Food on the move that is not Mini Babybel or Grasshopper porridge, instant noodles maybe?

[putneykaren]

I'm a London single Mum and travel a lot with my son Ben who is 4. I prefer to take his food with me so I know what's in it but always end up giving him bread. Recently I have been giving him Grasshopper porridge which is perfect because it's long life and organic and hot so it's great but I'm looking for more foods like that which i can carry with me. Also although Grasshopper is a great product it's not sold in many places except Waitrose so it's difficult to find. He gets through a ridiculous amount of Minibabybel and raisin boxes but are there any other products that are all natural and are whole meals for travelling with preferably something not made of bread! He loves noodles but all the instant ones have E numbers in, has anyone found a healthy version of instant noodles we could make on the train?

What's the matter with a sandwich?

nothing except we seem to be on the go ALL the time at the moment and I seem to feed him nothing else except endless bread and cheese!

Can you get pots of instant mashed potato at Lidl or Aldi?
They are very popular in germany, and come in different flavours (with onions, with bits of meat etc) you just add hot water and stir. If you choose carefully, you can get ones without MSG.

I would also try a health food shop for healthier bars.

Well rice noodles just need boiling water poured over them but it seems a real faff to me. Why not just take nuts and raisins, or dried apricots - and a sandwich? Or a flask of soup?

Sausage rolls and a fruitshoot?

How about pasta or rice or couscous salad in a tupperware tub?
Olives, cherry tomatoes, carrot sticks?

breadsticks/carrot sticks and a mini pot of philadelphia?

Crackers, spanish omlette, pizza, tortilla wraps (variations on bread)

loving the spanish omlette and tortilla wrap suggestions, thanks Mums of Britain!

Really fancy some Spanish omelette now.

me too [hmmm]

What the hell is Grasshopper porridge?

Is the OP some sort of advertisement?

what's an OP? the product is a travel food, i'm trying to find other brands, do you know any?

Nighbynight, have you tried the travel potato pots from Lidl? are they all natural?

Bumperlicious, do you have a good recipe for spanish omlette the thick kind?

pasta and pesto with cherry tomatos and sweetcorn is good cold, a little mayonaise added.

hard boiled egg + a banana

a kiwi, take a small knife and teaspoon ut the top of the kiwi off and eat like a hard boiled agg.

a thermos flask for food here there are very very mixed reviews - but try heating with boiling water and then leaving a little water in the bottom - the steam helps keep the food hot.

put in home made vegtable soup or leek and potato, stew, curry and couscous

Cold noodle salad is nice, dressed with a little soy sauce and sesame oil. Mix it with ham/eggs/chicken/smoked salmon/cucumber/carrots etc.

My neighbour told me I should get on Mumsnet after she accused me of feeding my son only 2 kinds of food and she was so right, I have printed out every post and am totally inspired and hitting Ocado right now. Thank you Mums!!!

One more...someone suggested Dairylea but I'm not sure that is a healthy choice, what do you think? Also porridge sachets like Oatso Simple, they are processed so even though they are cheaper than the ones I'm using I don't know if they are natural

why do you not make your own porridge? it is really easy to make and keep warm in a thermos - a whole bag is less than 90p

the bag will last you at least 15 servings - ok you need to add water or milk, a few sultanas or a mashed banana and some mixed spice or cinnamon

but a lot cheaper than buying it in a pot.

Oh and you can add coco powder - just a little though as it is bitter, so some honey or sugar aswell.

My Ds got very bored having sandwiches in packed lunches and now takes in a flask 2 or 3 days a weeks with leftovers in it. Usually rice or pasta or soup. I heat up the flask first with water from the kettle while i microwave the food and its seems to last fine til lunchtime. His fussier mates think it is disgusting, the staff send home requests for recipes.....

Savoury flapjacks? There's a good recipe on the baby-led weaning message board.

Karen, we are in germany. I usually buy them at Pennymarkt,which is a supermarket here. They're as natural as a product can be, that consists of dried potato. I bar MSG, so I know they haven't got that, but I couldnt answer for anything else.
My children like the spaghetti bolognese pots from the same range.
A posh health food shop might have something similar, they do here, but I dont know about the UK.

We have fantastic bread here, when my children want some variety, I just buy a different kind of bread! only works if you have a german bakery near you though
(OP = original poster,by the way, ie you!)