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Mu Husband Wants To Take The Kids Out Of Town Overnight.

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Karwei5
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And now I have to figure out what to Pack for my son who is 18 and has Down syndrome and Celiac disease.

I can't go as I have to work.

I am overwhelmed on how to pack food for him. There is an Outback so they can have supper but I have to figure out all the other meals for 2 days.

Any suggestions.

Karol mom to Billy 18 years old Down syndrome Celiac disesae

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Is everyone gluten free? If so, will they have a fridge in their hotel room? If so, one loaf of Kinnikinnick bread, one toaster (easy to travel with), a super pack of oscar meyer lunch meat, a pack of cheese, one box of cereal (they can buy milk wherever they go), fruit, potato chips, gluten free pretzels and peanut butter, raisins, and Lara or Kind bars. That should do them for meals other than dinner.

If they won't have a fridge, a loaf of Kinnikinnick bread (it will keep for 2, maybe 3 days without being refrigerated), a toaster, peanut butter and honey or marshmallow cream, fruit, cereal (no milk), potato chips, gluten free pretzels, raisins, and Lara or Kind Bars. Gluten free beef jerky also makes good road food as well as nuts and dried fruit.

Lisa Mentor
Lisa
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What city or town is their destination. Or what towns will they pass through? I may be able to help you with restaurants.

Karwei5 Apprentice
Karwei5
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What city or town is their destination. Or what towns will they pass through? I may be able to help you with restaurants.

They are going to the Illinois/Iowa border to Rock Island Illinois then to Davenport Iowa and Dubuque Iowa

Billy is the only one gluten free.

I was thinking they may get away with getting eggs and bacon for breakfast if they tell the restaurant to scrape the grill and use a clean spatula.

I went to the store and found some gluten free English muffins, Tuna, peanut butter, (Ham,cheese and lettuce~for roll ups)

I guess what really freaked me out was that he caled me at 6pm tonight to say they are going tomorrow and I wasn't prepared. I am still new at this and it isn't second nature for me yet.

Karol mom to Billy

gfgypsyqueen Enthusiast
gfgypsyqueen
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I don't know how Downs factors into the foods, does it require special diet too? Last minute trips are always really hard to plan.

Actually I have always found breakfast to be one of the easiest gluten-free meals to eat out. Eggs, hash browns, fruit. (Omlettes are generally cooked in specific frying pans, so no grill contamination problems.) Bring gluten-free muffins or breads if you need to.

Burgers no bun, baked potato, hot dogs on gluten-free bread or plain, nachos - chips and shredded cheese. All are fairly common at restaurants.

Pack cereal, candy, fruit, chips, and time to go.

It sounds like they will have a great time. Relax and enjoy the down time. Traveling gets easier it -sounds impossible at first.

Let us know how the trip went.

Tritty Rookie
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Trail mix is a must for me on a car trip - can keep me going until I find something I can eat. Maybe just pack a little cooler that they can keep refilling with ice from hotels. Celery and peanut butter, fruit, cheese. I saw at the store that they make packs of apples with dip, etc now in nice little easy packs like you get at McDonald's. Easy for travel - I think it was the DIsney brand at Kroger. I didn't read any ingredients yet though...

kbtoyssni Contributor
kbtoyssni
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For road trips I bring:

-A loaf of bread

-Peanut butter

-lettuce

-Slices of cheese and/or meat

-Those mini-mustard packets you get at fast food places

-Potatoes for baking (plus you can put the cheese on them)

-Thai kitchen imitation ramen-noodle packages

-Individual string cheeses

-Apples

-Cereal plus milk

-Some candy (Fun sized M&Ms, almond joys)

-Some crackers or a bag of corn chips for snacking

If you add all this up I've got more than enough calories to keep me going for two days. It may not be the absolute healthiest, but at least I won't starve!

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