Half the Calories, All the Fun - A "Healthier" Food-Focused Trip Report (12/2-12/13) update 1/26

[LavishWig]

Really enjoying your trip report so far, following along! That peanut butter cookie looks delicious!

 

[mickey916]

Following along! I read your last road trip report and enjoyed it. Interested in hearing about the healthier choices for sure!
We were there 12/5-12/13. We did 3 days at the parks and the Christmas party one night. Our first party and we loved it!

Welcome back! We've never done the Christmas party. Glad to hear you enjoyed it! Thank you for following along again!

Really enjoying your trip report so far, following along! That peanut butter cookie looks delicious!

Thank you! The peanut butter cookie was really good! It ended up #5 on our list.

 

[mickey916]

12/4 Dinner, A Show, and A Holiday Overlay​

After completing our scavenger hunt, we took a ride on Spaceship Earth before heading for dinner. Our go-to restaurants in Epcot are San Angel Inn, Via Napoli, and the Garden Grill. As we were planning for this trip, we decided to try something new for some healthier options. Initially I booked Teppan Edo, where we haven’t dined since 2010. I planned on getting the salmon stir fry but I read that it is “sushi-grade” salmon and was a little worried it would be undercooked for my taste. I also felt that the value wasn’t quite there after seeing the cost and portion sizes in reviews. Ultimately we decided to give Le Creperie a try, a brand new restaurant for us. I booked a dinner reservation as I read that the AP discount was only available during dinner time.

We checked in and I requested not to be seated on the banquette. We were given a nice table along the side wall. We asked our server if it were possible to share the prix-fixe meal: Choice of Soup of the Day or Salade Maison; choice of one Galette with a Glass of Hard Cider, Soda, or Juice; Choice of one Dessert Crêpe. She said it would be fine. We opted to order an additional salad to round out the meal and DH only had water for his beverage. I ordered a Diet Coke as my included beverage. We didn’t do this to save money but rather because we thought a full prix-fixe meal for both of us would be way too much food. Turns out there was plenty of food in this meal for us to share.

Our server promptly brought out our two salads.

The salads were enormous! This was a large dinner plate, not a small side salad. We actually could have shared this as well. It was mainly greens with a few tomatoes, onions and croutons but it was very good. The salad dressing was delicious.

For our savory crepe, we selected the Ratatouille galette: tomato, zucchini, and eggplant. This is the only galette without cheese or a cream sauce so we felt it was the healthiest choice.

The galettes are made with buckwheat. Having never eaten anything made with buckwheat, I was a little nervous we wouldn’t care for the taste. However we really enjoyed both the buckwheat crepe and the flavorful savory filling. This too was huge and definitely shareable!

For dessert we opted for the Melba crepe: Peach, Red Berries Sauce, Almonds, again because it seemed the healthiest choice.

This too was huge! It was perfectly toasted and the fruit filling was fresh and flavorful. DH isn’t a huge fan of peaches but he enjoyed this dessert very much, as did I.

We definitely made the right choice in sharing the prix-fixe meal. Individual crepes would’ve been too much. We finished our meal satisfied but not overly full.

Our server brought the check and apologetically informed us that the AP discount doesn’t apply to the prix-fixe menu, so the only thing we got discounted was DH’s side salad. I thought it was a little odd but we understood that there’s already a “discount” built-in to the prix fixe option. She seemed to feel really badly about that but we assured her it was no big deal. Overall the service, value, portions, and taste of the food was superb. We will definitely dine here again on our next trip.

We had opted not to do a dining package for the Candlelight Processional, figuring we would take our chances in the stand-by line. We hoped to attend the 6:30 show. I was a little nervous about our chances after seeing people lined up in the dining package line at 3:00 for the 5:00 show but at this point we just had to give it a try. We finished our meal up about 5:45 and made our way to the standby line. The line was extremely long and I didn’t have a lot of hope we’d make it in. Fortunately though, we were able to get in and find a decent seat. I took this great shot of the”peppermint ball” from our spot in line as we were going in.

Our narrator for the night was Chrissy Metz. As a big fan of the show, This is Us, I was very excited to see her. The past two years we had Daymond John and Ashley Eckstein (a last minute replacement for Ann Margret). They both did a fine job but I wasn’t as familiar with them as I am Chrissy.

Chrissy did a great job. She seemed so genuinely touched to be given the opportunity to narrate. I only took a couple pictures as I tried to be discreet and also just wanted to enjoy the beautiful music and narration. This show moves me every time. We felt the choir performance was the best we have heard. It was much more blended this year than in previous years. Just beautiful!

