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Tips for Making Better Food Choices When Traveling

March 6, 2018 by Andrew

Eating healthy while traveling doesn’t have to be hard. Check out our tips for making better food choices when traveling and be prepared for your next trip!

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #OceanSprayOrganic #CollectiveBias

tips for eating healthier while traveling

We have finally found a sweet spot in our family travel.  Up until this point, the little one was a bit too unpredictable for us to plan a lot of travel. When we went to Disney last year, it was a bit difficult and we knew that within a few months it would be smooth sailing.  Well, at least as smooth as it can be when traveling with kids. 

We took some smaller trips last year and then towards the end of the year, Larisha said she was going to take a solo trip to Cleveland with both our girls. I thought she was nuts.  I was determined she was going to turn around halfway and head home. When she finally got to Cleveland, she said how great the girls did. We knew then, that the tides had turned. We committed to our goal of getting to Colorado this year and that happened too. The plane ride was a wee bit tricky, but nothing crazy. We were so excited.

Now, that means we are pretty golden for traveling with the kids.  It took us awhile to get here, but sign us up for all the day trips, staycations, vacations, week long excursions, you name it. We’re ready!

One thing, though, is that it’s not always easy to eat healthy while traveling. Fast food always seems to be the convenient option, but we all know it’s not the best. For the last few years, I’ve been trying to eat healthier, make smarter choices, and live my best life.

5 Tips for Making Better Food Choices When Traveling

1– Pack Your Food Ahead of Time

eating healthier lunch while traveling

  • This may seem simple, but so many people don’t utilize this method, including my past self.  I remember the first time I took Larisha to the Jersey shore, she started packing a cooler. This is how she grew up, but I didn’t have a clue what she was doing. Ever since that moment, I’d been a fan of packing lunches.
  • If you are using a cooler or lunch bag with ice packs, you can pack deli sandwiches and light refrigerated things like cheese sticks, yogurts, and grapes.
  • If no ice packs, stick to shelf-stable. PB&J sandwiches are a great option, alongside granola bars, nuts, jerky, or dried fruit/fruit chips.

2– Looking for a place to stay with a kitchen so you can cook for yourself -and more

how to eat better while traveling

  • Before worrying about eating healthier when traveling, we used to just look for somewhere with free breakfast.  The problem with that is it’s not always healthier. Most of the time, it’s high carbs, sugar, and sodium foods that don’t provide a lot of nutritional value.
  • Instead, look for places that actually have a kitchen. This way you can head to a local grocery store (or now have Amazon deliver most places) and you can cook meals yourself.  You’ll be saving time, money, and be able to control the healthy choices you make.

3– Going into a grocery store instead of stopping for fast food

better food choices when traveling

  • We all know fast food isn’t the healthiest option.  But we also don’t always have time to stop and sit down in a restaurant.  The next best option is to run into a grocery store.  It’s still a fast option and most grocery stores now have prepared options or bars where you can choose your own food.
  • You still want to make sure you are looking at ingredients and nutritional labels to make sure you are making the best choices.
  • Instead of grabbing a juice out of the cooler container or fountain, head down to the juice aisle and grab NEW! Ocean Spray® Organic 100% Juices.  It’s a natural, healthier option, fresh from the farm,  and more cost saving since you get more for your money. (Tip: if you must have cold beverages, you can get a glass of ice almost anywhere for free).

better food choices on your next trip

4– Stay hydrated

eating healthier on a trip

  • Staying hydrating will help keep you moving, alert, and full between meals.
  • Water is always the best option. But sometimes you just want more flavor or you simply want juice. Ocean Spray’s New Organic Juice is a delicious option.

5– If you have to stop at fast food or a restaurant…

  • I get it. There’s going to be times when this is the only option. Focus on the healthy choices. Use a nutritional calculator and focus on low sodium, carbs, and fat with high protein. These will help you keep going and not feel tired, bloated, or weighed down. If you are smart with your decisions, you will find an option at every fast food place you could imagine.

