McDonald’s. It’s also available to you internationally at nearly every airport in the world. That’s been my go to for 25 years.

Otherwise, we try to pack our own food. I pack my own food when I travel for endurance events and make myself sandwiches and things like that when I can.

Chick Fil A

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Anonymous wrote:We lean toward Chipotle and Chick Fil A due to kids allergies.

Kid’s allergies. How many of your kids have food allergies?

More than one of them, why do you care so much?

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Anonymous wrote:We pack coolers with healthy food and repack the cooler with food and ice on stops. Lots of veggies and fruits, Greek yogurt and cheese/ meat. We try to avoid too many carbs in the car as activity is limited on those days. We do normally go for a family jog at lunch though before we eat. We park at a school/ neighborhood park and jog a couple miles then eat. It’s quite lovely. Our kids as young as 4 have done this.

Are you serious?

Sadly there’s a part of me that thinks this actually may be serious.

I was hoping it was satire, but…no.

Yes, I’m serious and don’t really understand all the snarky responses. The jog is setting no records and is a great way to stretch our legs. We run together as a family at home too. We do it before we eat, simply because we feel sick if we eat first. The cooler of food helps us save money too. We road trip a lot, and this is our routine.

If you can’t see how odd and disturbing this is then we can’t help you. Marking a 4 year old run a mile for food? What’s wrong with you. I have no problem with family exercise but the way you’re doing it is bat $hit crazy. Lord help your kids.

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Anonymous wrote:We pack coolers with healthy food and repack the cooler with food and ice on stops. Lots of veggies and fruits, Greek yogurt and cheese/ meat. We try to avoid too many carbs in the car as activity is limited on those days. We do normally go for a family jog at lunch though before we eat. We park at a school/ neighborhood park and jog a couple miles then eat. It’s quite lovely. Our kids as young as 4 have done this.

Are you serious?

Sadly there’s a part of me that thinks this actually may be serious.

I was hoping it was satire, but…no.

Yes, I’m serious and don’t really understand all the snarky responses. The jog is setting no records and is a great way to stretch our legs. We run together as a family at home too. We do it before we eat, simply because we feel sick if we eat first. The cooler of food helps us save money too. We road trip a lot, and this is our routine.

Whatever you do should be avoided if it results in systems so fragile that no one in your family can eat a sandwich without extensive prep or feeling sick.

That is a terrible sign for your health.

This family routine reminds me of the time we went to a restaurant with a bunch of families after a kid baseball game. The boys were all around nine at the time and many had siblings. Anyway, after having dinner, the kids wanted a scoop of ice cream for dessert (nothing fancy…literally just a scoop of ice cream). All the kids got ice cream except for the older sister (about 12)of one of the boys. Her mom looked at her, and in front of everyone said, “A moment on the lips, forever on the hips.” This young girl was not overweight and even if she was, it was one scoop of ice cream. All of the other kids had their ice cream (eight other kids) and this girl with the oh-so-lovely mother, watched as all the other kids had dessert.

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Anonymous wrote:We pack coolers with healthy food and repack the cooler with food and ice on stops. Lots of veggies and fruits, Greek yogurt and cheese/ meat. We try to avoid too many carbs in the car as activity is limited on those days. We do normally go for a family jog at lunch though before we eat. We park at a school/ neighborhood park and jog a couple miles then eat. It’s quite lovely. Our kids as young as 4 have done this.

Are you serious?

Sadly there’s a part of me that thinks this actually may be serious.

I was hoping it was satire, but…no.

Yes, I’m serious and don’t really understand all the snarky responses. The jog is setting no records and is a great way to stretch our legs. We run together as a family at home too. We do it before we eat, simply because we feel sick if we eat first. The cooler of food helps us save money too. We road trip a lot, and this is our routine.

Whatever you do should be avoided if it results in systems so fragile that no one in your family can eat a sandwich without extensive prep or feeling sick.

That is a terrible sign for your health.

The junkiest stuff we can find that’s not local. Waffle House. Cook Out. Jack in the Box. Whataburger. Buc-ees.

And then we go back to our regular scheduled programming. Works for us.

