Resist Vacation Conformity

There are those that insist vacation means eating every meal out – not me! I do love going out to eat, experiencing new flavors, tastes, smells, and soaking up the ambiance. However, I quickly slip in to overload if I have to do it every day for every meal.

We keep learning great ways to make dining in on vacation easier, healthier, and by all means fun. On our recent vacation I cut up chicken, poured on some Soy Vay Veri Veri Teriyaki, tossed it all in to a freezer bag – and froze it solid! I also cut up all the veggies we had in the refrigerator the morning we were leaving, put them in a separate freezer bag with some more of the Soy Vay, and sealed it tight. The key was remembering to pack it up and put it in the cooler before we left the house. On our 6 hour drive the frozen chicken was perfect for helping keep the veggies and rest of our perishables cool.

My kids love arriving at new destinations and getting the ‘lay of the land’ as soon as we will set them free. As long as the boys help us unload the car and put their stuff in their room, they can go discover while we get dinner ready. We love this time settling in to our new ‘home away from home’ and shifting in to vacation mode.

Keeping dinner easy, chicken and veggie skewers, (we also made some rice-a-roni – boys eat a lot!!!!) was the perfect way start to a great week in Southern California.


Prepped at home!


Yum!

Kari On and Keep Traveling