With my first daughter I was induced at 8pm and ate a full size meal before I went in. They say eat before you go cause once you get the epidural you can't eat anything. It was the best choice I made! I was barley hungry by the time my labor was finished and it was 14 hours. BUT call you labor and delivery floor at your hospital and ask about it first. Or if your Dr said not to eat then I wouldn't eat a meal but ice should be fine I would guess since you they give you ice the while time your in labor.