When we go to our state competition, we will make sure you eat. That being said, however, we don't provide snack food in the manner in which teens like to snack! So I always suggest that roommates get together and plan who will bring what type of snack food. This event should be BPA's next judged event! I can't tell you how much time and effort the students put into the snack and junk food they're bringing. When they show up to get on the bus, they have a suitcase with clothing and a bigger suitcase with food, bottled water, gatorade and soda. Some people have brought coolers.
If I were judging the event, I'd probably look at the organization. Did you pack the bananas with the Gatorade? Not a good mix. Points off for that. Did you bring a cooler that didn't leak? Good job. But most of all, I'd check to see how well you guaged how much food you'd eat. Because at the end of the weekend, people are so sick of gummy worms that they leave all of their junk food behind and board the bus looking a little green. Those who left with no food planned accordingly and would get the most points. Those who leave drawers full of food and beverage would score the least points.
My advice to you is this. Since there will probably be four people in your room, plan for that. Don't bring more than four normal people eat! Have you ever heard the phrase, "My eyes were bigger than my stomach"? I suggest you not waste your money buying food that you're going to leave behind. If I kept all the food that my students left behind at conferences, we could have fed a small country for a month.
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yeahh thats a good idea to talk with your roommates i need to do taht
I had no idea about Mr. Noodle! Or, Mr. Ramen! Saying a prayer for the soup mogul....
yeah everybody always buys so much food and we leave it all behind but everybody does it every year and nobody realizes that they do it everytime just like dereks mountian dew now that was a funny one, but we should all pack light with food even though nobody really would at all
haha i remember junior year, me dustin troy and mark bought 2 30 racks of mountain dew AND WE DRANK ALL OF IT. I was so sick of soda after that, i think thats when i stopped drinking soda actually...
Junk food is fine and dandy but when you wake up the morning of your competition with a terrible cold and no voice there isn't too much out there that is going to help you as much as green tea.
Oh yeah, and don't rely on one person to supply all of the food and drinks for one room. That person may not find enough room for their shoes in their luggage and use the cooler to transport them instead of bringing drinks. Not going to mention any names here.
Yes, cook the ramen noodles in the coffee pot it might take a while.. but its fun.. as for a fork.. call room service and ask them to bring you one.. they'll show up right about the time the ramen is done..
I think the snack food I'll remember the most is the goldfish. We spread them out on the guys' door steps :)
spread them on my doorstep? understatement of the year, right there.
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