Road trip snacks!

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Anonymous wrote:Pepperidge Farm cookies. I only eat them on road trips. Milanos? Nom nom nom nom nom nom nom. Brussels? Nom nom nom nom nom nom. All that's left are Chessmen? Ok. Nom nom nom nom nom.

Why?

It truly never occurs to me to buy them any other time. As soon as a road trip comes up, I hunt them down in the grocery store. I'm sure if they weren't for a "special" occasion, they'd just be run of the mill trash.

I love this. Love having things that go with special occasions. This is a perfect example. Mine is cheese balls (Utz or Planters) at New Years only.

Speaking of which a giant canister of cheese balls is great for a road trip, but very messy with orange powder. And when you empty the giant barrel you can pee in it if you get stuck in traffic.

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Anonymous wrote:I only eat Fritos on road trips.

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Fruits and nuts. That really keep you going. As much as I like the salty chip, they make you feel tired after eating so many bags on a road trip.

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Road trips is the only time I chew gum. Usually my kids will have some for me.

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Pringle’s are a road trip favorite
Whopper Jr for the dog
Always almonds too

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If the trip is 4 hrs or under, I only pack a granola bar and make one bathroom/coffee stop.

If it’s a longer road trip, or one at night when I might need stimulation, I like to pack a sandwich from home (or pick up from the deli on my way out of town) and something salty/sweet like candied nuts.

Also, if I am the passenger, I’m more willing to eat pretzels, chips, etc but when I’m driving I hate a mess.

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I LOVE BAGELS ON ROAD TRIPS

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Those 100 calorie bags of unsalted almonds or walnuts
Bags of chestnuts
Apples

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Sun Chips -- French Onion

Short anecdote -- early on, we really couldn't afford eating "out" a full meal on the few road trips to relatives and we'd pack sandwiches and drinks for the family. But DH would pull into a convenience store before we got on the road and everyone could pick "one" treat. The kids got creative and one would pick salty and the other sweet and share/trade. It was sooooo cute.

To this day, he'll get me a bag of Sun Chips before a trip (because I never got anything different)! Next trip? In just a few weeks to see oldest DC at college!!

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Mentos

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Wawa cheese stuffed soft pretzels
Herr's potato chips
hard boiled eggs
cheese cubes
Cheez-its
dried mango
honey cashews
marcona almonds with salt

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Anonymous wrote:Sun Chips -- French Onion

Short anecdote -- early on, we really couldn't afford eating "out" a full meal on the few road trips to relatives and we'd pack sandwiches and drinks for the family. But DH would pull into a convenience store before we got on the road and everyone could pick "one" treat. The kids got creative and one would pick salty and the other sweet and share/trade. It was sooooo cute.

To this day, he'll get me a bag of Sun Chips before a trip (because I never got anything different)! Next trip? In just a few weeks to see oldest DC at college!!

Do you think it's easy to find your preferred flavor of Sun Chips? I like the plain kind on road trips, and it always feels like gas stations have everything but the plain ones. I wonder if people who like the flavored ones are muttering about how there only seem to be plain ones.

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Anonymous wrote:I LOVE BAGELS ON ROAD TRIPS

Not exactly the same, as we eat bagels at home maybe once a month, but for DH if we’re on vacation he always orders a bagel with smoked salmon breakfast. He never, ever gets the smoked salmon at home - not at restaurants, nor do we buy it for the house. To him, nothing says “vacation” like a hotel bagel & lox spread.

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Combos are only for sale at rest stops. Right? I’ve never bought them elsewhere.

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Pretzel Combos for snacks. Royal Farms for chicken biscuit/chicken sliders for breakfast or lunch.