First family vacation in nearly 2 decades. Need food ideas/suggestions (details in post below)
My SO and I are finally able to join my family for beach vacation for the first time since 2010. I'm really freaking out, because I was already stressed out about navigating food and body images issues, as most of us are on vacation (and in general), but I also had an unexpected dental molar extraction a handful of days ago, and it's still gonna take a while to recover fully, and we leave for the beach in a few days.
So, I've been working with my dietitian to try to plan things that will be doable, but I've been in a standstill for the past week, because so many of the things that are my go to staples are not doable due to the dental issues, and the things I've been having here at home, aren't very doable at the beach/in an Airbnb.
Does anyone have any suggestions for foods to eat at the beach/on vacation that are minimal to no prep, are possible to eat when chewing and harder foods aren't options, and that lessen GI distress and bloating overall.
I know that last point can be highly variable because we all have different health stuff going on in addition to this disorder, so I'm just trying to find things that anyone might have experience with being fairly easily digestible and maybe pretty condensed nutrient and energy wise, so volume eating doesn't screw me over with body image.
For an idea of what I've been having at home:
I have my oatmeal recipe dialed the fuck in. But I can't make it the same way on vacation, so that's stressing me out. I have it every morning, and I've been having it 2-3 times a day with this dental stuff.
I've been eating instant mashed potatoes but won't have easy access to a microwave (and those are hard in hot weather, too)
I have a lot of low cal ice cream I've been having, as well as hot cocoa with whipped cream, and also have plain pasta with butter because my autistic ass could eat butter noodles every day, but also not super convenient for the beach.
I have uncrustables that could be doable and can be kept in my cooler, but does anyone have any other suggestions? I don't eat meat, but can eat dairy/eggs if needed. Thought eggs also cause a lot of digestive issues, so they're chance-y.