Snacking suggestions!

Meesh57

Hey guys! Bit of a dilemma. I'm about to take a road trip (13 hours) and I need some snacking suggestions. This will be the first trip I've taken where I am serious about watching what I'm eating. The Hostess Cupcake and Starbuck's Frappucino monsters almost always win the "Eat This, Not That" battle inside of my head. I understand gas stations don't exactly have a healthy section, but there's gotta be things that are preferred. Thanks for any help!

leeshults

Skinny Cow candy bar, 100 calorie bag of popcorn? Good luck!! I feel your pain.....

1953Judith

Bring nuts in controlled portions and a cooler for cut up vegetables (huge quantities). Allow yourself one and only one gas station treat. Bring lots of water. It can be done.

ChangingTami

I pack healthy choices to take with us......clif bars, apples, veggies and hummus, popcorn, tortilla chips. I measure portion sizes into baggies or little plastic contianers and put them in a small cooler to take along with us. Thermas of hot coffee or tea......even bottles of water.

If the trip means we have to stop for lunch....I pack lunch or look for a place that will be low in cals. ) Happy Travels!!

pirate4hire

Apples, oranges, celery - okay mostly good if you're not the one driving. Don't forget there are the 100 calorie snacks now for just about anything including cookies that taste pretty close to the original.

CoraGregoryCPA

I like the breadsticks and cheese by Kraft. I know the cheese is processed... it's not "healthy" but it is 110 calories and it is a good little snack on the go. No, it is not "healthy".

Healthy would be some fruit. I heard frozen grapes were good. Maybe if you froze controlled (ziplock baggy) portions of grapes, then ate them as a snack. I bet that would be good as they will defrost on the roadtrip.

Bananas, maybe a jar of peanut butter to put on some whole wheat crackers or with the banana or apple, .. Put everything in premeasured portions, that way you know exactly how much you are consuming. Don't be tooo strict. I love roadtrips, you can have some fun too!!

chocciechip

popcorn! I love popcorn! and bags of fruit and carrot sticks If you can stomach celery get some of that. I did that for a road journey recently, I don't actually like the stuff lol but it took so much chewing to get through that I couldn't be bothered to snack after it! just cut it up into really small pieces so I could graze on it

kellyc3

Bump

babykanguruh

Peel some hard boiled eggs, sprinkle with a little salt and put em in a zip lock baggie. They willl fill you up and satisfy you at only 70 calories each!

Itsallbs15

We drove from Seattle, WA to West palm beach, FL and I made sure that I was not eating a bunch of gas station garbage. I packed a bunch of 100 Calorie snacks, nuts, carrot and celery sticks and only drank water and my morning coffee. And most gas stations have a small basket of fruit by the register, so I would grab an apple, orange or banana instead of the bag of chips and|/or candy bar. There are plenty of subways along the road which makes for easy healthy eating.

engineman312

apples, almonds, make a sandwich and wrap it up and bring with you.

alwayssummer

grapes, peanut butter stuffed celery (messy), veggies and hummus, pre-portioned nuts.....

engineman312

oooooh, you can look up intermittent fasting and just not eat for 13 hours!!


no, just kidding, don't do that. but seriously, pack all your snacks and stuff in a cooler or something. also remember, your sitting/driving. your body shouldn't need so much food as normal. at least, thats my train of thought

stephabef

Get a cheap insulated lunch bag. Put an ice pack in. Boom! Now you can bring almost anything

My recommendations? Hummus and veggies, apples and peanut butter, TJ's lite kettle corn individual bags, Larabars/KIND bars, EAS pre-mixed protein shakes, turkey/cheese/lettuce roll-ups!

felicityksr

Snyder's pretzel sticks - 28 sticks equals one serving.

dargytaylor

cook some chicken breast....not bad cold at all! good protein source and will fill you up!

iuangina

Most gas stations have cheese sticks (in the cooler, not the fried kind ), if you get stuck without something. A lot of places I've been stopping recently have healthier choices like fruits and veggies. They may be super expensive, so I would pack my own healthy choices.

LittleFootHafner

Dried fruit & almonds (make up small baggie portions)
Trail Mix
Wheat Crackers & Cheese String (can prolly get tthe sting at a gas station)
Wheat crackers & peanut butter
Bottled Water
Thermos w/ tea or coffee
bran granola bars
dry wheat cereal
yogurt if you have a cooler
100 calorie bags of baked chips/popcorn
grapes or other berries that are easy to eat
pre-cut veggies
dark chocolate almonds for a treat (small portion)
make yourself a wrap and bring it with you to stop & eat lunch
baked tortilla chips with salsa
boiled eggs & melba toast
small can of flavoured tuna (doesn't need any may - just open and eat) with melba toast
stop at a fast food place and get a salad?

You CAN do this!

Meesh57

Thanks for all of the suggestions. So many things I already knew, but had forgot about. Even better, suggestions I had never even thought of.

Lleldiranne

Take your own snacks. Nutrigrain bars, fruit (apples and bananas travel pretty well, so does dried fruit, just not the stuff filled with sugar), nuts, maybe a touch of beef jerky for protein although I'm sure there's a low-sodium option.

cydonian

Nuts, fresh veggies, fruit! I love taking apple slices, plums, nectarines and that sort of thing on trips. Also raw broccoli and carrots. Nuts are good too (I'm allergic so I can't eat them) but I've found that I -love- dry roasted edamame to snack on... it's like nuts only I won't have a reaction! lol

annameier8706

Jerky!! Great source of protein (duh) and will help you stay full. Plus tons and tons of water.

bhalter

Popcorn, portioned bags of cut-up veggies or fruits (grapes, carrot/celery sticks), bananas, Laughing Cow cheese wedges or Babybel rounds, whole wheat crackers with peanut butter, portioned nuts.

jlcarnes

I just roasted canned Chick Peas (garbonzo beans) and they are AWESOME! Drain them, lay them on a baking sheet, season with your favorite spices, salt, etc...put in 400F oven for ~15minutes (check them often, they will get crunchy). I put them in a baggie and keep in my purse. Also, add with Raw Almonds, Celery stick and sliced Cukes. Celery and Cukes are freebies!! Season the cukes with dill, salt and pepper and you will think you are eating chips.

pixiechick8321

Wow, awesome ideas here!

Two things to add:

1. Make sure to have lots of WATER with you - sodas and such are just as bad - you can put it in a cooler with ice and cold snacks.

2. Keep in mind that, even though it's 13 hours of super boring time, it's only 13 hours! How much do you usually eat in that time period? Maybe 2-3 meals and 1-3 snacks? Portion out your food as you normally would and don't use the trip as an excuse to overeat, even if you are overeating healthier foods!

Quick thoughts:
Breakfast: make an egg and ham sandwich at home, or a buritto, or something filling
Snack 1: dried apple chips (sooo easy to make the day before) and a hard boiled egg
Lunch: Stop at subway, gas up, treat yourself to a "healthy" sandwich
Snack 2: almonds, popcorn
Supper: peanut butter sandwich, banana

Arrival: cheers for not eating more than you would have normally!