We hope these tips help you on your next adventure!  Stay tuned to see where we’re going next by following us on social media on Facebook and Instagram!

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5 Ways to Keep Young Kids Busy on Long Car Rides

December 23, 2017 by Larisha Campbell

Ever wonder the easiest way to keep toddlers and pre-schoolers busy on long car rides? See our 5 ways to keep young kids busy on long car rides and never have another bad trip!

Disclosure: 5 Ways to Keep Young Kids Busy on Long Car Rides is sponsored by Mazda through DriveShop.  Thoughts and opinions are 100% my own. Affiliate links are contained in this post which earn us a small income. You shop as normal.

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I remember when we had our first child. Our lives drastically changed.  And not just because we were learning how to feed, bathe, and keep alive this tiny human. But because she drastically changed how we did everything. Even a simple trip to the store was different. She didn’t like being alone, so I sat in the back with her as often as I could.  She wasn’t even really happy then. You see, she hated the car. Twenty minutes rides to the mall alone with her were almost unbearable. Luckily, she eventually grew out of it. Then, we had her sister and repeat all over. Thankfully, we are at the stage where they both happily enjoy taking a car ride. Okay, so they fight now, but at least there’s no crying. 

Then, I had a brilliant idea to drive with them by myself for 8 hours.

8 hours.
In a car.
With 2 kids under 5.
Alone.

I needed a plan. A good one.  I needed a back-up plan to the plan.

I survived.

Back and forth each way ended up more like 10-11 hours, but we did it. No major breakdowns or screaming kids. WE DID IT!

Today, I wanted to share with you 5 ways to keep young kids busy on long car rides 

These are five things that I did on this long epic trip that we took that actually prevented tons of meltdowns.

1- DVD Player 

I know. No brainer right?  But seriously, grab a portable DVD player and some brand new movies that they either haven’t ever seen or haven’t seen in a long time.  The novelty of something new to watch will keep them occupied. We didn’t have this one the entire trip, but it was nice for some of the trip.  We love a dual mounted DVD player  because both girls watch the same thing and they are mounted so we don’t have to worry about them dropping it while we are driving.

ways to keep preschoolers busy on long car rides

2- Play-doh

Before you guys call me crazy, hear me out. This was actually the best thing that we brought along.  The girls both played for an extended amount of time with the play-doh during the trip. I got a multi-pack of play-doh and took 6 colors with us on the trip.  The girls switched which colors they were using at different times.

3- Magnetic Drawing Board

We had two magnetic drawing boards in the car with us (one for each kid).  Our favorite is this V-tech Write and Learn Creative Center. There’s learning and art related prompts or they can just use it as a drawing board.  It’s great for creative play and I don’t have to worry about a mess from paper and coloring supplies.

ways to keep toddlers busy on long car rides

4- Magic Coloring Books

We adore these magic coloring books.  Essentially, there’s blank coloring sheets and this magic coloring marker.  The marker can only write on the special pages in the book.  If they color their car seat or clothes, nothing happens.  But the color page comes to life magically with different colors as they draw on them.

tips for long car rides with kids

5- Reading Books

I took a collection of some of their favorite reading books.  While we were driving, they baby would just look at the pictures, but with the big girl, I would ask her to tell me what the story was.  She loved “reading” to me.

These are just a few of the activities that we did while we took our road trip! I hope that they help you on your next trip with littles too!

About our vehicle-

Our epic long first trip was taken in the 2017 Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD.  The comfort of this vehicle was amazing.  I’ll admit that I was a bit nervous because my back starts to hurt on trips longer than two hours, so this was a big deal. The seats were so comfortable and added with the heat warming front seats, it was an amazing ride. This compact crossover SUV was perfect for our small family and enough stuff for a week long road trip.

