To be honest, I don't eat NEARLY enough at the con that I should! xD A couple bottles of Ramune, maybe like 1 or 2 small boxes of pocky, and that's about it total for 4 days. I'm too busy doing con stuff to bother eating stuff. My parents and little brother come with me (he was a little Ash last year ) and usually bring stuff like poptarts, my lettuce mix (Fresh Express), string cheese, pickles, sandwhich food, eggs, bananas, apples. I usually only have a bite or two of something in the hotel room , and then I'm out partying all day from 6am-5am the next day!

Most of the time I'm to busy on cons to eat. But I pack some healthy snacks and if I buy stuff I make sure it is whole wheat maybe something with tofu. I try to keep at least 2 meals of 3 and still try to eat 2 x snacks. But it depends how much is going on and then also not to forget you can cheat a little especially if you are dancing and stuff at night . BUT, go with the healthy filling options >.< ! chu~~~

Same here! Usually end up going to the con right after breakfast and stay there until the late evening. My group of cosplay friends rarely have time to get food since we're usually helping someone finish final details on their costume or watching tables for our artist alley friends. So we usually just bring sandwiches...Though I always make sure to at least have a water bottle with me since I don't want to get dehydrated.

I don't eat at Cons... The food is gross and overpriced.

I'm glad I found this group Thanks Haru. Yeah Anime Boston is coming up and I'm worried that my 3000/calorie a day diet will be ruined that weekend

I bring healthy snacks, like certain types of granola bars (mmm Nature Valley), then some fruit like apples, bananas, or oranges. Anything I can easily carry with me. Sometimes I plan ahead and see what type of food accommodations are in whatever building the con takes place, or near the con.

( Hi everyone, just joined the group! I'm friends with Haru and Mo )

I think I end up eating less during a con weekend. In the past I've resorted to two standard meals at whatever fast food they got nearby. I haven't been to a con since I started dieting (November), so I guess I need a plan for Anime Boston.

I expect to bring a few snack options (fiber bars, bananas, mini packs like cheez-its) to keep in the hotel room, and make an effort to not spend money elsewhere. Fortunately my daily goal is ~1600cal so it's not hard to reach that. Also, with a whole day of walking around, it's not going to be a big deal if I go a bit over - in fact, it's probably better that I do, like closer to 2000.

Overall, if you generally hold to the same eating habits, whether that be strictly portioned meals or grabbing to-go twice a day, you'll probably do better over a con weekend from all the walking and whatnot than a normal day (I'm a software guy so my usual routine is a LOT of computer time).

If you love con food, just workout like a crazy person for a few days leading up to the convention. I'm going to bring a cooler and pack some homemade bentos.

I usually just keep a ton of granola bars and juice boxes in my backpack at all times during the con. I don't worry too much about dieting at the con because I will usually end up only eating like 1 meal a day anyways. A typical con day goes something like this:

Breakfast: Just woke up, need to get to con stuff NOW! *noms granola bar and leaves hotel room*
Lunch: Too busy doing con stuff! So much fun! *noms granola bar while waiting in 2 hour autograph line*
Dinner: Holy crap, I haven't eaten all day, I'm starving. *fast food time*

I also make sure to drink a lot of water during the con. One time one of my friends had to go to the doctors after the con cause she got sick/dehydrated from not drinking enough over the weekend. Since then I have always made sure to drink a lot, which I think helps keep me full.

Last time I was at a con (Anime Central) I ended up preparing a fruit salad the day before going. And everyone in the hotel room ate it all... I didn't even get a strawberry slice...

mmmmm, sounds like it was good. :P Sorry you didn't get any, though.

I don't eat very much at conventions AT ALL! I'm just having too much fun to remember to keep myself nourished. Last time I went, I brought a cooler full of my own food and mostly ate that. It wasn't terribly healthy, but it wasn't blatantly unhealthy either. I'll probably shop healthier for next time though.

Maybe I just have gotten lucky so far but every con I have gone to is fairly close to good places to eat, so if you are able to get a group of people together to go eat at somewhere you can find something healthy it gets to be really fun. Plus you can be a kind of advertising to the outer community and help draw in more revenue for the con if you chose to go in you cosplay.