Major goes to a respite home twice a month for 3 days and 2 nights each time. Respite unfortunately is unable to provide for the majority of his GF/CF diet, so the rest is left up to me to provide them. I came up with a system that makes it easier for me to provide the 6 to 8 meals and his snacks. I'm blogging about it, because I believe you can adapt it for any occasion that you need to provide meals for your GF/CF child.
I start out a couple of days before his trip by planning out the menu. Next I make sure I have everything for those meals and snacks. If I need anything I make it. Then I get 6 to 8 large baggies (depends on the length of the trip). I label each bag with the corresponding day and meal. Next I place the food and drinks in the corresponding baggie. I also have a large baggie for snacks which I fill with GF/CF snacks. I then double check the baggies against my menu to double check and make sure I have everything. Finally I place all the baggies in a large insulated tote, that will keep everything cool for transport to his respite house. I also include a menu for the staff at the respite home. Initially it took me a while to get this a system down but this one works for me.
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