Great suggestions so far. I would love to be able to share a dessert with my husband but he never feels like desserts in restaurants, although at home I generally have to have something for him every night, like an apple turnover, or a Haagen Daaz ice cream bar.

I have learned the value of staying in VRBOs and Airbnbs. If anyone chooses to check them out my best advice would be to really read the reviews from past renters. We have had fabulous to really bad. The really bad one had no reviews but it sounded so ideal for what we needed that we took the chance. I have also stayed in Residence Inns. They have an included buffet breakfast but I find that there are enough things that are not exposed to airborne germs that it will work for me -- one of them made omelets to order, there's always bananas, yogurt, things of that nature. I have wondered about toast or bagels that you put in the toaster -- would that kill germs? -- but so far have not done that.

I do try to order things where sodium can be limited, never get soups, and sometimes bring along a little container of my own salad dressing because it is lower in sodium. I love a couple of Braswell dressings -- the Vidalia onion and the raspberry -- and although they do not make a claim on the label about being low sodium, they are. I always check salad dressing labels for sodium. I don't even bother with commercial soups anymore.

Flavored water is good to bring along, I like Hint a lot. Of course you cannot bring it into a restaurant. Also, make sure if you are dining in a restaurant and get water that they do not put any citrus slices in it. Those fruit are often not washed. I always specify NO LEMON OR LIME SLICE.

@lelia CL, you put olive oil on oatmeal? Sounds interesting. I generally have oatmeal a few times a week and a new variation would be great. Now I generally put some nuts in, cinnamon, and fruit. What do you put in with the olive oil? A savory preparation would be a nice change.
JK