We’ve had a few longish trips travelling in the camper van recently and I feel like I’ve put a few stone on in weight from just sitting in the car eating. Whilst I eat fairly healthily at home (in the daytime at least), when I’m in the car for longer journeys I do tend to reach for the sweeter, unhealthier snacks and don’t seem to be able to stop.
I think most of it is down to boredom.
It doesn’t help that we seem to stop every few hours and I have to walk past the food shops and sweet shelves. Yes, I could walk past but my will power is really lacking recently. Not only am I putting weight on but I’m spending a fortune on food too.
What I need to do is get organised and get my will power back!
So, I’ve written a healthy snack list that I can stick on my fridge and make sure I can bring some of them with us.
I’ve gone for snacks that are easy to transport, aren’t too messy and should be able to be cut up fairly quickly as there’s often not too much time when I’m trying to pack up and get us all in the car.
Vegetables:
If you have time cut them up at home and keep fresh in sealed tubs. If you don’t have time buy ready chopped carrots and celery sticks from the supermarket!
Carrot sticks
Cucumber sticks
Celery
Pepper
Sugar snap peas
Raw broccoli florets
Raw cauliflower florets
Fruit:
Keep fruit that could get squished all over the car in sealed tubs, keeps the car a bit cleaner! Keep bananas in a tub or at least in the top of a bag if you don’t like them bruised. As soon as my children see a bit of brown on the skin it puts them off!
Apples
Bananas
Blueberries in pots
Strawberries cut up
Grapes cut up
Dates
Dried apricots
Protein to fill us up:
These should keep you filled up for longer so you’re not reaching for the sweeter stuff.
Nuts (but not too many and not salted!)
Houmous
Roasted chick peas
Boiled Eggs
Other
Breadsticks
Vegetable crisps
Rice cakes
Crackers
Of course, if you’re like my mum and can stick to eating TWO CHOCOLATES a day only (who does that!!) then I’d chuck a few in too, for me if they are around they are calling to be eaten and the whole bag has to go. I mean what’s a road trip without a sweet?
Happy Road trips!
Do you have any other healthy snacks for road trips?
That sounds an awful lot of snacks to think about. What about for the adults some sugar free chewing gum which can sort of keep you feeling you are eating something. You could each trip limit yourself to just two or three healthy snacks and eat them slowly!
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We don’t need to take them all, just so there’s lots to choose from!! Like the chewing gum idea mum. Xx
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We drive far when we do road trips in South Africa and we’re planning one for this coming summer in the USA so I’m always interested in healthy travelling food ideas. On a recent trip from the South of Ireland to the Isle of Skye I packed a 12 hour picnic! I included a potato salad, (we stopped to eat that) blocks of cheese and mini rolls with cold meats and salad. In South Africa you can get dried beef biltong to snack on which is a handy protein source but it’s filled with salt. #DreamTeam
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I really fancy some beef biltong now you’ve mentioned it. I’ve not had any for ages!
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My hubby and kids live it so he makes it himself. It’s easy to make actually!
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These all sound like great ideas! I’m trying to eat healthily and chocolate and sweets in service stations are lethal!
Thanks for the ideas x
#DreamTeam
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Those pesky big bars of chocolate by the tills!!
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Good ideas here, we’re trying to eat more raw veg during the day as snacks instead of reaching for the biscuits! #bloggerclubUK
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I try not to buy biscuits as I just end up eating the whole packet. Whoops.
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Some great ideas here, we all love carrot sticks #coolmumclub@_karendenbid199@gmail nis
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My daughter asked for them as her snack when I picked her up from school – one of her favourite things at the moment. I can’t see my son ever asking for vegetables!
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L is currently obsessed with baby cucumbers, no cutting, no fuss and no mess. Perfect for in the car so I’m happy with that little craze! #stayclassymma
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O yes, they’re great the little cucumbers!
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I love peppers! Great ideas here. #coolmumclub
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Me too and my son, who often doesn’t like vegetables but does like salad!
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We love apples and breadsticks or really apples with anything! Banana with peanut butter is also a great one. Thanks for linking up to #coolmumclub 100 with this x
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Lots of great and yummy choices here. cucumber and apple slices/sticks are a favourite here.
#FamilyFun
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That’s a good list. We also do road trips and I have learnt to pick food for snacks that are the least messy! It’s just not worth the cleanup!
Thanks for linking to the #dreamteam
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These are good for all occasions really not just road trips. I think flap jacks or oat bars would be good. Sweet and healthy if you have time to make them before you go. I took carrot and cucumber on the train the other day and enjoyed this as a snack. Thank you for linking up to the #familyfunlinky
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These are great tips I find I need to relook at my weekly snacks in the car as it becomes chaos rushing to activities as well. I wish you have a list to print. The lazy me would put this up in my pantry for suggestions. #dreamlinky
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Thank you. If you click on the highlighted healthy family snacks in text it should take you to Pinterest & you could print it from there? Let me know if not working (I’m not very techy) and I’ll try and fix it.
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A great post: I wish I’d read it before we went away last weekend! My kids love peppers and boiled eggs so next time I will plan ahead. Thanks for linking up with #stayclassymama
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Oh well next time!
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Love all these ideas. My kids love cucumber and peppers as well as red fruits so we always pack some for our journeys. Thank you for sharing with #StayClassyMama
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The little cucumbers are a great easy snack to take.
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I would journey with you in a car, anytime! ❤ #stayclassymama xoxo
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Lol!
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Great ideas! We don’t really travel far but I swear by little tubs of grapes / cut up apple for long events. They’re quiet to eat and don’t get crumbs everywhere! 🙂 #KCACOLS
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A lovely healthy selection. I must say we’ve never eaten in the car on road trips, we wait for a picnic stop as I hate finding apple cores months later, may be I just have badly behaved children! #KCACOLS
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I know what you mean. Fortunately the camper has a bin the back so I’m training the children to use that. They’re getting better!
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Fantastic ideas and they all sound yummy too! I definitely find I eat worse when I’m out and about, but a snack in my handbag gets me back on track. Thanks so much for linking up at #KCACOLS. Hope you come back again next time.
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Thank you.
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Great tips! Snacks are a vital part of our road trips! We would go insane without our bribes, I mean snacks… Thank you for linking up at the #bigpinklink xx
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Much needed!
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You are very organised, we just gave the kids a big packet of Cheerios each for the back of the car lol #kcacols
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Great idea!
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I love packing for a picnic and there are always lots of fruit and my favourite crusty roll with cheese! Yum.
Mainy
#KCACOLS
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Love a crusty roll!
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I’ve recently joined The Healthy Mummy UK. They have some great snacks to make. Weetabix bites etc. Boost balls using dates and cacao. I’m a total foodie and love a snack but my metabolism is definitely slowing as I get older so I’ve gotta be healthier.
#KCACOLS
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Thanks, I’ll have to look into that to get some inspiration.
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I’m not sure its as healthy as I tell myself it is, but we are big fans of beef jerky on road trips #KCACOLS
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Tasty though!
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Good for any situation. And all things my son will eat and only eat lol. #kcacols
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Lol!
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Totally, I have zero will-power with chocolate and the only way is not to have any in the house! How does your mum do that?! Healthy snacks are so much better but not so exciting!! #kcacols
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Lol I know it’s just not right! My mum’s not passed that will power on to me -just the sweet tooth bit!
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Fab list here. I never seem to think what to pack as snack for my kids – healthy ones! #KCACOLS
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Trouble is I think I have a bit of a sweet tooth…….
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