We’ll be hopping into the van a lot this Christmas season going back and forth to visit friends and family.
Some of our trips will be Looooong! To save time, money, and eat healthful foods (drive-throughs often lead us to poor snack choices!!), here’s my list of must-have snacks for the road!
- Trail Mix / Nuts
- Granola bars
- Cheese Sticks and crackers (it’s like a little traveling appetizer)
- Hard-boiled eggs (a little protein in the round!)
- Egg McMommies (you know, a healthier version of the one you can get through the drive-thru?)
- Veggie sticks (carrots and celery)
- Fruit Puree pouches (Good for all ages and keeps the mess down)
- Pretzels (you need a crunchy snack!)
- Twizzlers (for a little something sweet)
- Sunflower Seeds (note: I don’t really recommend these as they can be messy, but they ARE on our list because hubby loves them!)
- Clementine oranges (easy to peel and soooo deliciously juicy – bring paper towels!)
- Bottled water (we usually fill up our own bottles)
Having a cooler full of delicious snacks makes watching what passes by the window much more fun! And keeps us trucking down the road!
What are your must-have road trip snacks? How far do you travel for holiday visits?
In which we drive 1,200 miles with a toddler and a newborn | A Year with Mom & Dad
Thursday 20th of December 2012
[...] way overpacked on the road trip snacks! But thank goodness for those pouches from Earth’s Best - so easy to hand off to a toddler in [...]
In which we drive 1,200 miles with a toddler and a newborn | A Year with Mom & Dad
Thursday 20th of December 2012
[...] way overpacked on the road trip snacks! But thank goodness for those pouches from Earth’s Best - so easy to hand off to a toddler in [...]
Andrea
Thursday 13th of December 2012
We travel frequently via car and those are some great snack ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Andrea
Thursday 13th of December 2012
We travel frequently via car and those are some great snack ideas! Thanks for sharing.
Pam
Thursday 13th of December 2012
Those are great snack ideas, Julie. I like the egg mcmommies idea. lol I love to take ideas from fast food meals and adapt them to make them healthier.