Vacation Week: Tips and Tricks from the Expert Mom

Hey guys, I am so excited to announce that it is vacation week! The entire What's Up Mom's family is heading to Aulani, which is an amazing Disney resort in Hawaii. We're going to be posting videos every day, including a music parody that we are filming on location. Today, I am kicking things off with tips for travel snacks. I'm Meg, and I'm passionate about finding ways to make life with kids easier in the kitchen.

One of my favorite hacks for keeping food fresh during our travels is using frozen grapes or freezing tubes of yogurt to use as ice packs. Not only will your food stay fresh, but frozen grapes and frozen yogurt are delicious! You can easily grab these at most grocery stores and pop them in a bag to take with you on the plane. Another great idea is using snack-size bags for portion control. This way, your kids won't overeat, and you won't be left with half-eaten snacks lingering around the house.

With all the space we save by packing travel-sized snacks, we can really pack a variety of snacks to keep our kids interested. Travel snacks have two jobs: one is to nourish your kids, and the other is to keep your kids entertained. By mixing familiar and unfamiliar food together, you'll be able to satisfy both needs at once. I'm a big fan of different string cheeses – they're unrefrigerated for a few hours, making them perfect for travel. Individual granola bars are another great option; homemade muffins are the best! What's really great about these is when the kids are done eating them, you can pack a string in there and then play a game with them, like "string the O's" or "veggie and hummus." Just make sure to check the ounce limit on those hummus packs!

Sandwiches are also a staple for keeping our kids nourished during travel. I love packing peanut butter jelly turkey sandwiches – they're easy to eat on the go, and you can easily pack them in disposable tupperware to keep them from getting smushed. Another great idea is packing healthy snacks in your kid's carry-on bags and keeping treats in yours. This way, your kids can help themselves to their own snacks and won't have to ask for your permission. And let me tell you, it's a game-changer when you're stuck with limited space on the plane!

To avoid getting stuck paying airline prices for airplane food, I like to pack my own snacks in my checked luggage. It's so convenient to just grab what we need and go! Inside my checked luggage, I have a little tupperware container filled with all sorts of refills – granola bars, crackers, hummus, and more. For the kids, I pack new things every day to keep them surprised and excited. Make sure your kids can open their own food because, let's be real, you'll likely have too many hands full trying to feed everyone!

When it comes to cleanliness on the plane, there are germs everywhere! To keep everything clean, it's essential to pack a plastic bag for trash and sanitizing wipes for your hands. Trust me, these will come in handy when the kids start getting sick (and we all know that happens during travel). And while you're packing snacks and essentials, why not pick up a souvenir treat for the kids? This way, they can enjoy something sweet on the plane, and you'll have a memorable memento to take home.

Finally, don't forget mom and dad – or in our case, our entire family! When we're stuck on the plane with limited space, it's easy to realize that we're starving unless we eat the kids' snacks. So, do yourself a favor and get everything out of your fridge before you leave for the airport. Pack healthy, delicious meals that everyone will enjoy – trust me, it makes all the difference! With these travel snack tips, I hope you'll be able to make your next family vacation a breeze. Thanks for watching guys, and don't forget to tune in tomorrow for more from our adventures at Aulani!

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of foods can help do that i really like different string cheeses they can be unrefrigerated for a few hours individual granola bars are homemade muffins nothing like a homemade muffin different oh cereals and what's really great about these is when the kids are done eating them you can pack a string in there and then they can play a game and string the o's veggies and hummus as long as your hummus is underneath the ounce limit and finally sandwiches peanut butter jelly turkey sandwiches things like that are really great for keeping your kids nourished and i like to pack them in a disposable tupperware that way they don't get smushed your bag is always getting smushed in the plane pack healthy snacks in your kids carry-on bags and keep the treats in yours that way your kids can help themselves to their own snacks and have to ask you for the treats pack food for your turn trip otherwise you're going to be stuck paying airline prices for airline food what i like to do is pack a little tupperware container inside my checked luggage that has all refills and everything and i pack a couple new things in there for the kids to keep them surprised make sure your kids can open their own food because your hands will likely be full pack a plastic bag for trash and sanitizing wipes for your hands there are germs everywhere on the plane and you want to keep everything clean brick is sanitizing the plane buy a souvenir treat while you're on vacation and that way you can give it to the kids on the plane on the way home it's something memorable and it's something sweet all right my final tip is don't forget mom and dad i can't tell you how many trips i've been on that i've gotten on the plane and realized i'm gonna be starving unless i eat my kids food so it's a great way to use up leftovers before you leave on vacation get everything out of your fridge and have something really healthy and delicious to eat on the plane so i hope these travel snack tips help you guys on your next trip i am so excited to be leaving for hawaii tune in all week for more from our adventures at alani thanks for watching guys youhey guys i am so excited to announce it is vacation week the entire what's up mom's family is heading to aulani which is an amazing disney resort in hawaii we're going to be posting videos every day including a music parody that we are filming on location and today i am kicking things off with tips for travel snacks i'm meg and i'm passionate about finding ways to make life with kids easier in the kitchen use frozen grapes or freeze tubes of yogurt to use as ice packs not only will your food stay fresh but frozen grapes and frozen yogurt are delicious use snack size bags for portion control that way your kids aren't overeating and you're not leaving a half uneaten bag of pretzels on the plane also with all their space you're saving you can really pack a variety of snacks mix familiar and unfamiliar food to keep your kids interested there's two jobs that a travel snack has it's one to nourish your kids and two to keep your kids entertained and a variety of foods can help do that i really like different string cheeses they can be unrefrigerated for a few hours individual granola bars are homemade muffins nothing like a homemade muffin different oh cereals and what's really great about these is when the kids are done eating them you can pack a string in there and then they can play a game and string the o's veggies and hummus as long as your hummus is underneath the ounce limit and finally sandwiches peanut butter jelly turkey sandwiches things like that are really great for keeping your kids nourished and i like to pack them in a disposable tupperware that way they don't get smushed your bag is always getting smushed in the plane pack healthy snacks in your kids carry-on bags and keep the treats in yours that way your kids can help themselves to their own snacks and have to ask you for the treats pack food for your turn trip otherwise you're going to be stuck paying airline prices for airline food what i like to do is pack a little tupperware container inside my checked luggage that has all refills and everything and i pack a couple new things in there for the kids to keep them surprised make sure your kids can open their own food because your hands will likely be full pack a plastic bag for trash and sanitizing wipes for your hands there are germs everywhere on the plane and you want to keep everything clean brick is sanitizing the plane buy a souvenir treat while you're on vacation and that way you can give it to the kids on the plane on the way home it's something memorable and it's something sweet all right my final tip is don't forget mom and dad i can't tell you how many trips i've been on that i've gotten on the plane and realized i'm gonna be starving unless i eat my kids food so it's a great way to use up leftovers before you leave on vacation get everything out of your fridge and have something really healthy and delicious to eat on the plane so i hope these travel snack tips help you guys on your next trip i am so excited to be leaving for hawaii tune in all week for more from our adventures at alani thanks for watching guys you\n"