I hate it when I stop someplace for fuel and all they have are greasy chips, not that I don't eat them but I know that I shouldn't, and after a couple days of chips as snacks I don't feel the best. As well when I am on the road I find that many times I am trying to get someplace to shoot at a certain time and I tend to skip meals that take time to prepare which again is not something that is a good idea.So what are your snack/ light (and/or fast) meal ideas for on the road? I like things that can be brought into the cab in the morning and then eaten when I have time. For me Jerky, beef sticks, trail mix, cheese and crackers are my go to ones but I am getting bored with these.So put your ideas here so I can use some of the good ones on my next trip

some boxed breakfast cereals(pretty good nutrition values), Chex snack mix, bananas, and in season, sliced apple slices with cheese curds! Vienna sausages, a big jar of peanut butter, a bag of tangerines(cuties). And don't forget, lots of water to go with any of it!

Once when we were leaving on a trip one of my Uncles gave us two dozen plums from his tree. He had washed them and placed each one in a paper towel and then put them in a shirt box. Ever since then we always have a small ice chest with drinks, fruit, celery and carrot sticks. Trail mix is another favorite.We did splurge on one trip and had a box of the full sized Moon Pies to munch on. It was amazing how a single Moon Pie would keep you full in between meals.

When you move away from the salts and fats, and go to the veggies and fruits it becomes a lifestyle. Carrots, celery, radishes, grapes, cucumbers, cherry tomatoes, bits of fruit, sometimes we add a prepackaged cheese slice. Throw in some good for you crackers, not the salty fatty ones. Dry crisps.Hummus, salsa, and lots of water.

Tater chips are just soooo greasy, I try to avoid them! From a gas station; pretzel rods, chex mix, trail mix, bagged nuts, lots of stations now carrying meat and sausage snack packs. If I feel like something greasy, pop up a bag of microwave popcorn in the trailer, easy enough to eat up in the cab.If I plan ahead a bit, it's much healthier snack fare: When I'm able to stop at a grocery; apples, naval oranges, seedless grapes, prewashed and cut celery sticks, baby carrots. PB + celery is a great snack food for the trailer, but too messy when I'm driving.When I was driving the southwest, a lot of stations didn't have pretzels, they had pork rinds... kinda developed a taste for them, but they're very rare in my home area.

Well, agree on veggies and fruit. If you can stop to eat it, a whole grapefruit is a nice sized meal. NOT on salty anything. Look out for chicken take outs. They use lots of salt. Canadian gov. is trying to get processed food providers to use less salt. My doctors agree.Veggie wraps from whomever, Subway or anyone, good.Some take out soups ok. Again watch the salt.:C

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EgorKC
Explorer
Apr 25, 2016
We take a slice of cheese (Colby jack our favorite) and break into 6 pieces. Top a small cracker (trisket, wheat thin or sociable) with a piece of cheese and slice of Hormel Turkey pepperoni. Very tasty. The Hormel Turkey pepperoni is available in most grocery stores and has 85% less fat yet tastes like pepperoni. DW will place a napkin with a few of those on the console for me to munch while driving at lunch time. Add some mixed nuts, grapes and you are good til next fuel stop. Bottled water or tea washes it down well.

Greg
NYCgrrl
Explorer
Apr 22, 2016
Happytraveler wrote:
We stop and eat somewhere on the road. This way we are not craving for snacks. I do like have a candy bar ever so often, LOL.
We do stop every two hours at a rest stop, etc . We know to many people having blood clots on the road because of pushing it to much and not taking walking breaks.

We stop on the road for specific destinations but rightly or wrongly I plot out what's available to eat before we get in the car. Not passing through an area with a restaurant I want to eat at? Then it's
time to reach into the provisions:).

Another snack that's a perennial favorite on our end:

1 can of mixed nuts combined with raisins, dried cocanut and dried cherries or cranberries.
Happytraveler
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
We stop and eat somewhere on the road. This way we are not craving for snacks. I do like have a candy bar ever so often, LOL.
We do stop every two hours at a rest stop, etc . We know to many people having blood clots on the road because of pushing it to much and not taking walking breaks.
Photomike
Explorer III
Apr 21, 2016
Some great ideas, I need to start a list that I can look at when I run out of ideas.

As for gas station sushi...... maybe not :-)

I do like stopping for fresh fruit when in season but I find that many times I don't have fruit at other times of the year as it does not last in -30 temps very well.

Keep the ideas coming!
hokeypokey
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
We use all the above and if packing a sandwich from home, I like to use the cocktail bread. A couple of those are just the right size.
TexasShadow
Explorer II
Apr 21, 2016
We like granola bars, but also like apples and oranges, grapes, bananas, etc.
jerky is good, but also cheese snacks in different flavors.
ritz crackers sometimes.
ddndoug
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
Along with the already mentioned veggies, I like sugar snap peas. And I didn't see anyone mention sunflower seeds or almonds. I try to keep a cooler with water, soda, and some V8s for a variety. Baked Lays chips are pretty good, plus they aren't greasy like normal chips. Oh yeah, and Twizzlers!

Doug
Stars101
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
Hard boiled eggs, cheese sticks, trail mix, dried apricots, sliced pepperoni & crackers (OK, not much better than potato chips LOL), but tasty.

I also have a nice, small deviled egg carrier that holds 12 half eggs - fits in cooler and makes a nice break from plain hard boiled eggs. use some fresh herbs on deviled eggs, gives them some "pop".
Tachdriver
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
I guess you're not looking for gas station sushi? :B
nineoaks2004
Explorer
Apr 21, 2016
Nabisco cheese crackers (NABS) Viennies, Potted meat on crackers, sandwiches, fruit etc.

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