wrap the pieces individually in foil so you can stuff them in the spaces in the little refrigerator. Or you can cook some chicken yourself before you go. It's a good dinner, ';finger food';.





Cut up a cuke and a tomato and put in in a zip lock bag with vinegar and oil. That has better ';staying power'; than something with lettuce. Always use zip lock bags as opposed to tupperware because they take up less space and can be put in odd corners.





Make Kool Aid in the ice bucket. It's just the right size.





I have a friend that actually runs chicken broth through the Mr Coffee in the room. But be sure to run a couple pots of water through it after until it runs clear. You can also use the coffee maker to heat water for Ramen or instant oatmeal.





If you have an in-room iron, you can actually make grilled cheese sandwiches right on a paper plate.





After you get there, find out where the Jack in The Box is. They have tacos for 50 cents. Other fast foods have things like 99 cent burritos or burgers.





Carry your food there in a lightweight styrofoam ice chest. Anything that doesn't fit in your refrigerator, you can keep in your ice chest. Ice is usually free in the hotel. If you buy water bottles, take about 6 of them, pour out about an inch and freeze them. Then you don't have to buy ice to keep your food fresh until you reach the hotel. You can still drink the water after it defrosts.





You are only as limited as your imagination. Don't forget that Trail mix and cheese spreads are usually pretty expensive.





I have actually heated a can of beans on the manifold of my car when on a hunting trip. LoL. so I have a little personal experience with these things.