Standby grab and go picnic dinner ideas

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Over the weekend, we've found ourself spending a fortune on crap eating out after staying out too late to get the toddler back for a timely dinner.

I meal plan already, but this doesn't allow for this kind of situation really. So I'm after ideas for freezer/storecupboard dinners that can be just grabbed on the way out should the weather hold fair for last minute afternoon beach trips.

I'm struggling to come up with much. I thought maybe small loaves stuffed with roast veg and cheese which would defrost while we're counting pebbles, or maybe chilled soups which we could decant into a thermos? Maybe freeze some dips/baguettes and keep a stash of tortillas?

Any advances?

How about store cupboard pasta salad?

Easy peasy stuff -
cherry tomatoes
grapes
celery
strawberries
rice cakes
oatcakes
carrot batons and hoummus
little pots of fruit and/or fruit in jelly
hard boiled eggs

Something like a a frittata?
Corn on the cob with cold sausages and potato salad is something we often take out with us to the beach.
On hot days I don't feel guilty if it's just a collection of stuff like Remus mentions - it doesn't always have to be a complete meal in that sense.

Thanks everyone - there's some lovely ideas there. I think frittata could be a goer, and the pasta salad :) mmm, beach picnics ...

You could freeze:
ready made sandwiches
mini quiches made in a tart tray
muffins savoury or sweet
cheese scones (freeze them already sliced so you can whack the filling in whilst still frozen)
mexican wraps are quick and easy to do - scrambled egg, cream cheese, refried beans and take some yoghourt and cucumber with you,
cornish pasties with veg filling
pizzas

Pasties! How could I forget pasties? And veg scones, also a great idea. Thanks, will add all these to the online shop.