Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 You can take a little lunch box, right? That should keep things semi-cool. What about: fruit, chips/hummus, cold pasta salad, edamame, cereal bars (my kids love the EnviroKids ones), vegan cream cheese with all fruit jam sandwich or wrap, vegan cheese/crackers/deli slices... As long as you have a little lunch box with an ice pack or cold pack I think you'd be fine packing of these things. Jacqueline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 HI, Sandwiches or wraps would be good - salad and whatever protein source you are both into. Or savory muffins, gluten free to avoid a wheat overload if you need to....my daughter would scarf down mini muffins when she was little, pumkin, spinach, corn, tomato in any combination, crumbled firm tofu mixed in gives a more varied texture (marinate it first?) Does your daughter like avocados? These make great travelling food, with crackers, with a spoon, spread on the muffins! Good luck Becky beckstar13 On 13/05/2009, at 12:49 PM, Dawn Meisch wrote: > > > We are going on a train trip in 2 days. My 2 year old and I are mostly > vegan, but especially dairy free. The vegan options they offered on > the > train for meals sounded terrible. Everything on the kid's menu had > cheese or meat in it. It's an 18 hour trip, so we are bringing our own > food. However, I've run out of ideas of what kinds of stuff to bring. > She is not big on seed/nut butters at all, and I couldn't find any > instant McDougall thingies in 3 grocery stores I went to except for > Asian meals which she won't eat. I am looking for ideas on things that > don't need to be refrigerated. I'd rather not fill her up with cookies > and sweets. > So far I have bananas, applesauce and crackers. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Dawn Meisch > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 granola is always good, as I mucnch on some I just made. You can make it with applesauce, sugar/maple syrup instead of nut butter if needed. Good protein source can add nuts or seeds as needed. Hand pockets are good if you are looking for something warm or warm up able. Dough wrapped around veggies and sauce with vegan cheeses then baked. Store bought if time is issue still granola or trail mix is good. We really like the vegan jerky, strips, wraps with various veggies (they sell them at our HFS).Good luck and safe travels Laura Ballinger Morales ________________________________ Becky Irvine <beckstar13 Wednesday, May 13, 2009 8:39:06 AM Re: Help with vegan food for traveling HI, Sandwiches or wraps would be good - salad and whatever protein source you are both into. Or savory muffins, gluten free to avoid a wheat overload if you need to....my daughter would scarf down mini muffins when she was little, pumkin, spinach, corn, tomato in any combination, crumbled firm tofu mixed in gives a more varied texture (marinate it first?) Does your daughter like avocados? These make great travelling food, with crackers, with a spoon, spread on the muffins! Good luck Becky beckstar13@optusnet .com.au On 13/05/2009, at 12:49 PM, Dawn Meisch wrote: > > > We are going on a train trip in 2 days. My 2 year old and I are mostly > vegan, but especially dairy free. The vegan options they offered on > the > train for meals sounded terrible. Everything on the kid's menu had > cheese or meat in it. It's an 18 hour trip, so we are bringing our own > food. However, I've run out of ideas of what kinds of stuff to bring. > She is not big on seed/nut butters at all, and I couldn't find any > instant McDougall thingies in 3 grocery stores I went to except for > Asian meals which she won't eat. I am looking for ideas on things that > don't need to be refrigerated. I'd rather not fill her up with cookies > and sweets. > So far I have bananas, applesauce and crackers. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Dawn Meisch > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 We just travelled by Amtrak last month (24hr trip from Chicago to Boston)- they have vegan veggie burgers in the cafe car (Annie's vegan burgers, and a vegan bun). They were actually really good. They also have pretzels that were ok as well. We are also vegan and also especially dairy-free because our son has a milk protein allergy, so we brought our own food, as well since we didn't really have too much extra $ to spare, and to be sure our son had something he/we could all eat on the way: Apples, carrots, pretzels, grapes, dried fruits (raisins, cranberries), chips (I think we had tortilla chips) Luna bars travel well, and I think some of the Odwalla bars are good too. Hummus, pita and said veggies crackers and Tofutti cream cheese soynut butter and jam sandwiches . I also sliced up a seitan roast we had leftover, and we could make little snack sandwiches w/pita and I made seitan sandwiches as well. We brought water and juice, and of course not enough (they do have a water fountain in the seating/quiet car where we were (we didn't upgrade to the sleeper car, so I'm not sure what they have there. If you do have a sleeper car, your meals, or the dinner I forget now, but they are included and they say you should call because they will provide you with vegan meals. We may try this next time, see how it goes...) Now I forget what exactly I was thinking we needed to remember for next time... Oh, wait I remember onigiri, tofu cubes, any kind of veggies. We had one of those re-usable ice pack things, and a small-ish insulated lunchbox. My husband travels very light, so he had most of the other food stuff, I had all the books/drawing materials for me and our son. Hope this helps. We had a good time, did a lot of walking from our seats to the cafe car. Oh, also, bring a sleep mask, they don't turn off all the lights on the train, and depending on where you're sitting, you could be rather well lit, and if you're anything like me, it's not going to be dark enough without one. Missie On Tue, May 12, 2009 at 9:49 PM, Dawn Meisch <a_new_dawn wrote: > > > We are going on a train trip in 2 days. My 2 year old and I are mostly > vegan, but especially dairy free. The vegan options they offered on the > train for meals sounded terrible. Everything on the kid's menu had > cheese or meat in it. It's an 18 hour trip, so we are bringing our own > food. However, I've run out of ideas of what kinds of stuff to bring. > She is not big on seed/nut butters at all, and I couldn't find any > instant McDougall thingies in 3 grocery stores I went to except for > Asian meals which she won't eat. I am looking for ideas on things that > don't need to be refrigerated. I'd rather not fill her up with cookies > and sweets. > So far I have bananas, applesauce and crackers. