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How to survive at a homeschool conference
with starving children in a hotel room
where all the food is way too expensive for your budget.
by Nancy Friedland
Bring:

· Ice chest (refill with the hotel ice)

· Paper goods: plates, bowls, cups, forks, spoons, knives, napkins and/or
paper towels.

· Serving bowls to hold things like fresh fruit and other snacks so they
are available for easy grazing



Main course type foods

· Salad fixings and dressings

· Veggies: red peppers, carrots, cucumber etc for dips, plain snacking, or
add to salads

· Bagels and cream cheese

· Sweet rolls

· Muffins

· Box cereal and milk

· Peanut butter and jelly (or honey or whatever)

· Cucumber, avocado, and sprout sandwiches

· Cheeses (Babybels or string cheese come individually wrapped for easy
snacking)

· Hard boiled eggs

· Cold leftover pizza (or get take-out)

· Trader Joe's Just Chicken/Shrimp

· Tuna salad, or egg, chicken, or ham salads as an alternative (can
pre-make at home)

· Cottage cheese

· Yogurt

· Add-ons for yogurt or cottage cheese: Honey, jam, cinnamon (can also be
a dessert fruit dip)

· Pasta salads: add bagged greens, fruit, or tuna, diced chicken or ham,
or grated cheese

· Some good brown mustard and a bit of curry powder: either in plain
yogurt (or mayo) makes a spread, dip or salad dressing (really jazzes up hb
eggs)

· Cold cooked chicken

· Fruit

· Dried fruit--raisins, apricots, cherries, mango, pineapple, etc.



Cook with hot water (from hotel coffeemaker or bring an electric teapot)

· Ramen or other things you can pour hot water on

· Couscous and cracked wheat (bulgur) are ready in about 5 minutes after
pouring hot (near boiling) water on.

· Indian food entrees in foil pouches could sit in hot water

· Oatmeal packets





Bring a toaster oven for:

· Frozen waffles

· Gardenburgers

· Leftover pizza



Drinks

· Juice boxes, or larger bottles plus paper cups

· Bottled water

· Instant hot chocolate

· Instant shakes



Snacks

· Granola bars

· Trail mix

· Nuts: add sunflower seeds, almonds, pumpkin seeds etc. to salads,
cereals, yogurt or eat plain.

· Cereal bars

· Trader Joe's Soy and Flax chips

· Your favorite crackers

· Breads

· Chips and other junk food

· Protein bars

· Cheeses

· Crackers and humus

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