Eating in the villa

[gromit]

We really do a bit of both. A couple of days we will go out for breakfast but mostly eat at the villa in the mornings. If we are shopping during the day we will get lunch out, but if we are lazing by the pool we have lunch a sandwhich or eggs etc at the villa. We have our favourite restaurants which we visit each holiday such as Olive garden, Chilli's, Cheesecake Factory.....but we do have a couple of nights where we BBQ or have salad etc at the villa. Since having our 8 month old baby we have been to Florida 3 times and have discovered how good take-out is! All the major restaurants offer this including those i've just mentioned. If you want tp spend more time at the villa then give take-out a try!

[thistle1314]

If we're having a day at the parks we normally eat cereal and toast in the villa. Take (frozen) bottled water with us for the parks but normally have a hot-dog / sandwich at the parks. In the evening on the way home if we're not too tired we just go to a restaurant on the drive back. If not we stop at sub-way or the Chinese / Pizza place and get a take away and go back to the villa and eat by the pool after a shower. I actually prefer to do the latter as i'm normally too tired to go to a restaurant after a trip to the parks.

[Ray&Sarah]

We also do a mixture, eat most breakfasts at the villa, skip lunch as not really hungry and then either eat out at tea time or cook at the villa.[msnsmile2]

[Elaine62]

I've doen a search on cereal but can't find the thread I'm looking for. i remember reading that you get lots of different cereals in florida that you don't get here. we don't eat a lot of cereal and so large packets area waste of money. do you know if you can buy small variety packs of cereal like kellogs do here, or if not a pack of 8 tehn be able to buy them individually?

Elaine

[blott]

Yes, you can get variety packs of Kelloggs but I don't think you can buy them individually, at least not that I've seen.

[Magical Dreams]

We love the Cereals in Florida!

What a great selection!

Far too many to try them all in one holiday!
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[emm]

<blockquote id="quote" class="ffs">quote:Originally posted by blott
Yes, you can get variety packs of Kelloggs but I don't think you can buy them individually, at least not that I've seen.
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There's another variety pack you can get, but can't remember who makes them. The selection includes Cheerios, Honey Nut Cheerios, Coco Puffs, Trix, Lucky Charms, Cinnamon Grahams and two more I can't recall the names of.

[Snapper]

As well as just throwing something into the microwave there are heaps of ways to cook something way nicer with only a smidge more effort. Grab some pasta, a jar of spaghetti sauce and a bag of frozen meatballs. You can thaw the meatballs in the microwave while the pasta cooks, bung them into a pan with the sauce and cooked and drained pasta, a two minute stir and you're sorted. Sprinkle over a bit of grated cheese (bought ready grated) and a twist of black pepper and it's a great meal. Highly recommended out by the pool with a glass or three of Napa Valley Chardonnay. Another one of our favourites is to get the cooked chicken strips, chop 'em up into smaller chunks and throw them in with a bag of ready to eat salad. A bit of honey and mustard salad dressing goes great. It's ready in about 3 minutes. Try barbecue sauce too instead of honey and mustard dressing. Mmmmmmm [msntongue][msntongue][msntongue]

[Chloe]

We love the Caesar Salad Kits they sell in WalMart. We have them with BBQ steak or chicken, or you can put them with a jacket potato and about anything else you fancy. Chloe

[Steviek]

Publix do a great range of ready meals quite a wide variety & nice deli for stuff to go with it. Also there are good takeaways near us with free delivery. We order when we get home take a dip & they are knocking at the door. There are so many options in Orlando you will be sure to find something to suit everyone!