What to eat when im on the go with kids

I think if you make the right choices at fast food places, that's not a horrible thing. I would plan ahead- bring food with you. I know when I am hungry and have no food with me, I want to splurge on junk!

As a snack, I've just discovered Larabars... they are all fruit and nuts and delicious! Stick one in your bag and nibble that when you want something bad. They are so much healthier and easily portable when on the go. When you want a cheeseburger, sometimes you just have to have a cheeseburger. Just say no to the fries.... they are my downfall!!!! Some of the new salads McDonald's has a good, the southwest one is yummy! As a working Mom, it's hard... I love Subway for their fresh veggies and apple bags and low fat choices. My kids like it too, so I don't feel bad treating them to that once in a while.

Carry cold water everywhere. A lot of times when we are tempted to eat it's actually because we are thirsty!! If you are going to be gone a long time, put a little mini-cooler in the car with healthy drinks. Fruit (even dried fruit) and carrot sticks are also great snack items. Nuts are higher in calories, obviously, but have protein (particular peanuts) and "good fats." Plain popcorn is also a good snack.

I buy a big bag of raw almonds, and portion them out into 20-25 almond portions, put in freezer bags. I always carry one of these with me.

I always pack food for us to eat when we are out and about. I cut up veggies and fruits and put them in baggies. I also don't allow my kids to have unhealthy sugar snacks. So I bring along healthy snacks, like yogurt or peanut butter sandwiches or turkey sandwiches. Basically, whatever we would eat while at home, I bring it on the road with us. I even have a little cooler that I put things in if they need to stay cold. Good luck, I know how hard it is to maintain good eating habits while out and about, it definately takes more time and effort and you may look like a werido (like I did while I was walking the mall munching on celery sticks, LOL.), but it all worth it when you are staying healthy and setting good examples for your kids. It has gotten to the point that my three year old will tell me she needs a healthy snack and not M & M's ...I was such a proud mommy. Good Luck!!!!!!

I have teenagers and I am always on the go. I do eat fast food like subway and Wendy's salads and occasionally a cheeseburger. I learned to make educated choices when eating out. also, a splurge once in a while is not a bad thing. it keeps your system in line. I always enter my food as accurately as possible, and if I have time at the end of the day and I have been on the go, I throw in some extra exercise if I am close to going over on my calorie count.

Things to keep in a bag to take to the vehicle include: raisins, apples, carrot and celery sticks, pretzels (watch the salt, though), nuts, whole wheat crackers, healthy dried cereal, water. I ALWAYS have wheat crackers and water in my vehicles as part of an emergency kit. I do dip in there occasionally.

Good question! It was torture sitting in MacDonald'''s last week watching my daughter eat a happy meal. I pinched a few of her apple slices and finished off her milkshake but I so nearly went and got myself a big mac. We go out in the day a lot too and I need an alternative to sandwiches. I do like flavoured rice cakes instead of crisps, or sushi packs instead of sandwiches, but I wish I had more choices.