Food for traveling

Capucine7

Does anyone have idea's what I should bring for an 8 hour road trip. I would prefer to skip the restaurant and not be snacking the whole time but actually have 2 meals in the car.

cds2327

I need ideas too!!! We're going to be traveling from CA to WA soon, and I want to have healthy snacks. Got my cooler all ready.

Here's what I am thinking of bringing....
string cheese,
apples
baby carrots
baked pita chips
grapes

but i could use other ideas too!!

SugarHi

wraps
or pita sandwiches
carrot sticks
apple
water
trail mix


... I'm sure there are other things I just can't get out of my head at the moment. :flowerforyou:

lilchino4af

nature valley bars
sandwiches
water
100 calorie snack bags
apple
pb & crackers
string cheese

poustotah

What I do when we travel is look up what I can have at a restaurant and then I insist that we stop at THAT restaurant. So we just went to Massachusetts and there was a Wendy's nearby so I looked up all the nutritional information on their website and found that I could have a small bowl of chili and a double stack cheese burger (I think I really wanted a cheese burger that day). I asked them to prepare it with no salt and they did. Another option would be a grilled chicken sandwich and a caesar salad with no croutons. I avoid McDonald's at all costs but I've found great stuff at Taco Bell in their drive thru diet thing.

As for snacks, I LOVE the quaker rice cakes. They come in packs that are 90 calories and they taste great. Also the Special K fruit crisps - but they aren't very filling.

Have a great trip!

lt_mrcook

Pack sandwiches, fruits and veggies, nuts, water, etc. Anything you would normally eat, that doesn't need to be heated or cooked. Throw it all in a cooler with some ice packs and off you go. Snacking the whole time is a good thing, just so long as you know what and how much you are eating.

Capucine7

Thanks everyone for the great ideas!!