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Some Specs –

The Mazda CX-5 starts at $24,045. It has a windshield-projected Active Driving Display that I was jealous isn’t on ever vehicle.  It was amazing to see my speed and the speed limit displayed in a way that didn’t distract me and always let me know when a speed limit had changed. The Mazda CX-5 also has two rear USB ports, along with rear A/C vents which are very handy for little kids.

is the mazda cx-5 good on gas

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Three of my other favorite functions were the:

– Lane Departure Warning with Lane Keep Assist
– High Beam Control
– Blind Spot Monitoring with Rear Cross Traffic Alert

Mazda took to shortcuts when it came to family safety.  The lane keep assist will help in assisting that you stay in your lane (it slightly moves back into the lane if you start to cross the line). The high beam control actually detects if cars are coming ahead of you and turns off your high beams for you (this was a life saver night driving on this trip).

great suvs for long car rides

Paired with our 5 Ways to Keep Young Kids Busy on Long Car Rides, the Mazda CX-5 Grand Touring AWD makes for the perfect road trip.

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6 Tips to Make Long Car Rides with Little Kids Easier

July 26, 2017 by Larisha Campbell

Disclosure: This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone. #RoadTripOil #CollectiveBias

Taking trips with kids can literally be the nightmare of a parent’s mind. There’s so much to pack, so much to figure out, so much chaos.

You’re not in Kansas anymore.

I remember the first time I need to pack for a trip with just one baby. I pulled out all my stuff and packed it in a bag. Personally, I like to pack light so I just had a super small bag. The started to grab the stuff that I needed for the baby and before I realized it, I had three different bags, a pack-n-play, a bag just for snacks, a booster chair, all her toys she “may need”…and more. I was exhausted and we hadn’t even started driving yet. It got worse when there were two of them.

Over the past 4 1/2 years, we’ve taken a few trips and while I definitely don’t think we are experts, I want to share with you some of our tips to keep young kids busy. Obviously, we all pray they will just sleep the entire time, but that’s never going to happen!

6 Tips to Make Long Car Rides with Little Kids Easier

  1. DVDs
    • Listen, I’m all for minimal screen time, but this isn’t the time for that to happen. Pop in a DVD and you an usually get an hour of quiet time. Make sure that you have enough different DVDs for the length of the trip.
  2. Tablets with New Apps
    • Again, I know, screen time.  Hear me out.  Sanity is more important on long rides than screen time.  Balance it with keeping them off the screen the entire vacation.  We love adding new apps that they haven’t seen before to their tablets so they have something that’s fun and shiny to do.
  3. Magnadoodles
    • These are great and mess free way of fun in the car. We love asking our oldest to draw what she sees out of the window onto her magnadoodle. If she gets bored with that, we ask her to draw something specific or even to work on her writing.
  4. Presents
    • Yup, presents! Listen, you don’t have to go broke.  Walk around a find a few dollar items at Walmart. Go home and wrap them in wrapping paper.  Kids love the element of surprise.  If this is a really long car ride, do one present every hour and tell them when the timer goes off they can have a new one.  They love it!
  5. Toy catalogs
    • Save the toy ads from the holidays that come from Walmart into your suitcase so you have them for your next trip.  When you are driving, hand your kids the catalog and a pen and ask them to go through and circle things they might like for their next birthday or holiday (whichever is closest to when you are traveling)
  6. Let them pick out their own special snacks.
    • Preferably something they know they love and then something that is new and special.

Bonus long trip tip!

You want to make sure you get to your destination as fast as safely possible. Minimal interruptions is what you are aiming for here. There’s nothing worse than your car breaking down while your kids are in the car. Make sure before you car that your car is ready and up to the challenge of a long ride. Head over to your local Walmart auto center and get your oil changed with Pennzoil® today.  While you are waiting for it to get done, you can grab your presents, let the kids pick out their own snacks, and grab any last minute vacation needs! This is especially important if you have a high mileage vehicle (over 75,000 miles). Right now Pennzoil® High Mileage Vehicle® motor oil change is on roll back to just $35.88.  It helps clean out the sludge other oils leave behind, which reduces wear and tear to keep you running strong.

