Eating in the car is something you shouldn’t do unless you are highly skilled at juggling. In your defense, if you can get the kids to soccer, ballet, pick up the dry cleaning, conduct the car pool, and get to work on time, you are qualified.
Okay, so everyone’s schedule isn’t that busy, but there are times when almost everyone has to be away from home during meal times at one time or another due to hectic schedules.
The goal here is to keep you from being tempted when it comes to eating out just because you can’t be home at dinner time. And to stop you from being distracted by your hunger.
When there are items on hand that you can reach and eat with the car in motion, it is easier to pass right by those fast food joints and stick to healthier eating habits.
Here are just a few choices to help you do just that. These foods can all be prepared prior to traveling so they are right there ready to eat right when that hunger pain hits.
Here’s a familiar scenario to many. It’s almost dinner time, but you’ve had to stay after work and still need to pick the kids up from practice. You’re craving a sandwich. Just because you’re on the road doesn’t mean you have to swing in the drive thru and grab a burger.
Try this car friendly sandwich instead. First, if you’re going to eat it in the car, you’ll need some rolls. They should be sturdy rolls like hoagie rolls you get from the bakery that are not cut yet.
You’ll want to make these ahead of time (the night before would be perfect). To create your sandwich on the go, cut one end off of the hoagie roll. This is like creating a bread bowl only you are doing it from the end instead of the center. Scoop out some of the bread in the center and spoon your sandwich filling inside.
This work great for anything with mayonnaise. Your sandwich can actually sit up in a cup holder but wrap it in a paper towel or wax paper first. We love the Costco Handiwax, great value, and you can even microwave your sandwich and have it warm on your way to wherever you need to go.
(By the way, you can use the inner part of the bread for frech toast balls or bread pudding or fast dumplings).
Look out for part 2 for even more ideas.
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