juelle Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 April - the beginning of baseball season - is fast approaching, and I will be packing dinner for our family of 8 almost every night. I have to eat real food (not concession stand hot dogs). The budget and my children's health demand that I pack real food for them, too. I have some ideas and experience with menus, but I'd like to be more efficient about the packing. Hitherto, I've used an old purple soft-sided 12-can insulated bag and tossed in each person's portion in a sandwich bag. I'd like something I can actually enjoy using and perhaps a more ecologically appropriate packaging plan. Does anyone have a recommendation? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngelBee Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I don't know if you can sew, but you can make reusable snack bags and sandwich wraps. We usually use a cooler with wheels. I fold a couple blankets (to sit on) and put on top and pull around. I just got 2 soft sided coolers for Christmas that we are going to try out. One is 12 can and one is 18 can I think. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crissy Posted February 27, 2011 Share Posted February 27, 2011 I don't want to derail your thread, but I wonder if you would share some of your menu ideas. I usually race home immediately after the game to finish a mostly-prepared dinner and get it on the table. I wouldn't mind taking dinner to the park, but I don't know if my family would be thrilled with sandwiches for dinner three nights a week. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
juelle Posted February 28, 2011 Author Share Posted February 28, 2011 Well, the all-time easiest is braided, stuffed bread. Sometimes I can even sneak veggies in there. I cut it into big portions before we leave. Calzones are the same idea. Carrot sticks have to go a long way toward the vegetable part of baseball dinners. I'd like to get celery, broccoli, jicama, grape tomatoes in there this season, perhaps with a good dip or dressing. I'm thinking of getting sealed containers for each person and putting our favourite lasagne or pinto bean casserole in there. A bag of tortillas would round out the casserole. Garlic breadsticks would go with the lasagne. Burritos/cheese, meat and bean wraps work. Frittata wedges would be good. Quesadillas. Oven-fried chicken travels well, and cool oven-fries aren't too bad with a BBQ sauce type dip! I usually pack myself a big salad with chicken or hard-boiled eggs and add the dressing from a small jar at the game. I'm getting pretty good at making granola bars, though brownies and lemon bars work, too. Fresh fruit is almost always a hit, even to share with other families. Bags of home-popped popcorn with herbs and maybe parmesan cheese can keep people busy for a while. I must confess that everyone is usually still hungry when we get home, so I try to have a 'midnight snack' ready. Can't wait !!!! :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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