As we embrace for our longest car ride with them in a few weeks, I’m going to print this list to reminder my self to do them.  We hope these tips to make long car rides with little kids easier lets you enjoy your next trip! With less stress you can focus on what really matters – family time!

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Finding Joy When The Family Vacation Goes Wrong

March 14, 2017 by Larisha Campbell

How do you go about finding joy when the family vacation goes wrong? Let’s discuss!

In the blogging world, the elusive Disney Social Media Moms trip is on everyone’s radar. It’s a blogging conference about Disney where you can bring your whole family. No one really knows how anyone is invited on this family vacation or what the criteria is, there’s no application to apply, and it’s invite-only. We were first invited in 2015, but couldn’t financially swing it. Invited again in 2016, but at the time of the event, I would have been 36+ weeks pregnant with our second, and thus our doctor said no travel. Fast forward to last November, and we received our third invite.  We could make this happen. Andrew and I talked it over and ended up registering. You would have thought I was a little kid again. I was soooooo excited.

I was excited for a family vacation.  Our first as a family of four.  I was excited to go back to Disney. I hadn’t been to Disney since I was 8 and Andrew was around the same age. I was excited about the girls’ first Disney trip. I was excited about meeting other bloggers. I was just plain, stinkin’ excited.  I planned daily for the next three months. Everything from making Mickey ears, to planning our outfits, writing out all the rides we wanted to do and the places we were going to eat.  I don’t think I left any stone unturned.

The day came! 

I went into the day saying that nothing would railroad our trip, we were going to have a magical time.  It’s Disney, after all!!

As soon as we hit the airport, the issues started.

  • Both our bags were over the limit, we had no where to move anything around, so we just had to pay the overage fee.
  • The airline, put me in the same seat as someone else. Thankful for a not full flight, we got it all sorted so we could all sit together.
  • Serenity and I both experienced sharp eye and head pain on the decent into Florida. It was horrible and I hope neither of us ever experience that again.

“Okay”, I said, “Whatever! We’re still going to Disney! WE MADE IT!” We were just a short ride away from checking-in and heading over to the parks.

Fast forward, we got to the park, met up with some local Jersey native, now Florida resident friends, and made it through our first two activities (Meeting Talking Mickey & Tinkerbell!).  All was going well and the annoyances of the morning were a thing of the past. Serenity fell asleep while we were walking down Main Street to get to Tomorrowland. We ended up waking her up to get on Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. Walking from the stroller parking over to the ride, she threw up everywhere.  All over herself. WE DIDN’T HAVE EXTRA CLOTHES WITH US. HUGE. MAJOR. #FAIL.  Even though she had been drinking water, we got her some more, found the closest store with her size clothes and bought her a shirt, and sought out somewhere to eat. In the mean time, she fell asleep again. We decided to just relax and let her sleep while we ate. Before we were finished she woke up and asked for ice cream. We were across the street from Plaza Ice Cream Parlor, so Andrew said he would walk her over there while I grabbed the baby and our stuff. I met up with them as a cast member was cleaning up her vomit again. At this point we decided to head back to the hotel. I missed my first official business part of the trip and the girls slept through the rest of the evening activities.

After a night’s rest, all seemed right the next day. We enjoyed all our activities. We had a great day at the park. Serenity and I rode Splash Mountain and Seven Dwarfs Mine Train together. We had a great day. The third day started off amazing too.  We boarded buses to take us to Port Canaveral for the second portion of our trip. I was so excited about this part because the hustle and bustle of the parks was so overwhelming, that I was looking forward to the confinement of the Disney Wonder cruise ship and having everything within a short walking distance. The whole first part of the day went great.  Then, disaster.

  • Sitting down to dinner the first night, the baby threw up everywhere.
  • Woke up in the middle of the night to Serenity throwing up.
  • Both girls threw up the entire first night.  We got about 30 minutes of sleep that night.
  • The baby threw up at dinner every night.
  • Andrew was sea sick the whole time.  He couldn’t join us for most of the dinners.
  • I was sea sick the whole time, though not as bad.