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Anonymous wrote:We pack coolers with healthy food and repack the cooler with food and ice on stops. Lots of veggies and fruits, Greek yogurt and cheese/ meat. We try to avoid too many carbs in the car as activity is limited on those days. We do normally go for a family jog at lunch though before we eat. We park at a school/ neighborhood park and jog a couple miles then eat. It’s quite lovely. Our kids as young as 4 have done this.

Are you serious?

Sadly there’s a part of me that thinks this actually may be serious.

I was hoping it was satire, but…no.

Yes, I’m serious and don’t really understand all the snarky responses. The jog is setting no records and is a great way to stretch our legs. We run together as a family at home too. We do it before we eat, simply because we feel sick if we eat first. The cooler of food helps us save money too. We road trip a lot, and this is our routine.

NP but I agree. Moving the body is important to offset a long day of sitting. We have not done road trips longer than 5 hours so no need for long breaks, but we definitely prioritize getting the heart pumping before or after the drive and have since our children were toddlers.

And we always pack our lunches too. Quicker and safer.

Safer than what?!?

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Anonymous wrote:OP don’t know if you care but the owner of Jimmy Johns supports canned hunts of wild animals in Africa. He kills giraffes for fun. For this reason alone I will never support any JJ franchise.

I actually had no idea! Good to know - that will make me think twice.
And yes I know chick-fil-a is problematic too.

Try Firehouse Subs instead.

We’re not picky. Ive never been to Cracker Barrel and would probably enjoy a meal there on the road. Not a fan of Chic-fil-a; just don’t like the food. Otherwise, McDonalds, Burger King, Arby’s, etc. are all fine with me. It appears that there are a bunch of fast food places a bit further out that we don’t have here in NOVA (e.g., Jimmy John’s - never heard of them), but I’d be willing to try them if I ran across them on the road.

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Anonymous wrote:We pack coolers with healthy food and repack the cooler with food and ice on stops. Lots of veggies and fruits, Greek yogurt and cheese/ meat. We try to avoid too many carbs in the car as activity is limited on those days. We do normally go for a family jog at lunch though before we eat. We park at a school/ neighborhood park and jog a couple miles then eat. It’s quite lovely. Our kids as young as 4 have done this.

4-year-old: Mommy, can we eat now?

Mom: Not until you’ve done your two-mile jog, honey?

4-year-old: But mom, yesterday was leg day.

😂😂😂😂😂😂

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Anonymous wrote:We pack coolers with healthy food and repack the cooler with food and ice on stops. Lots of veggies and fruits, Greek yogurt and cheese/ meat. We try to avoid too many carbs in the car as activity is limited on those days. We do normally go for a family jog at lunch though before we eat. We park at a school/ neighborhood park and jog a couple miles then eat. It’s quite lovely. Our kids as young as 4 have done this.

Are you serious?

Sadly there’s a part of me that thinks this actually may be serious.

I was hoping it was satire, but…no.

Yes, I’m serious and don’t really understand all the snarky responses. The jog is setting no records and is a great way to stretch our legs. We run together as a family at home too. We do it before we eat, simply because we feel sick if we eat first. The cooler of food helps us save money too. We road trip a lot, and this is our routine.

NP but I agree. Moving the body is important to offset a long day of sitting. We have not done road trips longer than 5 hours so no need for long breaks, but we definitely prioritize getting the heart pumping before or after the drive and have since our children were toddlers.

And we always pack our lunches too. Quicker and safer.

McD for breakfast. For other meals, depending on availabilty: Taco Bell, McDonalds, Applebee's.

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Anonymous wrote:Mcdonalds. Have never gotten food poisoning there.

+1. Grab a McChicken and keep moving down the road.

But make sure you know where the bathrooms are along the way! We have decided we will not eat McDonald's on road trips anymore. The last few times we have needed to make multiple stops after.

Our go to is Chick-fil-a. We do a 10hr drive to Grandma's a few times a year and know where they all are along the route. We will gladly drive an hour longer along the route to stop at a Chick-fil-a. Or we will will stop for pizza at a non chain place.

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Anonymous wrote:We don't do "driving trips" but I've stopped at Wendy's for a plain baked potato a couple of times. In-n-Out is okay also.

What is a "driving trip"?

Ask the OP.