kiana Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Since we appear to be on a food advice kick ... I spend a fair amount of time driving. I'm looking for new ideas for food to eat on the trip. Here's what I'm looking for: Inexpensive Filling Non-messy finger food Doesn't require refrigeration for a day or two Doesn't require cooking (pre-cooking is fine but painstaking assembly such as deviled eggs doesn't happen) Not too sweet, not too carby Currently I've been doing a lot of cheese + ham, baby carrots, and peeled boiled eggs, along with smaller amounts of cheese + crackers, grapes, raisins, dried pineapple, and peanuts. However, I'm really wanting to cut back on my consumption of processed meat which is pretty much all of the hams out there barring a few unaffordable ones. This is also complicated by the fact that I don't care for any nuts except peanuts. If anyone has any unorthodox foods they like to eat on long trips, I'd love to hear about them. Edit: The reason I don't have common sandwiches such as PB + J etc. is because I like the bread too much and eat it all within 2 hours. Maybe I should just experiment with storing it in the back of the car so I have to pull over and stop to get each sandwich. :P Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eloquacious Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Do you have a cooler handy? Because we just did a four-day trip to California including some theme parks and ate every meal save one from the food I had packed to bring with us. I even brought an electric water kettle and a mini crock pot to the hotel! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kiana Posted March 26, 2015 Author Share Posted March 26, 2015 Do you have a cooler handy? Because we just did a four-day trip to California including some theme parks and ate every meal save one from the food I had packed to bring with us. I even brought an electric water kettle and a mini crock pot to the hotel! Yep. Most other travel cooking appliances, if I don't have, I could get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hikin' Mama Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Some things I pack in my cooler when I travel: Corn chips and hummus or any veggies with hummus. Peanut butter and celery. Tuna or salmon salad scooped up with apple slices. (This is so yummy, but I might have weird taste.) That's all I can think of for now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEmama Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 We've been known to bring our backpacking stove and cook simple meals at rest stops. One time when DS was little we might have cooked Mac and cheese and veggies, in a driving snowstorm, at night, on the side of the road somewhere in upstate New York. You might not think that's fun, though. :) I usually pack wraps--hard boiled egg, cheese and veggies, tuna, hummus, scrambled egg or tofu, etc. They tend to hold up better than sandwiches and can be less messy. I also like leftovers, so I'll often cook extra of whatever we're having the day or two before we go and take that. Road food gets tiring so quickly, we even scope out places on our way ahead of time now. On our more common routes, we know where we can find a Whole Foods or Chipotle for decent on the go meals if we need. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SparklyUnicorn Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 If you don't mind stuff like sardines...that's an option (stinky though). Or those pouches with the tuna. They sell some flavored too (lemon pepper, etc.). I sometimes eat cold chicken, etc. You could keep it in a cooler. So long as it doesn't sit for days you'd be fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 My mom always brought a coffee pot to heat water for soup-in-a-cup and instant oatmeal in the motel room. I forgot it one trip and found out that hot tap water works just fine. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausmumof3 Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 Friends did BBQ spare ribs to eat cold on their trip. You could also do chicken drumettes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
idnib Posted March 26, 2015 Share Posted March 26, 2015 I always make loaves of zucchini bread. (Gluten free, the recipe on the back of the Pamela's baking mix is really good, but high in carbs. You could find one with less sugar.) People can spread peanut butter on their slice if they want. Canned salmon. We eat it with skin and bones for extra nutrition. Avocados are quite rich. Not that cheap, but sometimes you can get a deal. Or if you're in the right area, find someone with a tree! Oven-roasted cauliflower. Ditto roasted squash or sweet potato chunks. Use lots of fat to make them filling. Kale chips. Coconut butter. OK, not cheap but very nutritious and filling. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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