30 Easy Vacation Meals

Brittany MullinsUpdated Aug 19, 2023

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Renting a house or condo for the week and in need of easy, healthy meals for the family? Here are my go-to vacation recipes with lots of easy dinners, meal prep snacks, breakfast ideas and even a few cocktails!

Quick Breakfast Ideas

I love waking up to breakfast already prepped and ready to go, especially while I’m on vacation. All of these recipes are great for meal prepping ahead of time and can easily serve a crowd! Some will need to be doubled or tripled depending on the servings so just check the recipe.

Four glass jars with overnight oats. The oats are topped with fresh berries and nut butter.
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Best Overnight Oats Recipe

4.62 from 435 votes
Overnight oats are the perfect healthy breakfast to meal prep for busy mornings. Here you'll find my base overnight oats recipe and my favorite variations.
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Two glass cups with chia pudding on a table topped with fresh berries.
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Chia Seed Pudding

4.44 from 610 votes
This chia seed pudding recipe is the perfect breakfast or snack to meal prep for the week. It's creamy, satisfying and loaded with protein and fiber.
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Baked oatmeal topped with chopped nuts in a white square baking dish.
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Easy Baked Oatmeal

4.34 from 571 votes
This baked oatmeal recipe is a yummy breakfast dish that can easily be customized with your favorite mix-ins. It comes together in 1 bowl and is perfect for meal prep.
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Baked egg and veggie cups on a wood cutting board.
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Healthy Baked Egg Muffins

4.44 from 91 votes
These healthy baked egg cups are loaded with protein and veggies. Make them at the beginning of the week for a quick, on-the-go breakfast option for busy mornings.
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Casserole dish with an egg, veggie, and chicken sausage bake. A wood serving spoon is to the side.
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Sausage Egg Casserole

4.17 from 219 votes
This veggie-packed sausage egg casserole is the perfect healthy dish to serve a crowd. It’s dairy-free and gluten-free, but still packs tons of flavor!
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Stack of almond flour pancakes served with berries and maple syrup being drizzled on.
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Almond Flour Pancakes

3.99 from 75 votes
These almond flour pancakes are perfectly fluffy, naturally gluten-free and so easy to make. Stack them up and top with maple syrup and fresh berries for a delicious breakfast the whole fam will love!
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Easy Lunch Ideas

I’m all about simple, protein-packed salads when it comes to vacation lunches. I love a good pasta salad and bound salads (like tuna and egg salad) are great for sandwiches and wraps.

Tuna salad on an open face sandwich with lettuce.
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Healthy Tuna Salad with Greek Yogurt

4.64 from 55 votes
A creamy, high-protein tuna salad made with Greek yogurt, crunchy veggies and simple ingredients. Perfect for meal prep, sandwiches or a quick lunch.
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Avocado egg salad on toast.
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Avocado Egg Salad

4.50 from 20 votes
This healthy avocado egg salad recipe uses mashed avocado in place of mayo. It’s creamy, flavorful and great served on salad, lettuce wraps or bread!
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Pesto pasta with tomatoes, peas, and basil in a white bowl, surrounded by tomatoes and arugala.
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Vegan Pesto Pasta Salad

4.59 from 24 votes
A Mediterranean diet inspired vegan pesto pasta salad that is loaded with veggies and tossed in a dairy-free walnut pesto sauce. The perfect dish to bring to summer parties and cookouts! 
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A large bowl of shredded chicken, celery, red onion, red grapes, herbs, and spices.
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Greek Yogurt Chicken Salad

4.68 from 62 votes
This easy Greek yogurt chicken salad uses protein-rich Greek yogurt instead of mayo. It's lighter in calories, but still loaded with flavor.
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Serving bowl with avocado and tomato salad garnished with lime and cilantro. A spoon is in the bowl.
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Avocado Salad

4.29 from 7 votes
This easy avocado salad combines creamy avocado with ripe tomatoes, red onions and a zesty lime dressing. It's the perfect healthy side dish.
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A serving of quinoa salad in a bowl with feta cheese, cherry tomatoes, and spinach.
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Easy Quinoa Salad

4.44 from 221 votes
This easy quinoa salad is packed with spinach, tomatoes, red onion, avocado and feta with a simple lemon dressing. It’s the perfect healthy side dish!
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Simple Dinner Recipes

These dinner recipes come together in about 30 minutes and are meals the whole family will love! Plus, most are made in one pan, which means easy clean-up… because no one wants to be doing tons of dishes on vacay.

