Breakfast, only have kettle

[cranberryberet]

Hello!

I'm going on a trip soon and looking for recommendations on breakfast things I can take that don't require cooking/heating/refrigeration (though I will have access to boiling water but that's all). To complicate things I have coeliac disease (gluten free). So far I've got porridge pots with nuts, dried fruit and then potential toppings like nut butter/honey.

Can anyone think of anything else? At home I exclusively eat porridge with fresh fruit which I won't have access to.

Thanks!

Yes, true, but when people ask for GF recommendations it's unhelpful and can be misleading to recommend things that aren't GF. Whilst we should all remember to check ingredients every time it's possible to miss if something is recommended.

John West tuna salad pots might work? They do a lovely honey and ginger one with lentils that's GF.

Carton of dairy free custard with bananas and
chuck on some nuts

Pretty sure most coelics know. And remember to research not relying on strangers.

Tinned or dried fruit, porridge pots, instant noodles, longlife GF bread products like croissants, GF wraps with mini cheeses (the wrapped ones that don't need refrigerator), baby yoghurts, cereal bars/nut bars, long life houmous (tetrapaks available) and chips, popcorn, instant rice

@Scampuss are they not? I know they're wheat free. I'm only sensitive to wheat so they maybe have other gluten? Do you know what's in it that has gluten?

poached eggs and whatever gluten free bread you can bring. I had no fridge or stove for 4 days a few months ago when we moved house. (Old fridge and stove sold as buyers were bringing theirs) I boiled the kettle every morning and then poured it in a bowl and added a few cracked eggs, covered the bowl and about 6 minutes later..perfect poached eggs. I did however have a toaster. Everything else was already packed waiting for movers.

Rice cakes with ham and sliced cheese
Ready cooked Spanish omelette
Yoghurt with berries

They are a may contain for gluten. Not safe for coeliacs or people with a wheat allergy, sadly.

It is tricky as a lot of GF bread and pastry products (the sort of things you'd eat in these circumstances if you weren't GF) are pretty grim if not heated/toasted.

@Scampuss ah, that's a shame. I think my wheat intolerance is mild and so is my family's, but I'm glad you told me as I've a celiac friend staying soon and thought they would be ok!

Rice pudding in plastic pots. Jelly and fruit pots. Gf cereal with long life milk. Fruit pots. Oatcakes or a gf wrap with peanut butter and sliced banana on top. Alpro vanilla puddings don't need a fridge.

Smoked salmon and avocado if you want a savory option.
Cheese might be ok overnight with an ice pack, salami and some gf bread.

Gf pastries from supermarkets are grim but if you want to splash out take a look at this bakery https://mannadew.co.uk/

Thanks, I know it seems arsey to point these things out but raising awareness (even if just to remind people to check and re-check) helps all of us who are GF, even more so when other people are providing us food.

Coeliac here.

Rice cakes and peanut butter, jam or honey.

A Spanish tortilla is often available in the supermarkets.

You could buy a gf loaf cake - Asda and Sainsburys both do a nice lemon drizzle cake - and have some of that with tea or coffee. If cake for breakfast is good enough for the Germans, I dare say we'd survive it occasionally! 😊

Thanks so much for the recommendations, some things I hadn't considered, brilliant ideas!

It's a bit of a weird one, it's a cruise ship. They can cater for gf but I am really sensitive so don't want to risk being poorly before going on shore for the day, if that makes sense. Not allowed to take anything fresh on board unfortunately.

Tinned fruit/yoghurt that doesn't need refrigeration, compote are all brilliant ideas. As is apple with nut butter (should be able to find apples and easy to clean). I haven't had the brioche rolls but they'll be a good option, for the first couple of days at least. Thanks so much for the replies.

Someone helpfully mentioned the tuna pots - I'm taking those for lunch when off the ship! They lentil one is really tasty. Surprisingly so when you first open it!

Great shout on the lemon loaf cake! I'd forgotten about rice cakes(!) Another good one for various toppings. Pb and banana would be good (again I should be able to find bananas and they're naturally sealed!)

I don't think I knew about the Spanish tortilla. That sounds a great option, off to have a look. Thanks.

Gluten free rice noodle pots that you fill with boiling water

Aah, that makes sense about the cruise. I've heard quite mixed experiences, some excellent, some not so. Breakfast buffets are the stuff of nightmares though hopefully you can pick up some apples and bananas at least for fresh fruit.

@Scampuss not arsey at all. Thank you! Luckily there's a GF restaurant near my house so we can go there with my celiac friend I hope! I bloody hate GF bread though. It's just not bready!? Lol

Oats

@Sweetswede oh yeah, doh! I'm silly. Of course oats have gluten. It's just I'm not sensitive to them. Thank you!

You can make up ready brek with boiling water and powdered milk. It takes up less space than the porridge pots if that's an issue. You can ready mix it in tupperware.

You get fruit in the little plastic pots which would be lighter than tins.

Would you be able to take an electric lunchbox? They are very low wattage and basically heat up the type of things you'd put in a microwave (so heating not cooking) like beans, pasta pouches, tinned curry. Takes about an hour. They just have a tiny vent on top so very little smell or steam. I've used in hotels and even trains with no issues.

😀

Sorry, but ready break, pasta pouches etc are not gluten free!

Re: oats - some people with coeliac cannot tolerate oats at all because the oat protein avenin is similar to gluten, but for those who can tolerate avenin (and those like me who have a wheat allergy) we need certified GF oats (which are grown and milled separately to standard oats so not contaminated with wheat, barley etc).