And more.

I say all that so you can see how our trip went wrong. But after all, we were still on a Disney Trip. So how did we find joy when everything was seemingly against us from having fun and making a memorable trip?

  1. Make it a Memorable Trip!
    • YOU have the power to change whether you make memories. You know what’s funny? If you ask Serenity, she’ll tell you she threw up but can’t wait to go back. She doesn’t care. Don’t let it ruin your joy if it’s not even bothering them. Be as resilient as your children are in the moment.
    • Take a Break and Reset
      • Going back to the hotel or stateroom and rest for a bit.  I know it’s hard, you spent hundreds if not thousands of dollars for this trip. But as Daniel Tiger says, “Rest is Best. Rest is best”. If you aren’t allowing yourself, or your kids in our case, to rest, the entire trip could go even worse. Stop. Break. Reset. Try again. Make fun.
  2.  Relish hard on the things you are able to do.
    • Sure we missed out on some things we would have liked to do, but the things we did get to do where so memorable. Meeting Talking Mickey, riding Splash Mountain, going down the water slide on the cruise, enjoying a Broadway caliber show, riding bikes on Castaway Cay.Watching the girls eyes light up as they met Anna and Elsa or Rapunzel, seeing the Frozen show, playing at the kid’s club.  These are the memories that I will hold on too from our trip. We truly did make so many memories.
  3. Savor the Moment.
    • Everything was going wrong.  We could have held onto that and stayed in the room miserable or we could get up and try again.  We kept choosing to try again. And that’s what allowed us to be able to create the amazing memories that our girls keep talking about now.
  4. Be willing to change plans.
    • We were scheduled to have sit down dinners every night and even one breakfast during the cruise. It didn’t happen because the baby kept getting sick when we would sit down at the table. Instead we went to the cafeteria and ordered room service. We still ate, we still had good food, it was just a bit different than the original plans.
  5. Be grateful.
    • Yeah, I didn’t want to do it either. But you are on a trip, some people can’t do that. You are with your family, some people don’t have that. We did about 1/50th of the things I had planned (literally), but I’m so grateful for the few things we did get to do.
  6. Give yourself (and your family) Grace.
    • Again, I know you’re thinking, I just spent so much money. You didn’t expect all this to happen and it’s sure not ideal, but it’s happening. Just give yourself grace and realize that there will be another trip, there will be more memories.

The main tip is and always will be, find the little joys, live in the present moment that you are in at the time. Don’t look back at what bad things did happen.  They are there, if you are willing to look for them. So if you’re having a rough family vacation, just look for the joy. I promise you can find it.

How do you go about finding joy when the family vacation goes wrong?  Leave a comment and let us know your tip!

 

 

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5 Essentials to Pack For Day Trips with Kids

August 29, 2016 by Larisha Campbell

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprout Organic Foods for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.

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As I finally get the hang of having two children (it only took a little over a year), we have started taking more one off day trips to various places.  We love traveling and enjoying the world beyond our house. What I found though was that I was overpacking. One time, Andrew was like, “why is all this stuff going with us for 6 hours?” My response: “we might need it”. The truth is, we didn’t. And in the unforeseen circumstance that we may, there’s usually a store within 5-10 minutes of anywhere that we go. We could easily just run in to one and grab what we need. I mean I was packing the same amount of stuff if we were running to Target, going to be gone the entire day, or spend the night away. Seriously, moms, we have to stop overpacking!!

Whether the beach, a national park, or an amusement park, there are some things that I absolutely must pack. These are no brainers for us. I won’t leave the house for a trip without these 5 essentials to pack for a day trip with kids.

