What Do Toddler’s Eat While Traveling?
by oneluckydad
Throughout our travels (so far) we haven’t purchased any ‘baby food’ or ‘toddler snacks’. Not to say that those things are bad at all (before traveling we bought the pouches for Freya all the time), but it’s just not the necessity that we thought they were… especially when they’re not readily available. One thing that we have found out during these last few months is that when Freya is hungry, she eats… and since we’ve tried to have her eat toned down ‘adult’ food since she could eat solids, she’ll usually eat whatever is in front of her. Nature vs. Nuture… eh, who knows?
Anyway, this is page is mainly a picture montage on Freya mowing down different kinds of food. Nothing is in chronological order, but the information about the food and location is included within the captions.
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- This was actually from before our trip, but I couldn’t leave out a picture of Freya super enthusiastic about her first burrito… A proud father! **SIGH**
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- Anyone who has followed our travels knows that we always give Freya an apple on airplanes. She loves them, and it takes up nearly an hour of any flight. I usually buy Granny Smith’s only because those are my favorite.
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- Freya munching on a sandy apple at Old Man’s Beach in Canggu, Bali.
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- Freya mowing some homemade chicken nuggets. We had chicken, eggs, and corn flakes. I could have used a few more ingredients, but they turned out pretty darn good.
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- Freya enjoying soy and sesame noodles at the Chulia Corner Hawker Center. Peneang, Malaysia
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- Jannika and Freya were making chocolates at a food festival in Peneang, Malaysia… Freya found out that it was candy about five minutes into it. We never got to cool it and see/taste a finished product.
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- Freya wide-mouthing clay pot fried rice with chicken and egg at our local Gurney Plaza Hawker Center. Peneang, Malaysia
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- This was actually our first pizza experience in Kata Beach Phuket, but Jannika had ordered a salad as well. She’ll eat any veggies that she can chew and swallow.
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- Freya absolutely loves chicken… and she crushed any street vendor grilled chicken on a stick. This one was particularly cute because she wanted to walk with Mommy and Nana, but turned around every few steps to et a bite from Daddy.
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- Same walk as the picture above. More street vendor grilled chicken.
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- Night market food in Krabi Town. This was perfectly cooked fried calamari. Delicious!
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- Krabi Town night market samosas filled with chicken and peas. Freya tried everything at the night market.
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- Mommy and Nana took a cooking class in Phi Phi. Freya and I walked the streets the whole time, but every 30-40 minutes we went back to help taste the food. Freya loves Pad Thai.
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- Breakfast at the pool in Phi Phi. Yoghurt all over her face.
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- I had to post the aftermath of the yoghurt breakfast. I think she got some in her belly too.
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- Bananas. They’re all over the world…. and very cheap in most places. Seems like I’m buying bananas for Freya every other day on our trip.
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- Breakfast buffet in Railay Beach. Pretty standard breakfast buffet at a touristy place… bacon, eggs, fruit, corn flakes…
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- Freya wasn’t eating very well for the first week of our trip, so we decided to order her spaghetti bolognese. So happy. Look at that face. She still loves spaghetti!
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- More grilled chicken on a stick from a night market in Kata Beach, Phuket. It’s another go-to food when we want her to eat a lot.
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- This was a dessert in Peneang, Malaysia. Black sesame pudding and ginger soup. Freya loved the pudding.
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- Magnum bar. Enough said.
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- Diving into Mommy’s Swenson’s Creamery in Kata Beach, Phuket. We had to… Swenson’s is an American traditional (that doesn’t really exist in America anymore).
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- Pic #2 of Freya in full mow-down of Mommy dessert at Swenson’s in Kata Beach, Phuket.
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- Freya had a fever. We gave her chocolate cookies and let her watch cartoons on the computer. She felt mooch better. We should take the bar and become pediatricians.
Before you completely judge our worthiness to be fit parents based on the last 4 photos, just know that we didn’t give Freya sweets or treats until her first birthday (a red velvet cupcake). Also, everything in moderation. We usually don’t like to give her super sugary things, but when it’s scalding hot outside, and we want a cold dessert… you better believe Freya is getting some too. You try and eat a chocolate Magnum bar without your child asking (crying bloody murder) for some as well.