Probably carbs. As my brother once famously said (as to why he wasn’t loosing weight in a vegetarian diet) “there’s no meat in a Twinkie.”
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cheese and bread? 
She ended up having noodles in Japan. 
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They have the one that comes all premixed just add water to the container. They aren’t too bad!!!
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I’ve made ahead casseroles and brought them - but then we were driving.
Also a big fan of frozen lasagne. I got lazy in my older self and quite making it from scratch.
When helping feed the robotics kids - with plenty of food differences - a good bet was the Mediterranean salad. It was meatless but did have cheese which was ok as the meatless robotics kids were cheese fanatics.
(I came up with a chicken cacciatore casserole for the non dairy kids who were in the meat eater camp and the Mediterranean salad for the rest. I’d add garlic bread, pickles and olives. Everything was always all gone.)
The Mediterranean salad was mostly opening cans or preparing veggies. Easy at a resort. I can provide recipes if there’s interest.
As for kitchens at Disney resorts, the biggest benefit is the full sized fridge. One trip when a hurricane was imminent I ordered extra pizzas and other Domino’s goodies so we had a full fridge of ready to eat stuff in case it was needed.
We have also tried to schedule eating table service meals when we would be heading back to our fridge afterwards. 
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I do this for my grandma. She doesn’t mind if foods touch. She would just rather not consume products with a face. I pot toothpicks when possible so others don’t accidentally eat her food and so, if the dish gets turned I still know her portion.
Stir fries; pasta / spaghetti bolognaise (or sauce of choice);; sausages & fries / mash; pizza & garlic bread; lasagne .
We use jars of sauce as a base for bolognaise & lasagne.
We also did a roast chicken dinner once.
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the costco kirkland one is amazing
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I see many great meal suggestions. Love how supportive this group is! The most important thing is that you have a great time and try to keep it simple. We are part of DVC so frequently have a kitchen. Even though it technically is a kitchen, I find it difficult to do food prep there. The knives are always abysmal. And the equipment sparse. The previous suggestions for “heat and eat” type strategies are what worked for us and for me so I could actually enjoy myself.
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When my kids were little we often stayed at FW. We would always have spaghetti and meatballs our first night in the cabin. Then I would usually make chili for another lunch or dinner. Other than that it was a big breakfast every morning, like eggs with bacon or sausage, yogurt, fresh fruit.
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we usually stay a week and eat breakfast in 5 days wtih the other days mickey waffles
We do pizza kits and spaghetti and meatballs and grilled chicken with salads since we eat snacks in the park
Take and bake cookies that we never have at home since its vacation !! have fun
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I just wanted to come full circle here since everyone was so helpful.
First, we loved having the full kitchen. 10 our of 10. We wended up buying too much food which wasn’t a problem because we were visiting my in-laws at the end of the week so nothing was technically wasted. In the future, I will buy less snacks or else one less meal. We stayed 7 days total.
We are rope drop, break, park close people most days. Leaving a good break in the middle for lunch/ dinner combos and snacking around the parks.
We had breakfast every day- consisting of orange juice, English muffins & peanut butter for my husband & I and frozen waffles for my daughter. On our 2 relaxing am, we bought “complete” pancake mix- which only requires water. We brought our own teabags and coffee filters and bought a can of coffee since we are not Joffrey fans. if you like Joffrey’s or only drink 1 tea a day, you’re fine with what they have.
Snacks for the parks were fruit, granola bars.
We had ADRs on Monday and Thursday. Everything else was off the cuff. For various lunches/ Dinners in the cabin, we had:
- A big salad for our vege fix/ (I bought salad dressing alternatively grab some from the food court )
- A tray of reheat able pulled pork on rolls, served with onion rings
- pasta and a can of sauce
- chicken nuggets & Tater Tots (chik’n nuggets for me
)
One thing we didn’t plan for was walking past HOOP and craving the food. Next thing we knew, we were in Trails End, ordering the Family Meal for $30 providing this family of 3 ALOT of leftovers.
2 more items to mention, our cabin did not have a cookie sheet making some cooking challenging. Also, having a coffee big coffee maker was great but there were no disposable coffee cups. which we use in DVC studios to make rope drops more caffeinated. Next time we do the cabins, I will be sure to bring our insulated water bottles and fill them with coffee on our way out.
I tallied up all of the receipts (both in and out of parks), we spent about $35 pp, pd including alcoholic drinks. This doesn’t count Beak & Barrel since my daughter got the pirate cup and that’s a souvenir.
Hope this helps another family who have a cabin or any DVC kitchen.
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Thank you for the detailed report!
I was surprised staying in a one bedroom that there was not a cookie sheet. I guess I will add a disposable one to my grocery list in the future.
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We were surprised too! Now, maybe we were supposed to have a cookie sheet and it was missing. we didn’t ask mousekeeping. We made it work by layering the tater tots in the stainless steel saute pan and using a pot holder getting it out of the oven.
This method wouldn’t have worked for cookies- which was a suggested idea and I came super close to buying.
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We always buy food we wouldn’t normally buy at home. Like ice cream snacks. My personal favorite is Reese’s Klondike Bars.
For breakfast I like the frozen breakfast sandwiches. DH likes these things that start out as hash browns you’d can pick up, and then other stuff is added. DD likes the -forget what they are called - baked eggs with spinach, sized like small cupcakes.
We learned that aluminum sheets can substitute for a lot. Like for a cookie sheet, or instead of a pan on the stovetop. Could even just bring some pre-cut sheets in your luggage.
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Our Kidani 1-bedroom definitely had a cookie sheet. I am pretty sure it is supposed to be provided.
Thank you for coming back and reporting! I’m really looking forward to the coffee maker! Did they have the filters there, or should I bring some? If they don’t have them, what type are they?
How did you like the cabins? Did you drive there? If not, how was the transportation around Ft Wilderness? I’d love some of your insights.
Weird since I was at Jambo.
I imagine that if you called and asked for one they would bring it.
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Back in the day, two of my robotics kids were starch and cheese vegetarians. (Actually, one would eat cheese pizza and the other pizza crust with plain tomato sauce and no cheese.) Loved those kids, but meal planning was tough and restaurants were worse.
Maybe a couple flour tortillas so vegetarian can make a cheese/flour tortilla quesadilla? If you need to keep the space GF for the BF, find a GF white bread so vegetarian can make cheese toast? Or a box of Capt Crunch? The good Capt saved the day many a time. 
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3 quarts is 9x13
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