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DEL.ICIO.USHow do you deal with Friday night football feeding challenges?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
With high school football starting, many of us will find ourselves sitting on the stadium sidelines cheering our local team on upcoming Friday nights.
For most families, getting to the stadium in time for kick-off requires a quick turnaround as parents fight Friday night traffic from work and kids return late from after-school activities. And to top it all off, there’s that pesky issue of how to get everyone fed.
After reading the responses to my last blog which looked at favorite fast food destinations I began wondering. When you head out to an evening sports event with your family do you plan on eating before you go or do you plan on making a “drive-though detour” to pick up something.
It takes a pretty organized person to have food ready to go when there’s barely an hour to spare. But, since most families plan their football outings in advance theoretically you have several days to think about it, which is as we know, very different than actually getting it done.
When you have to eat in a jiffy, what are your make-ahead strategies to get your family fed and out the door quickly. Or, is that too much of a challenge to even contemplate?
If you are a big high school football fan, you can follow your team. on our High School Sports page. Check our Football Tailgating Food page for ideas on what to pack for your pre-game dining.
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By BBQ
August 28, 2008 5:00 PM | Link to this
Longhorns
By Scott
August 29, 2008 8:45 AM | Link to this
Mo Joe’s
By HS Teacher
August 30, 2008 12:09 AM | Link to this
I eat from the concession stand.
By FCM
August 30, 2008 5:05 PM | Link to this
Ah that was the day! When I could consume crazy calories with no worries of weight gain. We are still a good shot from HS ball games.
However, back in my days of HS ball games, we did pizza at 4:30-5:00 before the game. No food at the game. Then my friends and I went out for burgers or ‘bar food’ (wings/cheese sticks/skins) after the game was over.
In the spring we did Krispy Kremes before curfew. Scarfing HOT fresh, trans fat, sugary goodness, then scurrying home.
Either way, it was mostly fat, once a week. Plus it gave us a chance to feel ‘grown’.
By Tam
August 30, 2008 8:46 PM | Link to this
My son plays football and sometime we eat at the concession stand. However that gets old, so I start cooking meals in the crockpot then eating before games or bring sandwiches, pasta salad, fruit,etc to eat in the stands. Finding containers that travel well helps with bring food to the games.
By Lisa
September 1, 2008 12:15 PM | Link to this
Parking at our high school’s stadium is at a premium. We go early to get a spot and walk to one of the nearby fast food restaurants. If we make it really early, we’ll eat at one of the nearby sit down places.
By JJ
September 12, 2008 12:56 PM | Link to this
Usually Applebee’s. Then on to the game. After the game, my daughter and her friends come over to my house, and I make nachos, popcorn, sodas, etc. Usually they will stop at the store and pick stuff up and I prepare it, if I’m still up when they come in.