A cast iron skillet with shakshuka. It contains poached eggs in a tomato based sauce and is topped with crumbled feta cheese and fresh herbs.
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Easy Shakshuka

4.47 from 60 votes
This easy shakshuka recipe features poached eggs in a flavorful tomato sauce. It comes together quickly and can be served any time of the day!
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This healthy taco salad is made with ground turkey taco meat instead of beef and is packed with veggies. It comes together quickly making it perfect for a weeknight meal.
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Healthy Taco Salad

4.23 from 48 votes
This healthy taco salad is made with ground turkey taco meat instead of beef and is packed with veggies. It comes together quickly making it perfect for a weeknight meal.
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A skillet containing egg roll in a bowl. A wooden serving spoon rests in the pan.
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Egg Roll Bowl Recipe

4.74 from 196 votes
This egg roll in a bowl recipe is one of my favorite low carb meals. It's packed with protein and veggies, made in one skillet and comes together in less than 30 minutes!
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Three fajitas on a serving platter.
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Sheet Pan Shrimp Fajitas

4.58 from 54 votes
These sheet pan shrimp fajitas are packed with Mexican flavor and perfect for busy weeknights. Simply bake your shrimp, peppers and onions together on one sheet, load up your tortillas and enjoy!
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Three tofu tacos in yellow corn tortillas, loaded with slaw, tofu cubes, scallions, and sesame seeds, with lime slices in the background.
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Asian Tofu Tacos

4.31 from 13 votes
These tofu tacos are topped with a crunchy cabbage slaw tossed in a sesame ginger dressing for the perfect mix of texture and flavor. It's a fun, savory twist on taco night!
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Sheet pan with roasted veggies and chicken with an asian sauce.
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Asian Chicken Sheet Pan Meal

5 from 7 votes
This Asian chicken sheet pan meal is so flavorful and perfect for busy weeknights. It bakes up in 20 minutes and tastes delicious served over rice!
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Jackfruit bbq sandwich topped with cabbage.
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BBQ Jackfruit

3.92 from 46 votes
These BBQ jackfruit sandwiches are loaded with BBQ flavor and the texture of shredded jackfruit makes for an amazing shredded meat substitute.
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Hand holding a plate of summer vegetable coconut curry served over rice and topped with basil. Two chop sticks are on the side of the bowl.
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Easy Mixed Vegetable Curry with Coconut Milk

4.50 from 8 votes
Easy vegetable curry made with fresh summer produce simmered in a creamy coconut milk sauce with yellow curry powder, fresh ginger and lime. A simple satisfying vegan dinner ready in under 30 minutes.
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A spinach feta turkey burger served on a seeded bun with tomato, lettuce, red onion and avocado.
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Spinach and Feta Turkey Burgers

4.50 from 66 votes
These juicy spinach and feta turkey burgers are loaded with flavor, packed with protein and ready in under 30 minutes. It's a healthy and delicious option for your next cookout!
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A salmon burger on a wire rack.
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Salmon Burgers

5 from 6 votes
Here's how to make the best salmon burgers. They come together in under 30 minutes for an easy dinner and are loaded with flavor especially when topped with a delicious herb sauce.
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Healthy Snack Ideas

I love meal prepping healthy snacks like my baked oatmeal cups or protein balls to have on vacation. And you can easily double or triple these recipes to make a big batch depending on how many people you’ll have with you.