After the show, I remembered to stop by the tree in the America pavilion to get a night time shot.

It is even more beautiful at night!

We then made our way to Living with the Land to see the holiday overlay. The line was, as expected, very long for Living with the Land. I think we ended up waiting about 30 minutes but it was definitely worth the wait.

We love this ride and it is even better at night with the holiday overlay. It is another festive way to get into the spirit of the season.

We discussed heading back to wait in line for Frozen but we were tired after a long day and didn’t feel like walking all that way back. Instead, we rode Finding Nemo and headed back to the hotel for the night.

Total step count: 30,240.

Up next..a day at the Magic Kingdom!

 

[ThreeBoyMama]

Your dinner at Le Creperie looked delicious. Good choice!

 

[mickey916]

Your dinner at Le Creperie looked delicious. Good choice!

It was! It's funny when we made our plans for this trip and picked such different places than usual, we both thought there would be some meals that completely missed. We actually found a bunch more hits than misses.

 

[mickey916]

12/5 Enjoying Some New Experiences & Treats at Magic Kingdom​

Before I start detailing our day, I want to share our experience with the new LLMP and LLSP. Since Genie+ debuted, we typically purchased it every time we went to Magic Kingdom and had great success riding everything we wanted to ride. This time, even though we expected light crowds due it being a party day, I intended to purchase it so that we could ride Tiana for the first time without worrying about grabbing a VQ. Well, as passholders who were staying off site, we were at the bottom of the pecking order for the new system. We could only book three days in advance for one day, not the length of our trip. Feeling hopeful I logged in right at 7 am three days in advance of this day only to find Tiana’s wasn’t available, nor was Tron or Seven Dwarfs as LLSP. Also, every other ride we intended to ride was only available in the afternoon. With the park closing at 6:00, there was little hope of us getting any more than the original three selected rides. To us, it just wasn’t worth the cost of $58 when we come as often as we do so we decided to resign ourselves to taking our chances with shorter party day ride lines and the VQ for Tiana. This experience though affected our plans for our 2025 spring trip. We originally planned to stay off-site for the entire trip. However, when our sons join us for the last week of our trip, we want to be able to better utilize LLMP and LLSP, especially on our Magic Kingdom and Hollywood Studios days. So, it looks like we’ll be staying at the Swan for the end of our next trip (which we love by the way).

Back to our day: Right at 7 am on the morning of the 5th, I logged in to get a VQ. I had a little trouble getting the screen to refresh at 7 but ended up with Group 22, not too bad.

After parking at the TTC and taking the ferry we arrived right as the park opened. I decided to use the Lines app from Touring Plans to help us make the best choices for our day. Based on their projections, we made our way to the haunted mansion and we were so happy to see the wait time….

We’re off to a great start!

Next we headed to ride pirates which was a walk on as well. Then, the Lines app predicted a 4 minute wait on Tron so we headed there. I didn’t take notes on the actual wait but I think it was pretty accurate. I really enjoy Tron but wish it was a bit longer ride. As I exited the ride, our VQ for Tiana was called so we made our way back to Frontierland.

There was no line as we made our way through the queue. We stopped a couple times just to enjoy some of the displays such as Tiana’s kitchen but it was actually a walk on.

We weren’t sure if we were going to like this replacement for Splash Mountain but we felt it was very well done. The animatronics were great and the music was fun. I’m not really sure why we were in a salt mine looking for someone to play music at a festival but it’s a fun ride nonetheless.

I really like this guy...

After all the back and forth we had already done, we decided to take the train to Fantasyland.

We discovered a hidden Mickey on our way to the Little Mermaid.

We rode Little Mermaid with no wait and then it was time for a snack. We stopped by Gaston’s Tavern and resisted the temptation to get a cinnamon roll, since we were eager to try a new snack. We ordered a Creme Brulee Croissant to share.

Here is the inside view.

I actually liked this better than DH. He must have gotten the darker half as he said his had a burnt aftertaste. I didn’t taste that with my half. We both liked the cream filling which reminded us of schoolbread. Overall it was a tasty treat but not at the top of our list. We gave it a B. One thing we noticed as we saw other people eating the cinnamon roll is that they looked much smaller and looked like they had only a skinny drizzle of the icing as opposed to the thick icing we’ve gotten in the past. Hopefully it was just a bad batch. Perhaps we will have to investigate that on our next trip, for scientific purposes.

