What are foods that are easy to pack and will store well for a roadtrip?!
What are foods that are easy to pack and will store well for a roadtrip?
-easy foods that are easy to prepare, easy to share amongst 5 crazy college kids, and easy to store and that will keep well on a roadtrip...trying to avoid fastfood
Answers:
You're probably going to have to have some sort of cooler. Take as little as possible that you have to keep cool. Some cold cuts, jam, cream cheese, cheddar cheese must be kept in a cooler. Bread, bagels, peanut butter, crackers, chex mix, chips, nuts, beef jerky don't have to be kept cold. Try to take enough cold cut type stuff to make sandwiches or jam to go with pb&j and give yourself enough variety to not get bored with the same thing over and over. Take some fruit that doesn't have to be kept cold either - apples, bananas, oranges. Be sure to take water along, too! I dont now how long your road trip is, but you can take a few days worth of food, and stop at a store along the way and replenish your stock. That way you aren't carrying a weeks worth of food around. Good luck, and have fun!
cereal!
Baby carrots, pretzles (You can get a Costo sized bag for a little over $3), pack cold cuts, mayo, mustard, and other condimtents and some wheat bread in a cooler to make sandwiches, bottled water, dry roasted peanuts.
trail mix, granola bars, dried fruit, peanut butter crackers. If you will have a cooler, the lunchables (meat, crackers and cheese) make some that arent so much directed at kids. In the same section of the store there are now some brands that make full sandwiches. Fresh fruit is good (oranges, bananas and apples will store well).
you can do the "deli" thing. course that requires a cooler, not sure how much room situation is. sandwiches combined with fresh fruit, and of course the usual sweets. you can also do dehydrated fruit, beef logs (like swiss colony) and cheese blocks (they don't have to be refrigerated in eaten in a day or so). beef jerky also an option to. you can avoid fast food but stop at fast food places. Yahoo had a feature story about the top 10 healthy fast food options but i can't find the link. if you went with grilled chicken sandwiches, salads, and lowfat subway sandwiches they could supplement the food you bring
You never said whether you planned to cook. Ramen noodles stay forever (almost) and only require hot water (from a sink maybe) to make. Dried fruit and trail mix is good and so is beef jerky. If your not going to cook and space is an issue tinned fish (sardines) are a good source of protein. Cracker and peanut butter are always good. Salami will stay good unrefrigerated for a long time until you open it then it needs to be in a zip-lock baggy.
do u have a little cooler? because u could pack cheese....cream cheese and bagels..lunch meats..apples.....cups of mr.noodles because most gas stations have hot water.......
i like the small cans of prepared chili, stew, etc. anything canned that doesnt need refrigeration is stupid easy. crackers and a can of something is great although kind of rustic. fresh oranges are good too. when i camp out and such i dont like to eat a lot. ill do the cans and always have a big breakfest eggs and all that. sometimes i will buy fresh meats near where im staying, hamburger or something more exotic, hot dogs.
what ever you decide, get your supplys at the local grocery before hitting the road. that will cost more and just be a disaster. dont play it by ear, plan it out!
rice;flour,sugar,tea,pasta,--m... your own bread/damper,vegetable oil in place of butter,powdered milk,nuts,dried apricots-----buy fresh vegesand fruit where you stop,or shortly before,meat=salami,smoked fish/chicken,reconstituted mince---theres a good start for staples,easy to cook,cheap,wholesome
Cereals.
Energy bars.
Dried fruits (healthy snack).
Fresh fruits
Nuts assortment (Makes u feel fuller longer.)
Bread. (Spreads are easy to carry around)
Instant drinks (Oatmeal cereal, coffee, tea)
Lots of mineral water (easily attainable)
Please do not neglect the intake of dietary fiber and drink lots of fluids
Packets of dry fruit and nuts also cut up celery,carrot, fruit etc and put in a plastic containes, carry paper towel and wet towels.
You could also make wraps with leb bread with healthy salad and take hot tea.
Think picnic, potato salad, nice breads, cold meats.
When all else fails scotch eggs are always good and filling, picnic bread (you get a tank loaf or a whole loaf of bread, cut off the top like a pie, take out some of the bread from the centre, stuff with anything, meats salad, you could even make it with hot fillings. Put top back on bread, cut and serve.