Meal plan for the extended stay hotel

[ZapBrannigan]

Looks like ill be spending about a month and a half in an extended stay hotel. I want to save money, but also avoid putting 10 pounds on eating out all of the time.

I'm planning on hitting a grocery store once a week, wondering if anyone has any meal plans or suggestions for quick, easy, cheap, healthy hotel room meals.

I'd like to go to the grocery with a shopping list rather than walking around just picking things off the shelf (I am a marketer's dream)

 

[SpiraMirabilis]

I like those premade chicken cesar salads.

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[Stone Cold]

I always bring dried soups overseas for me, along with some not so healthy alternatives...a block of velveeta (homemade mac & cheese), and the cook and serve pasta sides. Then, when I'm here, I'll pick up stuff I need to finish the soups (meats, beans, and anything else needed). I know the stuff probably is not that good for me, but it works in a pinch, and is easy to make.

 

[TowJoe]

Hummus with pretzels, vegetables, pita chips or tortillas. Beef jerky, smoked/canned/ packaged salmon, peanut/almond butter. Guacamole.... definitely get some guacamole!

 

[exneophyte]

Buy a George Foreman Grill like this one and cook your own chicken, turkey burgers, or any kind of meat.

 

[eightballfreight]

Fruits and veggies.

 

[derg]

I like those premade chicken cesar salads.

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...with no croutons and dressing on the side?

You're a stew. I KNEW IT!

 

[Bandit_Driver]

Premade salads, fruit, veggies, lunch meats etc

 

[Screaming_Emu]

I basically survive on oatmeal on the road. It gets really old, but saves a ton of money and is relatively healthy.

 

[derg]

They're addictive.

Aren't they, SeanD

 

[eightballfreight]

I basically survive on oatmeal on the road. It gets really old, but saves a ton of money and is relatively healthy.

Peanut butter & raw oatmeal sandwiches.

 

[SeanD]

They're addictive.

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Aren't they, SeanD

Very! And cheap

 

[Screaming_Emu]

Peanut butter & raw oatmeal sandwiches.

When I first stated bringing my own food I would make 3 PBJ sandwiches per day. I did that for about a year. To this day I can't even look at one of those things.

 

[rframe]

Fresh fruit. Avocado. Bagged salad mix. Grated bagged cheese. Canned chicken if you dont want to cook, can throw it in your salad and/or make sandwiches. Fresh sliced deli meats for sandwiches. Groceries with the extended deli salad bars often have some good pasta's and such you can get a container of that to keep in your hotel fridge.

 

[ZapBrannigan]

Great ideas guys! Thanks. I was also pondering a cheap crock pot to have dinner waiting when I get home. Don't know too many good crock pot recipes though. Suppose a few lean cuisine meals would work though they always leave me hungry.

 

[Cessnaflyer]

Great ideas guys! Thanks. I was also pondering a cheap crock pot to have dinner waiting when I get home. Don't know too many good crock pot recipes though. Suppose a few lean cuisine meals would work though they always leave me hungry.

Sounds like you need Pinterest!

 

[killbilly]

Crock pot is not a bad idea.

I am a HUGE fan of making a big container of black beans and another of brown rice. Alone, those two meet a bunch of nutritional requirements. Chopping up onions and a sweet citrus fruit (like mango) and adding to it is surprisingly tasty - especially with cilantro and salsa.

Point being, black beans and brown rice make an excellent base for variation, and it's reeeeeaaaaally good for you.

A friend of mine once referred to the prepared, just-add-water meals as "inflatable food." I started to avoid those when I saw the sodium levels. Remember, we're old guys and don't process that stuff so well anymore.

 

[Polar742]

Quionoa - High protein & filling. Throw on some Frank's Red Hot or whatever seasoning you like. - I keep a rice cooker at the hotel

Vacuum packed tuna

And of course, fruits & veggies to make salads

 

[derg]

Quionoa - High protein & filling

KEEEN-WAH.

CHIP'OAT-LAY.

BOO'COCK-EEE

 

[mikecweb]

You can totally say cock on here.