lilmisssunshine
Proud Parent
I've seen plenty of conversations about what to feed the kids, especially with long drives and practices that stretch over the dinner hours. I feed my kids dinner in the car, but I struggle to feed myself.
My son has 3 hour practices 30 minutes away from our house. They have a microwave and I'm fairly comfortable eating in their waiting area, but that also requires a commitment to be in there for 30 minutes or so, at which point my younger daughter will also want to eat. Not a huge problem except that she will again want something to eat when brother has his meal in the car. (When daughter comes, I usually try to go places with her -- YMCA, library, playground, etc.)
But then if I wait until we get home, we are jumping right into the bedtime routine stuff and I might not be able to eat dinner until 9:30 or 10. Not gonna lie...there have been nights where I've just popped a big bowl of popcorn for myself.
Most of my favorite healthy foods aren't good foods to eat when driving (need a spoon/fork) and if I am snacking on the way home or something, I don't really feel meal-hungry, but I also feel like I should eat something more because I'll I've had is crackers and a cheese stick or whatever.
Wondering if others have this problem and how you've handled it.
My son has 3 hour practices 30 minutes away from our house. They have a microwave and I'm fairly comfortable eating in their waiting area, but that also requires a commitment to be in there for 30 minutes or so, at which point my younger daughter will also want to eat. Not a huge problem except that she will again want something to eat when brother has his meal in the car. (When daughter comes, I usually try to go places with her -- YMCA, library, playground, etc.)
But then if I wait until we get home, we are jumping right into the bedtime routine stuff and I might not be able to eat dinner until 9:30 or 10. Not gonna lie...there have been nights where I've just popped a big bowl of popcorn for myself.
Most of my favorite healthy foods aren't good foods to eat when driving (need a spoon/fork) and if I am snacking on the way home or something, I don't really feel meal-hungry, but I also feel like I should eat something more because I'll I've had is crackers and a cheese stick or whatever.
Wondering if others have this problem and how you've handled it.