After our treat, we rode Small World with about a 10 minute wait. After we exited Small World, I placed a mobile order for lunch at Pecos Bills. Other than the Keys to the Kingdom tour in 2022, we haven’t eaten here since 2006 I believe. We were excited to try some of the new menu items.

We ordered the Southwest Caesar Salad (Romaine tossed in Creamy Salsa Verde Dressing, Pepitas, Queso Fresco, Pico de Gallo, and Tortilla Strips) and added Chicken:

This salad was very good. It wasn’t overly dressed and the chicken was nicely seasoned. This salad was a huge upgrade from the tacos we had back in 2022. It was also very shareable. We gave it an A-.

We also shared the Grilled Masa Flatbread: Grilled Corn Flatbread topped with Sweet Potatoes, Stewed Pinto Beans, Plant-based Pepper Jack “Cheese,” Shredded Lettuce, Pico de Gallo, and Plant-based Lime Crema. We also added chicken to this dish.

This was excellent! The crust was well cooked. The whole dish was very flavorful with its tiny chunks of sweet potato, lime crema and toppings. We would definitely get this again! Pecos Bill has certainly upped its game.

After Pecos Bill, we stopped by Grizzly Bear Hall to see the updated Country Bear show. To be honest, I was afraid that they had ruined this attraction. However, both of us really enjoyed the new version. Afterwards we agreed that it actually was an improvement with the inclusion of the Disney songs. We also liked that the wall trophies were more involved in the show. We were very surprised and pleased with this updated attraction.

We then made our way back to Tomorrowland to experience the People Mover and Carousel of Progress, both of which had little to no wait.

Up next…time for another treat!

 

[BellaBaby]

Sounds like a great morning! The salad and flatbread look yummy! Will have to try next time...

 

[mickey916]

Sounds like a great morning! The salad and flatbread look yummy! Will have to try next time...

We did really well without LLMPs and LLSPs, probably due to it being a party day. I will say it was actually a little more effort without them though as I had to keep checking the Lines app to find the best times to ride everything. I know people used to complain about "always being on the phone" with Genie+ but in this situation I was actually on it less back when we had Genie+. Definitely give Pecos Bills a try!

 

[mickey916]

12/5 Finishing Our Day At Magic Kingdom & An Excellent Dinner​

We strolled around Main Street for a bit, enjoying the beautiful day and all the holiday decorations.

Eventually, we headed to the Plaza Ice Cream Parlor for a holiday treat we had last year. It ended up being a bit of a frustrating experience as we were in a long line and then they called us over to a shorter line. Then, they had an issue with someone’s payment in that line, calling over a manager who couldn’t seem to fix it. They told us to go back to the other line which now was way longer than when we were in it before. After a while they then made an announcement that the other line was open again but for cash only. No one moved. So, we jumped out of our long line and opted to pay cash at the other line. Whew!

We ordered the Peppermint Brownie sundae. When our order was ready the CM called me up to the counter holding just the brownie with the ice cream in the bowl and asked “what do you want on this?” I was confused. I replied, “We ordered the peppermint brownie sundae and however it’s usually made is fine.” So then he said, do you want hot fudge? Yes. Whipped cream? Yes. Peppermint sprinkles? Yes. I don’t think he knew how to make the sundae because there was supposed to be some sort of chocolate granola on it, which we didn’t get.

Here’s what we got:

This was very good.The ice cream had a nice subtle peppermint flavor and the brownie was moist and fudgy. We really enjoyed it, but for some reason not quite as much as last year. My DH thinks it may because it was such a hassle to get it that it jaded our opinion. He may be right. We often find the service experience affects our overall impression of places.

After our treat, we hopped back on the train to head to Frontierland.

The Lines app said it was a good time to ride the Big Thunder Mt RR and I wanted to make sure to ride it one last time before the refurb. DH doesn’t ride coasters so I was in line by myself. I ended up striking up a conversation with another single rider who was very friendly. It’s always nice to pass the time in line with friendly people. We ended up waiting 17 minutes, my first actual wait of the day. We got assigned to the last row. I don’t think I’ve ever ridden in the back before. It makes for a much more exciting ride. I said goodbye to my new line friend and DH and I headed to ride Pirates one more time with no wait.

We decided to stop by to watch Philharmagic and found another hidden Mickey.

