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I am going to a wedding in Scotland this weekend. I will be fine for the wedding dinner as the hotel knows about my celiac status. However, I will arrive very late on the Friday evening and will need to eat before bed. I may also need to eat on the Saturday evening after the wedding. The Sunday I will spend shopping in Edinburgh. I have already bookmarked the safe restaurants there so that is fine.

I have no mini fridge in my room as the hotel could not source one. They said I could store my food in their fridge if I wanted. I am not too comfortable with that however. The chef said he will cook the gluten-free sausages I need for my breakfast and I will bring them with me.

So for my evening meals/snacks I am bringing:

String cheese- will this be okay if not refrigerated? It will not be hot in Edinburgh.

Popcorn

Dark 85% chocolate

Butter

Rice Bread

Apples

Can anyone else think of anything else I should bring?

Thanks!


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I've been stocking up shelf stable things for kiddo and I for an upcoming road trip, to supplement what we get out and for meals enroute(in the car). Here's my collection, many of which were ordered in travel sizes from minimus.biz.

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tuna in mini cans

"canned" chicken in pouches

mayo

lemon juice

salad dressing

mustard

BBQ sauce

parmesan cheese

apple crisps(freeze dried fruit pouches)

mixed nuts

salami

gluten-free crackers

various gluten-free individually wrapped snacks

In the past I have taken Tastybite meals as an emergency meal-they come with containers in the package that you can just dump the contents of the package into and microwave.

kbtoyssni Contributor

When I'm traveling to a place with no microwave or fridge, I bring my own microwave. It always feels like I'm smuggling contraband into the hotel as I carry it up to my room, though! I also bring a small cooler that I can refill with ice everyday from the hotel ice machine. It works just as well as a fridge. Good luck! You could also bring hot food for Friday night per-heated in a thermos.

wschmucks Contributor

Canned tuna, Lara Bars, apple sauce/ canned fruit are my go to items.

mamaw Community Regular

Protein shake or bar, beef jerky, veggies.

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stef-the-kicking-cuty Enthusiast

Thought, I'd hang my request unto this post, cause it's related to Scotland. I'm also going to be in Edinburgh at the end of October this year. I was wondering, where and what I can eat? Since I'm flying in from the US, there's no cooler or microwave I can take with me on the plane. Every suggestion is greatly appreciated. Keep in mind, other than my still small Martial Arts Academy I don't have a job (I'm starting as a school bus driver in September and am not able to save much money until the end of October), so I have limited budget.

Thank you to all the ideas.

kayo Explorer

Mini food for traveling - love it!!

I would add mixed nuts, small peanut butter, chips, gluten-free pretzels, easy fruit like bananas, apples, oranges.

Do you have a lunch bag, something insulated or even a purse that can be squished into a fridge? If so I'd say use it and put that into the hotels fridge. This way you can keep your things cold but people wouldn't be touching your actual food items. You could put a post-it on that has your name and 'handle with care - gluten free items inside'.


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