"I want to eat something now!". Traveling with children, listen this is almost a rule ... especially when we have nowhere to stop to buy something. For a trip alone, better to be proactive and follow these tips ...
As we all know, adults can travel without having to supply some food, ie prolonging the time lags that are between feeding schedules. But for hungry kids, this could cause extreme moodiness, and secondly they do not is not good for your health.
There are around: when the kids want to eat, want to eat. But with a little intelligent planning and provide food, you may keep blood sugar levels on
During the journey
One way of ensuring that all will be well fed during the journey will take in the car in heladerita heat, and a box or picnic basket, with several types of nonperishable food.
Some of these foods could be deli sandwiches and / or cheese, crackers and sweets, and fresh fruit, which may be useful for all meals.
Also be sure to give their children some of their favorite foods (but only the healthy, beyond a few exceptions) when they travel, but do not neglect either the typical family meals, which can help them feel more calm during a long journey, giving them a sense of home and stability.
Also use empty cardboard box, I could get in any supermarket, to organize utensils, napkins and condiments. Also, all food should be packed individually in small plastic bags or cellophane, and then make vianditas putting three or four items in another bag, to save time and avoid sowing doubts in some boys when presented with too many choices.
The disposable items like plates, cups, forks, spoons and plastic knives or pasteboard, can save you much time. However, to maintain a more organic and reduce waste, could re-use these items if you take a little time to wash them in conducting stops, or on arrival before the next trip. In those places, you can also fill your bottles or canteens of water and ice.
During the journey, find a nice place to stop and have a picnic. The rest areas often have picnic areas. A relaxed lunch in a public park can be most warmly remembered by the whole family, as part of the vacation. Bring a Frisbee or a ball for their children also burn some energy, and may be more tired during the trip.
The ideal drink for the trip would be mineral water, for so kids do not drink more what they need, which is very important to avoid having to constantly stop to urinate. But also, the water, unlike soda or juice is not sticky when it falls on the skin and usually do not stain.
For that drinking more fun, surprise the kids with glasses for children who have reason and sorbets, but try to stick to plastic cups as if they are made of cardboard, is likely to cause pressure to grab them and dump the water everywhere .
Avoid taking solid foods difficult to chew and swallow, such as carrots and ice cubes. Also avoid salty foods and drinks, to avoid having to constantly stop.
Foods high in sugar, chocolate, or caffeine, can become a pandemonium when all must be together in a small space for a long period of time ... So, keep healthy foods is the best bet for a peaceful journey , where all feel better even at the end of the trip.
For breakfast
If your accommodation during the holidays does not include breakfast (or if you rent a house or apartment without dishes), a must to carry on the journey, are the small bags laminated with a plastic closure cap, which would be the ideal to keep plates and cutlery. You can also save aluminum bowls there for the future washing, salad bowls and more.
Remember also carry plastic glasses and plates for each family member, a kitchen knife of good quality, a stripper, and a Victorinox. You should also be made with dried milk, cereal, packets of sugar, salt, and pepper, bouillon cubes, tea bags, and cocoa. With some of these foods may even have secured all breakfasts during your vacation.
In fact, all you must do to complete the breakfast, is to buy fruit, bread, and fresh milk in the place where you are, then everything else may have already been brought. These informal breakfast are not only economic but also fun to go shopping for the additions to the local shop, and very sparing of time, as with young children, can be much faster than everyone to attend a bar.
The restaurant is not always the best option
Probably the family trip is not the best time to prove as is that famous and expensive restaurant that we all are talking about. If you are one of these fine places, call first to see if they have a special menu for children.
Also, when you plan to eat at a restaurant, consider making your call and order early, or ask that it be sent to your residence if you can eat there. If the boys have spent the day sitting in the car, probably will not be very keen to continue sitting in a restaurant for another long time.