  • Cash
    • This may sound silly.  Everyone accepts credit cards nowadays, right? WRONG. We’ve run into many places that still only accept cash or other places that you can get a discount for using cash. So now, we always make sure we travel with cash.
    • Tip: If traveling for more than one day, see if your local bank is nearby your destination.  This way, you aren’t traveling with a lot of cash, and instead can just grab more as needed.
  • Extra Set of Clothes
    • No matter the age of your kids, pack an extra set of clothes.  Kids are messy, life happens, always have extra clothes.
    • Tip: Pick light clothing and fold it up into a gallon size resealable bag so it doesn’t take up a lot of room. Keep this in your car and switch out every 3-6 months.
  • DVD player or Tablet loaded with Games
    • Forget the toys. Instead load a tablet with educational games or take a DVD player. Toys get thrown, lost in the car, etc., and no one has time to listen to screaming because of fighting over a toy or because a toy fell onto the ground.
    • Tip: Load a CD case with DVDs if going on a long trip so you only have one case to take instead of trying to making 15 DVD cases.
  • Sunscreen or UVA protective clothing
    • No matter where you go, you’re likely going to be out in the sun at some point with your kids. We love UVA protective clothing so we don’t have to worry about lathering sunscreen on later.
    • Tip: Skip the spray sunscreen.  It’s not safe for kids to inhale and most kids can’t hold their breath long enough to not inhale.
  • Snacks
    • NEVER LEAVE HOME WITHOUT SNACKS! Almost all of your sanity can be saved with snacks.
    • Tip: Choose healthy, non-refrigerated snacks so you don’t have to worry about a cooler.

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We love Sprout foods for our snacks options, especially the pouches! Unlike leading competitors that primarily focus on two flavors (apple or pear); Sprout offers delicious blends of whole fruits, vegetables, and grains giving babies greater exposure to wholesome foods. Additionally, Sprout honestly labels their products so Flavor names match the primary order of ingredients inside. This way Moms knows EXACTLY what they are feeding their babies. In fact,  Sprout’s Honesty Pledge commits them to transparency and honest labeling. Flip over the pouch and the ingredients on the back, match the ingredients on the front with whole fruits, vegetables, and grains! It’s one less thing I have to worry about on our trip!

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What about you?  What are your must pack essentials for a day trip with kids? What new flavor Sprout Pouch are you going to try?

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Getting “Staycation” Ready with Pennzoil

June 10, 2015 by Larisha Campbell

This shop has been compensated by Collective Bias, Inc. and its advertiser. All opinions are mine alone.  #FueltheLove #CollectiveBias

pennzoil oil change at walmart

We love traveling around during the summer.  Even though we don’t technically have “summer school vacation” because Skibbles is only 2.5 years old, it’s still the best time to get out and about to explore.  While we haven’t made too many long trips with her because we have been actually enjoying more “staycations”, we knew this year with a new baby coming this summer, that “staycations” would be the only option we were comfortable with for our family.  Luckily, we live in the heart of so many amazing areas, so we will be exploring more of New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Washington, D.C. this summer with our girls.

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Since we are planning these “staycations” throughout the summers, it’s very important to us that our cars are up on maintenance and going to keep us going.  My car is older and I would be lying if I said it didn’t make me somewhat nervous that one day it’s just going to stop working.  Much to my surprise, I can head to Wal-mart for certain automative upkeep like oil changes with Pennzoil. I loved being able to get my oil changed at Wal-mart while I was there grabbing a few groceries (and daddy and Skibbles played!!).  Not only was it convenient for me so I didn’t have to make two separate trips somewhere, but the cost of getting a high mileage oil change was also significantly less than anywhere else. High mileage Pennzoil oil changes actually help reduce leaks and oil consumption in cars like mine with high mileage. Not only that but Pennzoil gives complete protection allowing you to drive an extra 550 miles per year versus having a dirty engine.  For us, that’s enough to get most of our “staycation” trips!

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From June 10th to September 9th, Pennzoil oil changes are on Rollback at Walmart Automative Care Center stores.  You can get a High Mileage oil change like I did for just $35.88 or a Platinum Full Synthetic oil change for just $45.88.

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