Parchment paper lined with protein balls.
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No Bake Protein Balls

4.35 from 685 votes
The easiest no bake protein balls on the internet with four different flavors – chocolate peanut butter, tahini chocolate chip, cinnamon raisin and almond joy. Take 10 minutes to whip up a batch of these protein balls and snack healthy all week long! 
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Muffin liners with baked oatmeal cups 4 ways. ingredients are surrounding them on the table like chocolate chips, blueberries, and apple chunks.
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Baked Oatmeal Cups (4 Variations)

4.26 from 338 votes
Keep these baked oatmeal cups in your fridge or freezer for an easy, healthy breakfast! There’s four different flavor options so you’ll never get bored. Vegan + gluten-free.
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Cashew date balls in a light blue bowl.
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Date Energy Balls

4.04 from 120 votes
I like making these date energy balls with cashews. They remind me of the cashew cookie Larabar.
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Healthy Dessert Recipes

These are some of EBF’s fan faves when it comes to desserts. They’re all healthy, delicious and perfect for the whole family.

A serving of peach crisp on a white bowl.
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Healthy Peach Crisp

4.26 from 75 votes
Healthy peach crisp made with fresh peaches and topped with an oatmeal pecan crumble topping that's gets nice and crispy. 
Chocolate peanut butter banana bites on a plate. Slices of banana sandwiched with peanut butter and dipped half in chocolate and frozen.
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Chocolate Peanut Butter Banana Bites

4.14 from 76 votes
These frozen chocolate covered peanut butter banana bites are the perfect healthy warm weather treat. Keep a batch in the freezer for easy snacking and enjoy two bites for less than 100 calories!
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Blueberry crumble in a pie dish with a metal spoon and three scoops of vanilla ice cream.
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Healthy Blueberry Crumble

4.44 from 165 votes
A delicious and healthy blueberry crumble that can be made with fresh or frozen blueberries and is topped with an oatmeal pecan crumble. It's naturally sweetened, gluten-free + vegan.
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A cast iron skillet containing a baked chocolate chip cookie that encompasses the entire skillet.
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Chocolate Chip Cookie Skillet

4.80 from 5 votes
This chocolate chip cookie skillet is gooey, chewy and absolutely delicious especially when served warm with a scoop of ice cream! Made with almond flour, oat flour, almond butter and coconut sugar, it's gluten-free, dairy-free and can easily be made vegan.
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Cocktail Recipes

I’m all about having a few cocktails while on vacation and these are my go-to skinny cocktails that are refreshing, light and perfect for vacation mode!

Paloma cocktail with ice and a lime wedge and a rim of salt.
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Skinny Paloma (no sugar added)

4.14 from 69 votes
A lightened up skinny Paloma made with freshly juiced grapefruit, tequila, lime juice and sparkling water.
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Glass of a skinny margarita with slices of lime and orange.
31

Skinny Margarita

4.41 from 10 votes
This skinny margarita is low calorie, but still delicious. It’s made with fresh juice and has no added sugar!
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Two skinny piña coladas in glass cups with blue polka dot paper straws.
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Skinny Piña Colada

4.06 from 19 votes
This Skinny Piña Colada recipe with real pineapple, coconut water and coconut rum is made with only four ingredients. Serve frozen or on the rocks for a lighter version of this tropical cocktail. 
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Two skinny coconut daiquiris in tall glasses with orange and white striped cocktail umbrellas.
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Skinny Coconut Daiquiri

4.84 from 6 votes
This skinny coconut daiquiri is creamy and full of coconut flavor, but much lighter than most frozen coconut cocktails. Only has 175 calories and 5 grams of sugar. 
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Hey there, I’m Brittany, the creator of Eating Bird Food, cookbook author, health coach and mama of two littles. Here you’ll find quick and easy recipes that make healthy fun and enjoyable for you and your family!

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  1. Great ideas!! Do you meal prep the energy bites before you leave on vacation or while you’re there?
    Thanks!

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    1. It depends! If we’re driving somewhere that’s not too far away I’ll prep them in advance, otherwise I’ll prep them while there! Totally up to you. 🙂

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  2. Those are great ideas! Do you meal prep the energy bites before you leave on vacation or do you prep them down there?

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