It was now 4:00 so the party crowds were arriving. We stopped by Winnie the Pooh and waited 20 minutes to ride. I noticed Seven Dwarfs Mine Train had only a 30 minute wait according to Lines so I decided to hop on line. I haven’t ridden this coaster since 2022. After waiting 30 minutes, I was assigned to sit with a family who spoke to me in Portuguese, asking if I spoke Portuguese. Unfortunately that’s the only sentence I understand in Portuguese, despite having Portuguese grandparents who spoke it around me whenever they didn’t want me to know what they were saying, lol.

As I was waiting in line, I decided to place a mobile order for Columbia Harbor House, figuring we would get dinner there before we had to leave the park at 6:00. We were looking forward to trying the salmon. Turns out, it closed at 5:00 so we had to come up with a new plan.

Since it was getting quite busy and we had done everything we wanted to experience, we headed on the boat to the Polynesian to dine at Captain Cooks. Our usual order at Captain Cooks is the Thai Coconut Meatballs and the Pulled Pork Nachos. Both are so delicious! But, attempting to make a healthier choice, we decided to get a salad and then pick one of the two.

We ordered the Superfoods Salad with Chicken: Kale and Cabbage tossed with Quinoa and Edamame, Walnuts, Grapes, Blueberries, and Mandarin Oranges served with a side of Apple Cider Vinaigrette.

This salad was phenomenal! Who would ever think of putting grapes in a salad? The fruits and veggies were so fresh and flavorful. The walnuts were delicious. The chicken was well cooked, not dry. The apple cider vinaigrette was perfectly proportioned, not too much, not too little. This salad ended up topping our list at the #1 spot and it had a lot of strong competition.

We opted to get the Thai Coconut Meatballs as our splurge item: House-made All-Beef Chili-Garlic Meatballs cooked in a Coconut Cream served over White Rice.

These meatballs are just perfect! I’m not even a huge fan of meatballs in general but these are so tender and flavorful. The creamy sauce with the rice just makes for a unique and delicious bite. This dish is worth every calorie! We love Captain Cooks and have truly enjoyed everything we have tried on their menu.

After our meal, we strolled around the Polynesian, admiring the holiday decor, which I always feel is a little understated for some reason, compared to the other deluxe resorts.

We walked back to the TTC and headed back to our hotel after a great day.

Total steps: 24,140

 

[LavishWig]

That salad looks so nice, I might recreate it at home! Really enjoying reading along for ideas on how to get some more veg in my diet for my next trip!

 

[disneyAndi14]

Wow the healthy choices you have had so far look very good! I want to try the flat bread and salads now!
It sounds like you had a wonderful day at MK even without the FP for cash! Yay! I can’t believe Tron was such a low wait for you!
I love the meatballs and nachos at Captain Cook’s

 

[mickey916]

That salad looks so nice, I might recreate it at home! Really enjoying reading along for ideas on how to get some more veg in my diet for my next trip!

We have since recreated so many of the salads we had there back at home. Definitely consumed far more veggies than our previous visits!

Wow the healthy choices you have had so far look very good! I want to try the flat bread and salads now!
It sounds like you had a wonderful day at MK even without the FP for cash! Yay! I can’t believe Tron was such a low wait for you!
I love the meatballs and nachos at Captain Cook’s

We were actually very surprised at how many healthy choices we found and enjoyed. I couldn't believe the Tron wait was so low either. I initially didn't believe Lines when it said 4 minutes so I told DH, "I can't believe it's really 4 minutes, so I may be awhile." He was surprised I got on the ride so quickly. He was still looking up waiting to take my picture when I re-joined him.

 

[zanzibar138]

I've gone through your TR from the start again and taken some notes in my spreadsheet Only a few days until we leave for our trip (although we won't get to WDW until 27 Jan), so we're up to that final organisation time.

I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more updates, this has been so helpful!

 

[flowergirl45]

I LOVE that train photo! Great shot, with the Christmas garland and blue sky.

We were at Disneyworld same time as you, and we also try to dine healthier. I agree there’s quite a few great, healthy choices. Next time I definitely want to get that superfood salad from CC’s! Looks delicious!

 

[mickey916]

I've gone through your TR from the start again and taken some notes in my spreadsheet Only a few days until we leave for our trip (although we won't get to WDW until 27 Jan), so we're up to that final organisation time.

I'll definitely be keeping an eye out for more updates, this has been so helpful!

