Removing Obstacles..............Part 3 Food Costs

A great deal of my travel knowledge has been gained through years of reading tug2.net.  I love it!!  Some "tuggers" pack their favorite kitchen items for their vacations.  They might bring (or buy, if flying) a crockpot, spices, even some ingredients.  OK, here is a good place to say if you are "checking out" around this, it is an obstacle.  You don't have to eat in every meal, just what makes sense.  If you have coffee and something easy for breakfast, we just saved you some money.

I don't want to eat in.  Why not?  Because I hate grocery shopping.  You can have your groceries delivered for a fee that will make up the difference on one restaurant meal.  You can have a crockpot delivered to your door.  Some ideas work in timeshares or homes but not hotel rooms, obviously.  Although I have read that "tuggers" use their coffee pots to make hot water for soups and use their microwaves to make meals.

My husband and I want to go on record as saying we think we invented grazing;)   We love to have a few appetizers and split a meal when we go out.  If you are not comfortable with that, again, why not?  These snippets of information are your blocks.  "I am willing to release the need to believe grazing makes me feel cheap."  Releasing conflict from every cell of my body. (Deep cleansing breath.)

A few healthy, easy non-perishable breakfast foods include:  Belvitas, EnviroKidz Organic Crispy Rice bars and Dreams Chocolate Peanut Butter; or a box of cereal and shelf stable non-refrigerated milk.  Yup, it's true, you don't have to worry if you do not have a refrigerator.  

Remember bowls and spoons if you are in a hotel.  "I'm willing to release the need to be embarrassed by eating breakfast in my room." or "I'm willing to release the need to believe I'm cooler/better/happier if I eat in a restaurant."  Having the awareness of what bothers you about something will change your thought patterns in a good way.

Check out restaurant.com and other sites for discounts in the area you are going.  Whatever is making you feel uncomfortable is an important key to your inner beliefs.  We used to pack peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for the beach, we always get hungrier at the beach!!  My kids love mac and cheese, easy, peasy.  Snacks are great to take, no one will get to the hungry grouchy mode.  There are great mixers to make cocktails that take up little or no room in a suitcase.  

Everything is a balance.  Eat out every meal if it is important to you, you will need to make it work within your budget, but it is possible.  Do what is within your comfort zone that makes you happy, and be open to new possibilities!!

Have a great day!

xo

Conni

Today's Mantra:  I intend to pursue ideas that appeal to me to be able to eat well creatively on vacation.

Mantra for Every Day: I choose to send love to all; receiving love back multiplied in infinite proportions, creating and nurturing pathways of love.