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Dawn Meisch > > -- http://mszzzi.zoomshare.com http://www.flickr.com/photos/mszzzi/ ~~~~~(m-.-)m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 will she eat homemade vegan granola bars? unita ________________________________ Dawn Meisch <a_new_dawn Tuesday, May 12, 2009 10:49:04 PM Help with vegan food for traveling We are going on a train trip in 2 days. My 2 year old and I are mostly vegan, but especially dairy free. The vegan options they offered on the train for meals sounded terrible. Everything on the kid's menu had cheese or meat in it. It's an 18 hour trip, so we are bringing our own food. However, I've run out of ideas of what kinds of stuff to bring. She is not big on seed/nut butters at all, and I couldn't find any instant McDougall thingies in 3 grocery stores I went to except for Asian meals which she won't eat. I am looking for ideas on things that don't need to be refrigerated. I'd rather not fill her up with cookies and sweets. So far I have bananas, applesauce and crackers. Any ideas? Thanks, Dawn Meisch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 clementines avocados cherry tomatoes whole grain crackers/bread ________________________________ Dawn Meisch <a_new_dawn Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:49:04 PM Help with vegan food for traveling We are going on a train trip in 2 days. My 2 year old and I are mostly vegan, but especially dairy free. The vegan options they offered on the train for meals sounded terrible. Everything on the kid's menu had cheese or meat in it. It's an 18 hour trip, so we are bringing our own food. However, I've run out of ideas of what kinds of stuff to bring. She is not big on seed/nut butters at all, and I couldn't find any instant McDougall thingies in 3 grocery stores I went to except for Asian meals which she won't eat. I am looking for ideas on things that don't need to be refrigerated. I'd rather not fill her up with cookies and sweets. So far I have bananas, applesauce and crackers. Any ideas? Thanks, Dawn Meisch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Oh, another trick, to keep things cold, if you don't want to do an ice pack thing, is you can find wateroos or the honest kids or other juice boxes and freeze them - they keep stuff cold and eventually melt and you have ice cold drinks. On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:46 AM, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: > > > clementines > avocados > cherry tomatoes > whole grain crackers/bread > > ________________________________ > Dawn Meisch <a_new_dawn > > Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:49:04 PM > Help with vegan food for traveling > > We are going on a train trip in 2 days. My 2 year old and I are mostly > vegan, but especially dairy free. The vegan options they offered on the > train for meals sounded terrible. Everything on the kid's menu had > cheese or meat in it. It's an 18 hour trip, so we are bringing our own > food. However, I've run out of ideas of what kinds of stuff to bring. > She is not big on seed/nut butters at all, and I couldn't find any > instant McDougall thingies in 3 grocery stores I went to except for > Asian meals which she won't eat. I am looking for ideas on things that > don't need to be refrigerated. I'd rather not fill her up with cookies > and sweets. > So far I have bananas, applesauce and crackers. > > Any ideas? > > Thanks, > Dawn Meisch > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 13, 2009 Report Share Posted May 13, 2009 Sorry for another one, I hit send before I was done. If you get applesauce cups, you can also freeze them, and eat them partially thawed (like a sort of frozen sorbet/slushie thing- also good in the summer) or wait until they are totally melted and cold. We sometimes do this with blends of applesauce and other fruit sauces. Also generally works ok for school lunches, too (just a plastic container with a lid will work when making your own, though the natural/no sugar ones that are prepackaged also work well, too). Non-dairy yogurts would also work with the freezing/thawing w/out any texture issues (at least for soy yogurt, I've not tried it with the coconut milk yogurt). On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 9:40 AM, Missie <mszzzi wrote: > Oh, another trick, to keep things cold, if you don't want to do an ice > pack thing, is you can find wateroos or the honest kids or other juice > boxes and freeze them - they keep stuff cold and eventually melt and > you have ice cold drinks. > > On Wed, May 13, 2009 at 8:46 AM, robin koloms <rkoloms wrote: >> >> >> clementines >> avocados >> cherry tomatoes >> whole grain crackers/bread >> >> ________________________________ >> Dawn Meisch <a_new_dawn >> >> Tuesday, May 12, 2009 9:49:04 PM >> Help with vegan food for traveling >> >> We are going on a train trip in 2 days. My 2 year old and I are mostly >> vegan, but especially dairy free. The vegan options they offered on the >> train for meals sounded terrible. Everything on the kid's menu had >> cheese or meat in it. It's an 18 hour trip, so we are bringing our own >> food. However, I've run out of ideas of what kinds of stuff to bring. >> She is not big on seed/nut butters at all, and I couldn't find any >> instant McDougall thingies in 3 grocery stores I went to except for >> Asian meals which she won't eat. I am looking for ideas on things that >> don't need to be refrigerated. I'd rather not fill her up with cookies >> and sweets. >> So far I have bananas, applesauce and crackers. >> >> Any ideas? >> >> Thanks, >> Dawn Meisch >> >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 14, 2009 Report Share Posted May 14, 2009 Gogi berries...my kids love them and they are easily portible...sort of like raisins, only not as soft, so if your child is not a good chewer, this might not be an option. But, if you want to try them they are high in protein and a nutritious snack and can be mixed in easily with other things. My kids are 5 and 3 and have been eating them for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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