So happy to hear you are finding it helpful. I really wasn't sure if people would like a TR filled with salads, lol. I'm working on my spreadsheet for our month-long trip starting at the end of April. It's funny how much our tastes have changed. Our restaurant choices are so different this year that last spring. Have a great trip!

I LOVE that train photo! Great shot, with the Christmas garland and blue sky.

We were at Disneyworld same time as you, and we also try to dine healthier. I agree there’s quite a few great, healthy choices. Next time I definitely want to get that superfood salad from CC’s! Looks delicious!

Thank you! It was pure luck that I was able to get that picture. You should definitely get that salad! It is now a must-do for us!

 

[mickey916]

12/6 Disney Springs Christmas Tree Stroll​

We started our morning arriving early at Disney Springs to do the Christmas Tree Stroll. We picked up our map and started strolling. I like going in the morning, since it’s easier to get photos without people sitting around the base of the trees.

I’ll just show you some of my favorites. This one by the Orange Garage is cool both during the day and at night.

This Lilo and Stitch one is new I believe.

I always like the Mickey & Minnie tree.

This Disney Parks tree was new this year. It’s hard to capture the symbols of all four parks in one shot but I did finally get it. It’s funny it took me a long time to figure out how Magic Kingdom was represented, lol. Didn’t even notice the castle on top.

The Haunted Mansion tree is always cool, especially with the beating red heart.

I also like the Annual Passholder Tree with the Mickey Balloons.

I always enjoy the Princess & the Frog tree but just noticed now the full size trombone hanging there. Very cool.

As we found our last tree, I went to put on my final sticker for the Coco Tree and discovered that it had fallen out of my map. We actually retraced our steps to find it with no luck. Here’s my proof we found it!

We completed the stroll, with the most difficult one being the World of Disney “tree” which wasn’t even a tree, just a window display. Good thing DH noticed that one or we would’ve been searching forever. We stopped by the Luxury of Time by Diamonds International to get our prize. After a sales pitch by the CM for us to buy jewelry, we were given our prize, a small plastic Christmas tree ornament that says Christmas Tree Stroll 2024. For free, I guess we can’t complain but I prefer the buttons we got in previous years. At least it was better than the Olaf Scavenger Hunt prize that cost $10.

After all this hard work, it was time for a treat. We stopped by the Ganachery to try two things we’ve never had before. First we got the hot ganache drink.

This tasted great but was more like warm ganache. It wasn’t quite hot enough. It was full of chocolate flavor, rich and creamy though. It was very small so not a great value at $6 each, definitely a “sipping chocolate”.

We also finally got a ‘smore. This has been on the bucket list for a while.

This was very challenging to share, but we managed to cut it in half. It was pretty good. We think it could’ve used a bit more chocolate especially since it came from the Ganachery. The chocolate was just a light smear. The homemade graham cracker was soft and had nice spice to it. It tasted almost like gingerbread. Overall, a good treat but not something we’ll rush to get again.

Up next…taking a tour of the monorail resorts.

 

[mickey916]

Our Plan Gets A Little Derailed​

After completing our goals for Disney Springs, we wanted to check out the Gingerbread Displays on the Monorail loop. We didn’t want to take a bus from Disney Springs but needed some way to park and get to the Contemporary. We find parking at the TTC the most challenging of all the parks. The spots seem so tight there and so far away. We decided to park at Epcot and take the Epcot Monorail over to the Magic Kingdom via the TTC. When we arrived at the TTC, we initially hopped on the monorail to go to the Contemporary. However it was super crowded with each car packed to standing room only and lots of coughing. Also it smelled so bad in the car that we actually changed our minds about taking the monorail. I’m not sure why the monorail always smells like a barnyard. We exited out the opposite door and took the ferry instead to Magic Kingdom, then walked over to the Contemporary.

For lunch we headed to the Contempo Cafe. We’ve never had anything but treats from here and thought we found some healthy lunch options. We were going to get the Kale Power Greens Salad and the Vegetable Flatbread but decided we only needed one item for lunch. The description of the Vegetable Flatbread sounded healthy: Zucchini, Red Onion, Roasted Red Pepper, Roasted Tomato, Asparagus, Mozzarella, Parmesan, and Pistou finished with Balsamic Glaze and Chives. So, we went with that for something a little different. Here is what it looked like:

Was this absolutely delicious? Yes! Was it healthy? No. This was basically a very cheesy pizza with a small amount of veggies. Having not had pizza in three months, we definitely enjoyed every bite but it was way more cheese and way less veggies than we anticipated. Live and learn (but it was very good!). Next time we’ll get the Kale Power Greens Salad as a healthier choice: Greens, Farro Wheat, Quinoa, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Avocado, Pickled Onions, Toasted Garbanzos, Lime Vinaigrette.

