Diaper Swappers

Dahlia64 · 03-17-2013, 01:06 AM

So..I have a big family. I have 3 toddlers, a 9 yr old and a 3 month old. This summer we will be going on a few road trips. I need help meal planning while on the road. What to take, how to take it. How much to take. How to pack it? What about baby bottles? He drinks the concentrated formula...Any tips or ideas out there would be wonderful!

jaelynsmommy61607 · 03-17-2013, 02:15 AM

Will you have access to laundry? Running water?

abunchoflemons · 03-17-2013, 02:57 AM

Few outfits a day. for food my family used chest thing cooler that's it! -so i'm not losing my minds yet....with ice in camper that popped up. Few esentials....catchup, mustard few luchmeats, milk, cheese, bread. Bought few things on road to replenish cooler.

armywife2002 · 03-17-2013, 09:03 PM

our road trip standbys are always sandwich fixings, drinks, veggie sticks and fruit (applesauce, mandarin oranges, and pineapple are faves here) in the cooler, bread, chips, and other snack stuff stored somewhere else in the car, along with more drinks to refill the cooler. as far as the formula, I'd probably keep an opened bottle of concentrate in the cooler, with unopened ones somewhere else, and just make as needed.

mel j · 03-18-2013, 11:07 AM

Depends what you like/want to eat. I used to make granola or granola bars for road trips. Trail mix, or nuts/seeds and/or dried fruit and other fruit that can last in the car (apples, oranges, bananas...) and hard-boiled eggs. We also used a cooler for some things, particularly for our way out, to keep things like yogurt and fruit or carrot sticks that needed to be kept cold. For the way back, we'd just stop at a grocery store for things like yogurt and last time I got some fresh cauliflower and my husband got a salad thing (this worked out pretty well for skipping fast food, at least for LO's and I.) I would bring canned sardines sometimes too. Also, keeping a huge bottle of water was helpful (or just a bunch of water bottles would be good too.)

03-17-2013, 01:06 AM	#1
Dahlia64 Registered Users Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 97	How much and what to pack for a 5 day road trip? So..I have a big family. I have 3 toddlers, a 9 yr old and a 3 month old. This summer we will be going on a few road trips. I need help meal planning while on the road. What to take, how to take it. How much to take. How to pack it? What about baby bottles? He drinks the concentrated formula...Any tips or ideas out there would be wonderful! Last edited by Dahlia64; 03-17-2013 at 01:12 AM.

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03-17-2013, 09:03 PM	#4
armywife2002 Registered Users Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 3,770 Ratings: 102 Feedback: 100%	Re: How much and what to pack for a 5 day road trip? our road trip standbys are always sandwich fixings, drinks, veggie sticks and fruit (applesauce, mandarin oranges, and pineapple are faves here) in the cooler, bread, chips, and other snack stuff stored somewhere else in the car, along with more drinks to refill the cooler. as far as the formula, I'd probably keep an opened bottle of concentrate in the cooler, with unopened ones somewhere else, and just make as needed. __________________ ~~Ashley~~ single, working, student mama to Tristan born 10/1/07 On my way to becoming an ASL interpreter Want to earn gift cards searching the net? Click HERE to join Swagbucks!

03-18-2013, 11:07 AM	#5
mel j Registered Users Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1,968 Ratings: 85 Feedback: 100% My Mood:	Re: How much and what to pack for a 5 day road trip? Depends what you like/want to eat. I used to make granola or granola bars for road trips. Trail mix, or nuts/seeds and/or dried fruit and other fruit that can last in the car (apples, oranges, bananas...) and hard-boiled eggs. We also used a cooler for some things, particularly for our way out, to keep things like yogurt and fruit or carrot sticks that needed to be kept cold. For the way back, we'd just stop at a grocery store for things like yogurt and last time I got some fresh cauliflower and my husband got a salad thing (this worked out pretty well for skipping fast food, at least for LO's and I.) I would bring canned sardines sometimes too. Also, keeping a huge bottle of water was helpful (or just a bunch of water bottles would be good too.) Last edited by mel j; 03-18-2013 at 11:08 AM.