Packing Healthy Food on the Road
10-18-2015, 11:37 PM
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The Strongbags cooler is a good one. I try to make food at home that refrigerates or freezes well for trips (pastas, Shepard's pie, various casseroles, stir fry, etc. are the common ones for me). I'll pack a salad or two but always try to eat them sooner rather than later, so my meals tend to get unhealthier near the end. You'll have a hell of a time packing food for a six day trip, but any amount you bring with you is better than none.
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10-19-2015, 12:16 AM
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I pack my credit card for wendys and McDonald's. Fits in my wallet real nicely and doesn't go bad. By the way, a frosty is so much better than one of those boost things or a kale anything. Take a multivitamin if you're worried about healthy stuff and boom, 100% of all the recommended nutrients. Start packin on the pounds? No problem. Scale it down and go with a small frosty instead of a large.
10-19-2015, 02:44 AM
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10-19-2015, 07:49 AM
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On a typical trip I pack some fresh deli turkey or ham, cracker cut cheese, canned tuna/chicken or grilled chicken strips, hard boiled eggs, peanut butter, and some wraps. Sometimes I make some pasta and sauce or pesto or a homemade crock pot soup and bring that too. Throw in a few breakfast or protein bars and some wasabi almonds and crackers for snacks.
10-19-2015, 08:02 AM
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Packing fresh food takes a lot of room. Big bags are required. Grapefruit is great on the road but takes up a lot of room.
Sandwich thin bread is amazing, we seem to be the only ones who buy them in the g-store because they are almost always nearly expired.
A hunk of Good meat is tough to come by at a good price on the road, brown some up before you leave and toss it in a bag. We use stew meat (pork), it is already cut up in finger sized bites. 1lb of meat to stretch over four days for like $3.50
Sandwich thin bread is amazing, we seem to be the only ones who buy them in the g-store because they are almost always nearly expired.
A hunk of Good meat is tough to come by at a good price on the road, brown some up before you leave and toss it in a bag. We use stew meat (pork), it is already cut up in finger sized bites. 1lb of meat to stretch over four days for like $3.50
10-19-2015, 08:52 AM
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go to your local health food store and check out their selection. There are tons of things that don't require refrigeration and are easy to stow. yes you do eat like a bird with all the grains,nuts and seeds but you don't notice after a while. in fact, you become more conscious of what you put in your body and realize how bad food on the road really is.
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