Meal plan for mini break

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Any ideas please for food to make, trying to save money, so won’t eat out the whole time

Going away-Friday until Sunday-two adults, one 7 year old.
Friday will be a fairly long drive, we will set off in the morning, stop half way and have lunch out. We arrive at our destination around 5, we won’t eat out as will likely be tired by then.
The apartment we are staying at has fridge, stove (no oven) and microwave. Will need to make/have dinner in the apartment.
Next morning breakfast in the apartment, then out for the day-we will have a nice lunch out and then dinner again in the apartment
Sunday morning-breakfast in the apartment, set off and lunch stop out halfway home.

Does anyone have any ideas for Friday & Saturday night dinners and Saturday & Sunday breakfasts in the apartment?
Going to a snowy, cold place

Frozen chilli, bolognese etc. Stays frozen for ages, so particularly if you have a coldbox/fridge

I'd just have sandwiches on both evenings if you're able to have cooked lunches

Do you only use home cooked food at home? If so, then just freeze bits and take it with you

If you dont and you eat the odd supermarket product/packet product, then just buy stuff an hour before you get to the destination, shops will be open

Or buy ingredients that you're going to use up and not have any left overs of, again just before you get to destination, things like stir fry noodles, chicken curry, chilli or bean chilli, omelettes, things on toast etc

There wouldnt be a problem with food in the car for 6 hours in my view in terms of temperature.

Why don’t you all have a big/main meal at lunchtime when you are out, and then just have sandwiches in the evening.

I can only assume you’re not a camper. Of course it will be fine, slowly defrosting in a cool bag on the journey (I’ve taken frozen meals on journeys longer than six hours) and stored in the fridge on arrival.