Kathianne
08-05-2008, 03:49 PM
I always like apples:
http://www.carlustblog.com/2008/08/best-road-snack.html
...Home-made Snacks
Roadsnacks3_2 I'm not terribly creative with home-made road snacks, preferring instead the processed variety. My favorite is a nice baggie full of molasses cookies cooked to my mother's recipe, which are sweet enough to satisfy but not so rich and sweet that they are cloying. On the natural side, orange slices are great, as are celery stalks. The celery doesn't really fill you up, but it's crisp and refreshing and the sheer effort to chew it helps pass the miles.
The worst? Whole apples.
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Processed Snacks
Yes, I know--processed snacks make you fat, wreak havoc on your blood sugar, have wasteful packaging, poke gaping holes in the ozone layer, and introduce trans-fats to endangered species. They are also fantastic on road trips.
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Fast Food
Like processed food, everybody knocks fast food--but we all eat it on road trips. There is little more satisfying than getting off the freeway, dashing through a drive-through, and getting right back on the freeway less than five minutes later....
Full Meals
I've never really brought along full meals on road trips--they seem unwieldy and difficult to keep warm unless you wrap them in foil and place them in the engine compartment. But I'm sure some of you have some favorites, and I'm eager to learn.
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Beverages
Roadsnacks4Given the sugary, fatty, and salty nature of most road food, bringing along the right beverages on a road trip is of paramount importance. Since most road beverages are also sugary and dehydrating, it is of course key to bring along some water. But road-tripping man and woman cannot live on water alone....
http://www.carlustblog.com/2008/08/best-road-snack.html
...Home-made Snacks
Roadsnacks3_2 I'm not terribly creative with home-made road snacks, preferring instead the processed variety. My favorite is a nice baggie full of molasses cookies cooked to my mother's recipe, which are sweet enough to satisfy but not so rich and sweet that they are cloying. On the natural side, orange slices are great, as are celery stalks. The celery doesn't really fill you up, but it's crisp and refreshing and the sheer effort to chew it helps pass the miles.
The worst? Whole apples.
...
Processed Snacks
Yes, I know--processed snacks make you fat, wreak havoc on your blood sugar, have wasteful packaging, poke gaping holes in the ozone layer, and introduce trans-fats to endangered species. They are also fantastic on road trips.
...
Fast Food
Like processed food, everybody knocks fast food--but we all eat it on road trips. There is little more satisfying than getting off the freeway, dashing through a drive-through, and getting right back on the freeway less than five minutes later....
Full Meals
I've never really brought along full meals on road trips--they seem unwieldy and difficult to keep warm unless you wrap them in foil and place them in the engine compartment. But I'm sure some of you have some favorites, and I'm eager to learn.
...
Beverages
Roadsnacks4Given the sugary, fatty, and salty nature of most road food, bringing along the right beverages on a road trip is of paramount importance. Since most road beverages are also sugary and dehydrating, it is of course key to bring along some water. But road-tripping man and woman cannot live on water alone....