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Do you keep snacks in your car?

ahmshaki
ahmshaki Posts: 37 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I keep a bag of sweets. I usually have one when driving 1 hour or say. It keeps me awake.
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  • kgirlhart
    kgirlhart Posts: 5,232 Member
    I don't, but my mother-in-law does. She says it keeps her awake too.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,354 Member
    I try not to eat snacks. I eat my three meals a day. If I have a lot of calories left at the end of the day, I will have a fourth meal. If I snack, I eat too much, and they are not necessary unless one has specific issues that require them.
  • kuranda10
    kuranda10 Posts: 593 Member
    I carry a snack in my bag at all times.

    Every once in a while my blood sugar will crash (or spike)* and I need a bit of something to get me to where I'm going. Or, sometimes traffic is really bad and if I get stuck for too long and get too hungry, my sugar gets wonky.

    *yes, I've had it checked. Docs all say I'm "fine". I say getting the shakes, sweats, nervousness and lightheaded is not "fine. This doesn't happen as much now that I'm lower carb, but I still carry a snack
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,882 Member
    Do you keep snacks in your car?

    No!
  • Evamutt
    Evamutt Posts: 2,945 Member
    I keep a protein bar, a rice cake & powdered peanut butter at all times in case I stay away too long I don't want to be starving or light headed by the time i get home
  • lynn_glenmont
    lynn_glenmont Posts: 10,126 Member
    No. I can't imagine anything keeping very well in a car, given the temperature extremes. Even things that wouldn't actually go bad would suffer texture degradation (I'm picturing sweets melting together into one big glob.)

    I do sometimes take a drink with me (usually black coffee or iced black coffee, occasionally a caffeinated diet soda). That helps keep me awake for practically no calories, and less distraction than trying to pull a candy out of a bag and unwrap it.

  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 18,665 Member
    I only take snacks in the car on long drives. I'd not leave them in there though.
  • Lounmoun
    Lounmoun Posts: 8,423 Member
    No.
    They would get gross left in the car.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    ahmshaki wrote: »
    I keep a bag of sweets. I usually have one when driving 1 hour or say. It keeps me awake.

    I usually keep a protein bar with me because when I work out too hard I get shaky and need to like instantly eat.
  • crackpotbaby
    crackpotbaby Posts: 1,297 Member
    I keep emergency beef jerky in my car in case I get called into work at 2am of some other stupid time.
  • rheddmobile
    rheddmobile Posts: 6,840 Member
    I keep a bag of blueberry hemp granola in my purse, and smarties candy in my glucose testing kit, for low sugar situations. When I know I might not get to a regular meal I carry a small orange. It's nice to be able to take a spontaneous walk in the park or something even though my sugar is low, just eat a handful of granola first.
  • darlibby
    darlibby Posts: 37 Member
    I used to keep chips in the trunk of my car to keep myself from eating too many at home. It worked but I don't do it anymore.
  • Javagal2778
    Javagal2778 Posts: 74 Member
    I keep a protein bar in my bag for just in case I'm out longer than expected.
  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    I don't have a car, I don't snack, and sweets make me tired :/
  • TimothyFish
    TimothyFish Posts: 4,925 Member
    No. Eating while driving is dangerous.
  • Machka9
    Machka9 Posts: 25,882 Member
    In some places you can be fined for eating while driving ...

    https://604now.com/fined-driving-eating-british-columbia/
  • RuNaRoUnDaFiEld
    RuNaRoUnDaFiEld Posts: 5,864 Member
    edited September 2017
    I keep jerky, salami sticks and crisps in my car.

    I quite often don't get time to eat during the day so it saves me buying take out lunches.

    And I keep cup a soup sachets in my hand bag.
  • Ironandwine69
    Ironandwine69 Posts: 2,432 Member
    Hell no. My commute to work is an hour each way. I keep a bottle of water and even that gets yucky in the summer time, or frozen in the winter. I am not a snacker anyway.
  • ruqayyahsmum
    ruqayyahsmum Posts: 1,513 Member
    Yes because i have hypoglycaemia attacks ( 1.1 on a very fun day )
    I have cereal bars i keep in the glove compartment if i feel it coming on when driving ( i pull over before eating )
  • Lizakabibbis
    Lizakabibbis Posts: 370 Member
    I typically carry a piece of fruit with me to eat on my way home from work just to tide me over until dinner but I don't keep food in the car. If I don't have fruit I drink water.
  • Need2Exerc1se
    Need2Exerc1se Posts: 13,575 Member
    On long trips I take snacks, usually a pack of seasoned nuts, but not on a regular basis.
  • lmew91
    lmew91 Posts: 88 Member
    I live in Florida, so no... I don't really have the option of keeping food in my car, even if I wanted to! Which I don't. :D
  • sijomial
    sijomial Posts: 19,809 Member
    No - I prefer to concentrate on my driving.
  • prettygirlstorm1
    prettygirlstorm1 Posts: 721 Member
    i try to keep 100 calorie pack almonds or peanut butter crackers in my car. I often get hungry on the way home from work. I never know when an emergency may occur and I get stuck somewhere want to make sure I have something to eat just in case. I also keep water in my car in the winter for the same reason. I don't do it in the summer because I cannot drink warm water.
  • RoxieDawn
    RoxieDawn Posts: 15,488 Member
    edited September 2017
    No. The heat where I live would make food turn gross. Second, only pack snacks if I am going to be away from home for extended period, and usually a passenger in my car, so I can ride and eat if I want to.
  • KeyboardThing
    KeyboardThing Posts: 1 Member
    No. The only snack I eat is the dollar M&M's peanuts; if I try to stow away I just end up binging, so you'll never find snacks in my house or car.
  • RandJ6280
    RandJ6280 Posts: 1,161 Member
    no I don't
  • beaglady
    beaglady Posts: 1,362 Member
    I usually have a small container of Atomic Fireball (cinnamon) candy in my car. I have a long commute, and frequently have one on the drive home. 1 = 30 calories, which I log. And I always drink my morning coffee in the car.
  • TriPaulCantRun
    TriPaulCantRun Posts: 50 Member
    Sugar free gum, used it to help me stop smoking years ago and now I can't drive without it...
  • emailmehere1122
    emailmehere1122 Posts: 140 Member
    edited September 2017
    I don't...but since they help keep you awake and we might be driving on the same roads....keep on snacking
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