Living out of a Hotel for a couple weeks

I make ahead four to five dinners on Sundays and this week it's baked catfish filets with steamed broccoli. I can pre portion all of it into the five containers, then just nuke them.
As far as the second week, I don't have many ideas for foods that will last that long in a fridge, but a rotisserie chicken with steamer veggies works wonders on my busy nights when I can't figure out what to cook for dinner.
Yay for your spending all day the next 2 weeks on the beach!

I traveled for 3 months for work and had to figure this out too. Is there a coffee pot in the room? If so, you can run water through it and make soup and oatmeal. I bought some microwave Mac and cheese, and made grilled ham and cheese sandwiches on the ironing board. Fresh fruit and microwave veggies are easy.

Can you bring a tea pot to boil water (or the coffee pot idea above is great). Then you can make soup and oatmeal, things that don't need to be refrigerated. Can you shop when you get there? Sandwich stuff would be easy too, and you'd just have to keep the meat cool. There's veggies and fruit that you don't have to keep cold, that you can use as sides. We'll be doing this for a week coming up and I have microwavable oatmeal cup and ramen noodle soup cups planned for my lunches. Both of these just need cold water/microwave.

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You could do sandwich wraps with microwave soup. (I bet the rotisserie chicken would be pretty good in a tortilla, too.) The deli section of a grocery store has a lot of potential for travel-friendly meals.

The rotisserie chicken idea is a great one! I may have to use that one myself

Definitely scope out the grocery stores in the area. Some may have hot/cold bars or amazing deli counters. Hummus, olives, cut up veggies. Obviously fruit. You can even buy hard boiled eggs at the store along with other salad add ins. Buy vegetables you'll eat more than once and last a while. I would buy a jar of peanut butter..but I love it a lot. A tablespoon with an apple or banana or in a sandwich. Add in a tablespoon to a chili sauce + pct of soy sauce + veggies and protein + rice = delish!

I love the rotisserie chicken idea. Slice some up for a sandwich, add to a salad.

I might invest in an additional cooler for your room if the fridge is really tiny. If you've got a car, you may want to visit the local thrift shop for a cooler or a few kitchen essentials (sharp knife, glass vessel for the microwave)- I imagine many people abandon them after a vaca at the beach.

For your suitcase, pack some re-usable plastic containers, utensils, maybe a glass measuring cup to boil water in the microwave and or ziploc bags, so you can buy more than single serve stuff and pack it for later. Or to save leftovers when you eat out. Think about packing some spices or at least salt & pepper - things you don't want to buy when you have them at home, maybe a few packets of soy sauce or mayo if you've got them. Or one or two servings of couscous. I'm thinking budget as well as food portability, because if you're near a beach, the grocery stores are much more expensive.. for everything. And unless you really like something, you'll likely not eat a whole box and will end up tossing it.

Couscous cooks without a stove - boil water then pour over couscous and cover 5 min. Pre-cooked protein, steam some vegetables and maybe find a healthy sauce to add. (I know nothing of store bought sauces, but there may be a good one out there).

I'm not a fan of instant oatmeal, but that might be an option, or mix up a few servings of rolled oats, raisins, cinnamon & walnuts at home. I cook mine in the microwave every day.. here's where having the glass bowl comes in handy.

Good luck!!

Did you survey the places nearby? What fast food options, grocery stores or nearby? I travel 50-75% of the year and though not perfect, I make it work and fit it all within my macros (including alcohol).

Ahh, Long Island...it's been a while since I was there. Generally I eat bagels nearly everyone morning but I go for the high protein ones. For the grocery store, I pick up items with high protein or high fiber and they usually have some meals that you can microwave (although I hardly do that). Everything everyone suggested above works as well. The key is to not get bored of eating the same thing (if you are that type of person). The ones I go to usually have their own deli and/or hot food section if I want a different type of hot food. Honestly though, I search online for the nutritional guides for all the places nearby, try to put together a meal that is 500-700 calories with at least 20g of protein (if I have more left over calories for the day, then it's more), and then I go from there. If it's one of those chain bagel places, I am sure they serve meat and salad in the evenings as well. As I am on the road, I usually start my day with morning exercise, so I get more calories for dinner. Nothing is off limits to me unless it doesn't fit my criteria. For the ones that do fit my criteria, I save them off as a meal in the My Meals MFP section. That way rather than trying to figure out what to eat from scratch, I just look at the list and pick based on how I feel that day. That way I don't have to stress about being on the road. I have flexibility.