Road trip food

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

This sounds delicious.

But no one travels this way.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

This sounds delicious.

But no one travels this way.

Is this a joke?
Chutney, electric kettles, fast food with coffee? It's like a bad SNL skit.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

Where did you get that???

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

This sounds delicious.

But no one travels this way.

I try to. Eating junk on the side of the road makes the trip harder.

Grapes are really good for road trips. Wash them before you go obviously and they are easy to eat in the car and don't make you feel like crap. Cheese, crackers, bananas, sandwiches.

[Anonymous]

No eggs! They smell so rank, and even worse when the egg farts kick in.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

This sounds delicious.

But no one travels this way.

I try to. Eating junk on the side of the road makes the trip harder.

Grapes are really good for road trips. Wash them before you go obviously and they are easy to eat in the car and don't make you feel like crap. Cheese, crackers, bananas, sandwiches.

Grapes bananas and sandwiches are very normal options. Many people avoid junk food but do not eat warm chutney.

[Anonymous]

I am laughing about the chutneys and hard boiled eggs. Here's some real talk. I like road trip candy that keeps my mouth busy for a while. Skittles, Starbusts, etc. FWIW, I also like cucumbers, grapes, etc.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

This sounds delicious.

But no one travels this way.

Is this a joke?
Chutney, electric kettles, fast food with coffee? It's like a bad SNL skit.

Nope. This is quite common for people from my culture. We have been raised with good food and we cannot subsist for long on "unhappy meals". Also, I am assuming that you will at least stop 3 or 4 times on a 12 hour road trip? But, do what works for you. This is how we travel, unless it is a multi-day road trip.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

Where did you get that???

The stainless steel lunch box? Google stainless steel tiffin dabba and you will see a bunch of listings. I have one that fits inside an insulated container and keeps food hot or cold for a long time.

[Anonymous]

Thank you for the replies! Lots of good ideas. We're pretty healthy eaters in general, but I say no rules apply when it comes to road trips. Won't stop for fast food though, hence ideas on what to pack. Keep them coming!

[Anonymous]

Lunch meat (salami, or smoked Turkey or ham)
Boiled eggs
Boiled small potatoes (no need for cooler)
Boiled chicken (if you like it)
Sliced cheese
Bread
Cherry tomatoes
Cucumber
Other options that could prepared earlier and don’t need refrigeration like latkes.

[Anonymous]

Peanut butter, honey, and granola rolled up in a tortilla
Ham and cheese on Hawaiian rolls
Cheese sticks
Sugar snap peas
Grapes/clementines

… or we stop at a Cracker Barrel.

[Anonymous]

what's the peanut butter situation now? Safe?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:No way to warm the food? I love road trip food. We tend to think of it as a picnic, but we don't pack huge quantities of the same food. We take lots of variety.

For early lunch - I would pack an insulated multi-container lunch box (called tiffin box or dabba) with a nice veggi pilaf, daal, chicken curry, and paranthas. This would be eaten warm.

For a less fussy meal - rava-veggi idlies with chutney podi and coconut chutney.

For tea break - cucumber sandwiches and egg sandwiches. Some slices of homemade banana nut bread. Make tea in an electric kettle for car.

For coffee break - cookies and some via coffee satchets. Warm water and milk in electric kettle.

Pack fruits like bananas and tangerines. We like to buy fast food also - mainly fries, chicken nuggets and onion rings to go with the tea or coffee break.

This sounds delicious.

But no one travels this way.

Is this a joke?
Chutney, electric kettles, fast food with coffee? It's like a bad SNL skit.

Nope. This is quite common for people from my culture. We have been raised with good food and we cannot subsist for long on "unhappy meals". Also, I am assuming that you will at least stop 3 or 4 times on a 12 hour road trip? But, do what works for you. This is how we travel, unless it is a multi-day road trip.

Good Lord. It looks like those containers come with a healthy side of pretentious twatwaffle.

[Anonymous]

We would never do this, but just keep it simple.
Breakfast: eat at home. Take your coffee to sip on the road
Lunch: sandwich (Brie and apple w apricot jam or honey mustard), chips, grapes
Snack: trail mix or granola bar or yogurt pretzels
Dinner: olives, cheese, crackers, salami, mixed nuts
Dessert: cookies