Here are more healthy eating ideas when you are on the road.
Potatoes make a good snack that will fill you up in a jiffy, but don’t stop for greasy French fries. Instead make yourself a homemade batch.
Cut potatoes into sticks, chips, cubes, or wedge them. Sprinkle the potatoes with water and toss them in a bag of seasonings of your choice. Spray cooking spray on a cookie sheet and bake.
These little poppers can be eaten from a container while you drive. The kids can eat them with very little mess too.
Sweet potatoes can be used instead of russet potatoes. You can use cinnamon and a pinch of nutmeg in place of salt and other less healthy seasonings.
These potato wedges are also great for dipping, in some fat free ranch dressing, for example.
Carrot and celery sticks are also a good choice and have good crunch. They can be carried anywhere, and eaten any time.
On long trips, you may need some energy to help you get where you are going. How about trail mix? The trouble is, a lot of the commerical brands are way too sweet, too carby, or too fattening.
So why not create a batch of your own? Toast some pretzels, Melba toast pieces, and nuts. Mix with raisins, dried cherries, and other dried fruits, coconut, and perhaps some low carb low fat chocolate drops. Go light on the nuts.
Keep an entire container with you in the car so everyone can have an energy boost. Homemade trail mix is a great snack while you’re waiting in traffic too.
Seeds are a good choice too, sunflower or pumpkin in particular. You can buy shelled ones easily.
I think I eat in the car four out of seven days in the week. If you’re like me, get organized, and make sure you always have some healthy on the go snacks you can munch on while keeping your car clean too.
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