After lunch we checked out the gingerbread castle display.

This was very different from the last two years and I loved it! Just beautiful. I liked it so much better than the Mary Blair inspired ones.

We checked out the main tree, which is outside.

Then, we walked over to the Grand Floridian to check out their tree and gingerbread house. Boy was it crowded! I think I know where all those people on the monorail were headed. The pictures don’t really show how crowded it was, but there were definitely way more people than last year. We really couldn’t get close enough for good pictures so we went upstairs for a top-down view.

I love the wreaths in all the resorts as well.

The foyer was also decorated beautifully.

The Grand Floridian is just stunning especially during the holidays.

We braved the monorail again and headed back to the TTC so we could head back to our car at Epcot. I got another cool picture of the train on our ride over.

And here is Space Mountain from the monorail.

Once back at Epcot, we had some time to kill before our ADR so we decided to ride Spaceship Earth. We also attempted to ride Journey into Imagination with Figment but it was down, as was Finding Nemo. We walked around for a little bit and then headed back to our car to go to dinner.

Up next…one meal we definitely won’t sacrifice.

 

[Simba's Mom]

Our Plan Gets A Little Derailed​

After completing our goals for Disney Springs, we wanted to check out the Gingerbread Displays on the Monorail loop. We didn’t want to take a bus from Disney Springs but needed some way to park and get to the Contemporary. We find parking at the TTC the most challenging of all the parks. The spots seem so tight there and so far away. We decided to park at Epcot and take the Epcot Monorail over to the Magic Kingdom via the TTC. When we arrived at the TTC, we initially hopped on the monorail to go to the Contemporary. However it was super crowded with each car packed to standing room only and lots of coughing. Also it smelled so bad in the car that we actually changed our minds about taking the monorail. I’m not sure why the monorail always smells like a barnyard. We exited out the opposite door and took the ferry instead to Magic Kingdom, then walked over to the Contemporary.

For lunch we headed to the Contempo Cafe. We’ve never had anything but treats from here and thought we found some healthy lunch options. We were going to get the Kale Power Greens Salad and the Vegetable Flatbread but decided we only needed one item for lunch. The description of the Vegetable Flatbread sounded healthy: Zucchini, Red Onion, Roasted Red Pepper, Roasted Tomato, Asparagus, Mozzarella, Parmesan, and Pistou finished with Balsamic Glaze and Chives. So, we went with that for something a little different. Here is what it looked like:

Was this absolutely delicious? Yes! Was it healthy? No. This was basically a very cheesy pizza with a small amount of veggies. Having not had pizza in three months, we definitely enjoyed every bite but it was way more cheese and way less veggies than we anticipated. Live and learn (but it was very good!). Next time we’ll get the Kale Power Greens Salad as a healthier choice: Greens, Farro Wheat, Quinoa, Roasted Sweet Potatoes, Avocado, Pickled Onions, Toasted Garbanzos, Lime Vinaigrette.





Up next…one meal we definitely won’t sacrifice.

Are those tiny green things supposed to be the zucchini? Or are they the asparagus? I'd be disappointed to get that-I love zucchini. But I've got to admit that, like you, I'd enjoy it if I hadn't had pizza in a while. Dying to see what meal you "won't sacrifice".

 

[ThreeBoyMama]

Curious to see what your must do meal is! I think I’d have to with pizza at Via Napoli or anything with fries at the Boathouse

 

[mickey916]

Are those tiny green things supposed to be the zucchini? Or are they the asparagus? I'd be disappointed to get that-I love zucchini. But I've got to admit that, like you, I'd enjoy it if I hadn't had pizza in a while. Dying to see what meal you "won't sacrifice".

Both the zucchini and the asparagus were little tiny green cubes. Honestly all we could really taste was cheese and crust. I kept saying, "this is really good." and DH responded, "Of course it is! It's pizza!"...haha.

Curious to see what your must do meal is! I think I’d have to with pizza at Via Napoli or anything with fries at the Boathouse

We love Via Napoli too but that's not it. We were trying to avoid pizza, burgers, mac n cheese, and heavily fried food on this trip. Our must do meal didn't include pizza, burgers, mac n cheese or french fries.