Linnea is getting to working on acquiring her food for our trip, which will involve one breakfast, two lunches and one dinner on the road, as well as snacks in the car. She is making banana and pumpkin breads for breakfast the first day, and is very relieved that breakfast is included at the hotel on the second day of driving, as we have previous experience with breakfast food not keeping well in the car. Her lunches are sandwiches with lunch meat and cheese, and chicken salad for dinner. Add in some fruit, chips and brownies and we will be all set.
She is a big believer in having plenty of snack food to eat in the car, and doesn't want anyone to be denied their favorite snack option. The initial snack list was a little on the long side and included Reese's Peanut Butter cups, Hershey Kisses, Skittles, Swedish Fish,, Acai berries, Rice Krispie treats, Chex Muddy Buddies, veggies, fruit, pretzels and crackers and cheese.
Wow. I think I have a sugar rush just writing that!
Being Linnea, she wants to by large bags of all these things, then split them up into serving sizes to pass out for snacks, both to keep portions under control and because she just likes organizing. Thus the trip to Costco.
I don't go to Costco often, mostly for baking supplies, beans, peanut butter and toilet paper. It is not exactly conveniently located and there are many, many things I have no interest in buying. I certainly don't go in the middle of the afternoon when it is crowded, or bring all of my children. Lots of people, giant carts being driven by 10 year olds who aren't paying attention, and all four of my children talking at once. Not my idea of a good time.
I went today. Linnea needed to go, and asking her to wait for a better time means that she will obsess over when we go until it is just easier to get it done. So, off we went, and Costco let her down.
She must have thought that Costco just has giant bags of everything you want on exactly the day you want them. It doesn't. Giant bags of Acai berries? Check. Giant bags of every kind of candy known to man? Not so much. Big boxes of Chex cereals? That would be no. Gluten free Rice Krispies? Also no.
We left there with fruit snacks and popcorn, neither of which were on her original list, and a very worried Linnea wondering how many other stores she will need to shop at and how she will ever satisfy her snack eating customers. I, on the other hand, could not be happier about eliminating so much sugar from a 24 hour car ride.
What kind of candy does Costco have in a large bag? M&Ms, of course. Which we did buy, but weren't on the list.
Wait, M&Ms weren't on the list? What?
What? M&Ms are my favorite!
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