We are so excited to have booked our Disney vacation. Now the planning begins. I am a very picky eater and tire easily of certain foods. I need to pose a question.....We are planning on backpacking in Disney (all parks) and I would like your ideas on what to take to eat. The family will junk and eat just about anything but I want to be as "good" as possible as well and smart and healthy. Protein bars get old (as in I tire of them) and I can't think of things that will go into a SMALL sling back type pack. I have a cooler pack and will have plenty of fluids. It is the protein and sustanince that I'm looking for. THANKS for ANY suggestions. Like I said I am picky so it makes it difficult...We won't be spending money inside the park. Our food will travel with us thus the planning part.  BTW Protein shakes are out of the question....FOOD is the topic of the question :) I LOVE FOOD!

 Maybe some raw almonds or any type of nut or trail mix in a zip lock back. You can also carry blueberries and grapes in the cooler. String Cheese, crackers, and baby carrots? Hope this helps.

Absolutely! I was thinking about the baby bell cheese...grapes I thought of...blueberries I didn't...yummy! Thanks!

Beef jerly is a good protein source and I like the idea of a trail mix.

My hubby LOVES beef jerky...I haven't tried it in YEARS...maybe I shold try again since they say things are supposed to taste different after surgery. Trail mix sounds DELICIOUS! Ya'lls ideas are making me want to pack and go NOW!

Congratulations, you're going to have a blast!

My family has annual passports to Disneyland and we mostly take snacks and drinks with us plus we notice what others are carrying with them so here is what we keep in our bag...

beef jerkey
babybel cheese
nuts
water
powerade zero

What we see others carry...
kid snacks - goldfish, cheese its, animal crackers
string cheese
fresh fruit/veggies
juice boxes

It might be worth it to get a locker so you don't have to drag too much with you at one time and if you need to buy snacks Disney has some fairly good choices. You can also get a kids meal, which is plenty of food for a sleever, and the choices are ususally not junk stuff. Here CA they sell roasted turkey legs for about $8...I imagine they have the same in FL and it's more than enough to share for a power protein snack :)

What time of year, and are you staying in one of the resorts? My advice will vary depending on when you are coming and where you are staying.

Thanks! I have read where the kids menu is a great source and there are fruit stands everywhere. We are trying to buy while in our home town where prices are so much cheaper. We are staying at a Disney resort and will be able to travel back and forth it is just we don't want to HAVE to go back just to get something for me to eat. We go in with the sunshine and leave with the moon at our backs. I don't want anyone to have to change their style because my style has changed. I may go back to hotel but I am very stubborn:)

There are plenty of options in the parks. You just have to think ahead. Besides kid menus, there's always the sharing option. You can pack along the snacks mentioned already. Depending on which resort, the gift shop may have a take-away cafe in the giftshop. The Beach Club, for example serves eggs, etc, out of there's.

My favorite restaurants in the parks are The Rose & Crown and Marrakesh at Epcot. The fast-food moroccan place is very good as well. They also have turkey legs at the American pavilion, and the french boulangerie generally has a cheese plate.

At the magic kingdom, we usually eat casually and get salads at the place in Tommorrowland. There are also turkey legs in Frontiereland.

At Hollywood studios, there are turkeylegs at the stand on the way to the Rockin Roller coaster. The food at the brown derby is meh and very pricy. The casual place next to honey I shrunk the kids has burgers and not much else.

I've only been to Animal Kingdom once, and after we found the bar in the middle, we didn't eat much...

In downtown Disney, avoid Wolfgang puck's. It's way overrated. House of blues is good for low-carb, as is fultons crab house and actually Raglan Road. Raglan Road has a braised lamb shank to die for. I like Bongos, but I haven't tried to low-carb there. Rainforest Cafe might work as well, we just don't go there often.

In the resorts... Wilderness lodge has a very fun restaurant with interactive servers and all you can ear BBQ at your table. Theres a steakhouse at the Yacht Club which is right out the back gates of Epcot. Ft wilderness has Mickeys hoedown.

Hope that helps. I'm on my phone, it's a little hard to post more. I'm a Disney wife, and we have been most places in the parks.