Originally Posted By Kala When we visit next month we will be flying in to CA, driving to Las Vegas with my brother and his sons to visit my father for a few days then coming back to CA to do Universal, and saving the best for last DL! What types of snacks do you like to take in the car. I'm looking for things that are easy to get too, not messy, etc... All ideas welcome! TIA
Originally Posted By dzy76 We have a thing about gummi sunflower seeds when we travel. But have to remember something to spit shells into (yuk). We also like gummi bears on the road. Gees, reading that makes me think we should start liking healthier snacks!
Originally Posted By wendebird I don't normally pack snacks. We stop every 2-1/2 hours or so for gas, potty break & I let the kids pick out a snack there. if it were me though, I'd pack aan almond/craisin trail mix & water. yum.
Originally Posted By tooele13 We're leving in 2 weeks from WA. I'm packing aniaml crackers, potato chips, bagged apples(like at McDonald's), grapes, a few bananas, some fruit snacks(twistables,fruit streamers)and probably fruit loops and lucky charms (my kids prefer cereal w/out milk).
Originally Posted By mele We always bring goldfish crackers on our road trips. Usually we give one bag to each kid so they don't have to share them. (Which means less fighting. LOL)
Originally Posted By cape cod joe low carb protein bars, especially right after lifting weights as I get "protein paranoia" Nothing for rest of fam as we just eat out about 75% of all our meals so we would just stop and eat out.
Originally Posted By danyoung I make the drive from Dallas to Anaheim (and also Dallas to Orlando) every year or two. Love the road! I usually pack a cooler of Dr. Pepper, and then pick up munchies at gas stops. Regular stars are M&M's (peanut & almond), any kind of spicy beef jerky, medium bags of chips (Ruffles!), and barbeque corn nuts. Got a trip coming up in June - can't wait!!!
Originally Posted By Sissy We had a long drive from S.F. area with three boys. We brought Cheese Its in the snack size bags and chewy granola bars. This held them over between stopping for breakfast and lunch. We also brought them in to Disneyland with us for snacks.
Originally Posted By chickendumpling I gotta do this kinda fast 'cause I gotta go so this is random and in no particular order.... We used to take lots and lots and chips and crud like that but I just couldn't take it anymore. I mean we still take some but I find fresh fruits much more satisfying. I put grapes and sliced fruits in little ziploc bags, take fruit roll ups, yogurt covererd raisins, stuff like that. I also take croissants, sandwich meats, breads, peanut butter bars,kudos,and such, small plastic bowls for serving, and napkins/roll of paper towels, dried fruit, chips, crackers, pretzels, gogurt granola bars, pop tarts. Have fun!
Originally Posted By chickendumpling (hey - did you ever see the picture I took for you at Tarzan's TreeHouse? I put it on shutterfly in one of my trip reports.)
Originally Posted By Kala Thanks for all the great ideas! chickendumpling, Thanks for the great picture! I was so happy to see that there when I braved the climb up the tree house that I screamed, "MY NAME!", followed by the most obnoxious, cartoonish, hyena laugh, heeeeeeheeeeeeeehehheheeeeeheeheheeeee! I needed a good slap to bring me back to earth. It is cool though. BTW Kala is part of my real hawaiian name and when it is said fast it means, money$$ Still waiting to win that lottery.
Originally Posted By AZDLDad <<Wbird-I don't normally pack snacks. We stop every 2-1/2 hours or so for gas, potty break & I let the kids pick out a snack there. if it were me though, I'd pack aan almond/craisin trail mix & water. yum.>> You must live in the sticks? We have been stuck on highways because of accidents for 4+ hours. I am afraid that cannabalism would've set in if we had not been prepared with munchies and water ahead of time. Little confused by your post though, you said you normally don't, but then if it were you, you would?
Originally Posted By chickendumpling <<chickendumpling, Thanks for the great picture! >> You are welcome. I'm glad you liked it. I was kinda worried that you would think I was some sort of weirdo since we've never met or anything but I just had to share it with you. lol. The other thing I do is keep a bunch of big ziploc bags up front with me for liquid trash like I put the soda cans in there & stuff that way I don't have to worry about them leaking all over the car or anything and I can just pitch them at the next stop. I also make sure I have at least two soft packets of unscented diaper wipes for quick clean up and of course, hand sanitizer. A road trip sounds so good right now! (or in a month, either way.
Originally Posted By 4Disnee We usually do not eat in our new truck due to the fact that we want to try and keep it clean as long as we can but we do carry snacks just in case our DS cant wait until the next potty or fuel stop. We always take bottled water, gold fish, beef jerkey and some form of candy. We alway make 1 potty stop and 1 stop for fuel and on the fuel stop we eat breakfast. So that pretty much holds our DS until we reach DL.
Originally Posted By BoyStory I'm a big snack-packer with all my boys in tow... I've learned the hard way that even during the winter it's best not to pack chocolate coated cookies b/c they often melt! Our favorites of recent trips have been Cheeze-its, Sun-chips, neopolitan wafers -a big favorite-(gotta dig for those chocolate ones first, LOL!) and graham crackers. We also pack LOTS of bottled waters. Pop-tarts are also great to pack for breakfast on the go while at the parks!
Originally Posted By wendebird >>You must live in the sticks? We have been stuck on highways because of accidents for 4+ hours. I am afraid that cannabalism would've set in if we had not been prepared with munchies and water ahead of time.<< Well aren't you just a ray of sunshine.
Originally Posted By wendebird >>Little confused by your post though, you said you normally don't, but then if it were you, you would?<< I mean exactly what I said. I don't "normally" pack snacks. As in not all the time, but sometimes depending on the situation. If I were going to pack a snack for maybe a hike into the woods or some other type of trip needing snackage, my choice of snack would be trail mix. Sorry for the apparent confusion.
Originally Posted By ThreeBittyBoys Sandwiches -- yummmm! Turkey on croissant (cheese optional) is our frequent take-along. I either buy the mini-croissants or cut the regular ones in half. Prepare and wrap individually, throw in the plug-in cooler for easy access.
