Hotel room breakfast/snacks... no fridge.

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We're away visiting various family members over half term, family are all older/elderly and not in a position to have us stay with them. So we've got 5 nights in 2 different locations and I'm trying to save money where I can by not buying breakfast out where possible. We'll grab cheap lunches and have a proper dinner each night.

Kids are 8 & 4, DH and I don't really eat breakfast. But what can I take with us to have for breakfast in the hotel? I've got a cool box that plugs in, but it's not fridge cold, so even milk isn't going to stay fresh for long.

The DC's usually have bagels/crumpets/toast so none of those will be possible. I thought of those individually packed brioche swirls, not the healthiest and certainly won't fill them up!

In such situations we take cereal and uht milk. Don't open the milk till the morning when you need it, but then obviously once it's open it'll go off as quickly as fresh milk would. Which is possibly not that quickly if you've got a cold box.

No fat (red top) is the best uht milk for not having the uht flavour btw!

@Janek thank you, I will buy some to try!

I'd just take brioche, chocolatines, crepes, drop scones, cereal bars, porridge pots or whatever they will eat as a one off. Not sure why brioche wouldn't fill them up.

Porridge pots where you just add boiling water are good

Freeze milk before you go. It might look funky but it is just fine after a good shake!

Nothing wrong with butter/jam/honey/nut butter on bread. Instant porridge with water from the kettle.

Box cereal and bowls. Either fresh milk in morning from shop if close. If not i buy at night and put into flask.
Pancakes, crepes, brioche, sweet waffles, fruit

Pots of instant porridge which just requires boiling water is ideal and what we take when in this position as long as you have rea and coffee making facilites in the room. Otherwise it's cereal bars, fresh fruit.

@CeeceeBloomingdale I just meant a single brioche on its own won't fill them up. But porridge pots are a good shout, they just need hot water.

Porridge pots that you just need to boil a kettle to make. Take some fresh fruit (bananas, berries) to go on top.

@QuestionableMouse freezing the milk is genius. And who ever suggested using a flask, that's perfect. It will certainly last longer that way!

Just fyi those electric freezer boxes can be hellishly noisy if you're planning on sleeping with it plugged in in your bedroom...

Cereal bars, fruit, porridge pots that you add hot water to, or is there a shop close enough that one of you can pop out to for milk or yoghurt?
Bread rolls or wraps and peanut butter.

Milk will be fine in a coolbox for a few days. We have camped in the past in really hot places and its fine.

@disappearingfish thankfully the one we have isn't too loud, but then it doesn't get very cold so maybe it's broken 😂 it certainly keeps things colder than room temp, but not fridge cold if that makes sense.

Yes I was also going to suggest a flask - it’s what we did when camping in places with no ice packs. Buy milk the prev evening and transfer into thermos - it’s fine by morning especially if the thermos is full. Porridge pots (or sachets) also a good shout.

Brioche rolls with a pot of good jam.?.. hot chocolate sachets.. dairylea type cheese triangles ( they will be fine in the cool box) and a tin of hotdog sausage ( remember the tin opener!) .. just serve cold..porridge pots and some dried fruit and some apples or other easy transportable fruit..individual cartons of juice.
Make it picnicky.. novelty helps appetites!!

Porridge to go bars

Another shout for frozen milk, and bring own cereal. And bowls, and spoons. And tea-towel. And pre-buttered hot-cross buns or tea-cakes. Or bring small amount butter. And knife and pjates. We've done this loads. Happy memories of all tucked up in hotel bed watching TV and munching breakfast. DCs too big and grown up now!

I took my toaster with me! Extreme maybe but it does the job just pack it I. A carrier bag or you’ll have crumbs all over your suitcase

Quaker porridge bars, pastries and jam, fruit. Presumably it'll be possible for you to go to a shop over those 5 days so you won't need everything with you from day 1?

You can get hot dog sausages in a jar, then you won't need a tin opener!

If you do decide to eat out for breakfast may I suggest a supermarket cafe ? We tend to prefer Asda for breakfast.

Porridge pots, take some seeds/nuts/blueberries and some agave syrup! Individually wrapped long life pain au choc, croissants or brioches might not be that healthy, but it’s only for a few days and you can alternate with the porridge pots. Take some long life milk, long life individual chocolate milk and some coffee tins and bob’s your uncle!

@Fire9636 I'm already known for my tendency to overpack, I think DH may die from lighter if I suggest packing the toaster, but it has crossed my mind 😂