These Tasty Road Trip Snacks Will Get You Through Any Long Drive (2024)

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These Tasty Road Trip Snacks Will Get You Through Any Long Drive? ›

Nuts or trail mix

Fresh vegetables are one of the healthiest road trip snack options out there. Baby carrots, sliced cucumbers, celery sticks, cherry tomatoes are all super healthy and easy to eat while driving.

Nuts and seeds: Almonds, cashews, peanuts, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds are all great options. They're high in protein, healthy fats, and fiber, and can last for weeks if stored properly. Dried fruit: Dates, apricots, raisins, and cranberries are all delicious and portable.

Popular Indian dry snacks include namkeen, such as bhujia, chivda, sev, roasted nuts like almonds, cashews, and dry fruits like raisins, apricots, and dates.

Fresh fruit

Less messy fresh fruit is a great option to pack and go. Think blueberries, clementines, bananas, small apples, strawberries, and grapes. Many fruits don't have to be kept in a cooler and can be eaten without utensils or plates.

Although every meal consumed behind the wheel poses a risk, some meals cause bigger distractions than others. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, hot coffee, tacos, hamburgers, fried chicken, jelly donuts and chocolate are on the list of top ten most dangerous foods to eat while driving.

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Pack snacks

Nuts, fruit, dried fruit, dark chocolate, hummus, rice cakes. These are all great healthy snack options that you can buy in a grocery store/market and can carry with you on your adventures. You'll thank yourself by having these on hand when the hangry-ness strikes.

Solid food items (not liquids or gels) can be transported in either your carry-on or checked baggage. TSA officers may instruct travelers to separate items from carry-on bags such as foods, powders, and any materials that can clutter bags and obstruct clear images on the X-ray machine.

Veggie sticks.

Carrot sticks, cucumber sticks, jicama sticks, red pepper strips, celery sticks, or baby tomatoes with hummus. You can buy little individual hummus cups at Costco (although they have added oil) or make your own and put them in these little containers that have lids.

Step 1: Get a bin for your snacks

I usually keep this bin on the floor of the passenger front seat. If you have 2 adults on your road trip or someone using this seat, you can keep your container in the back seat or in the back of the car, wherever you have room.

General Tips for Good Road Trip Foods:

Be sure to use a cooler for foods that need to be kept cool. For short trips or only a few refrigerated items, try using an insulated cooler bag or lunch box. Bring along a box of large re-sealable plastic freezer bags for ice to keep the food in the cooler cold.

Bringing your own snacks can help you resist fast food or convenience store items when you're on a road trip. Healthy choices include string cheese, cheese sticks, fresh fruits, nuts and protein bars. Snacks keep you full, provide nutrients and stop you from skipping meals, preventing overeating later.

Pack logically

Store foods that will be consumed last on the bottom and often-used food on top of the cooler. Cold air travels down so ice should always be on top with pre-chilled cans and bottles on the bottom. Perishable foods like meat and dairy should be stored on top of ice.