Cooking for a Road Trip
A road trip is an exciting way to get away with friends or family, but the task of ensuring that you have enough food until you reach your destination can be a daunting one. Not only do you need to pack enough food, but you also have to be certain that you’ll consume it before it goes bad. So if you need help planning what food to bring along for an upcoming road trip, check out the tips below.
Bring Plenty of Snacks
Snacks with long shelf lives are a great way to ensure that everyone will have something to munch on when they get hungry while on the road between meals. Bring along healthy snacks, such as fresh fruits, cookies, nuts, cereal bars, etc. Opt for anything that you enjoy eating and that will serve to not only fill you up but also give you energy. High protein and healthy fats should be on the menu so that your body is able to stay awake during long car rides that can become monotonous.
Make Some Sandwiches
Sandwiches are a great option for any road trip. While you can certainly assemble them before you leave, it’s also a good idea to just bring along the ingredients and assemble them on the road if you think that the bread will get soggy along the way. And you can use travel containers for your condiments rather than bringing along large bottles that will take up too much space in the cooler you’re using.
If you have any ingredients that need to stay cool until you consume them, be sure to purchase ice packs for coolers so you can place everything into your cooler to maintain freshness. Bring along what you think you’ll need and a little extra, as bringing along too much will only result in ingredients perishing and going to waste.
Assemble a Salad
Salads are great because they’re packed with nutrition. The raw ingredients will definitely serve to give your body a necessary boost of energy for getting to your destination. Be sure to pack a salad in a single serving container for each of the people you’re travelling with. By having it already assembled, anyone can grab it whenever they want, even if it serves as a snack between meals. Just pack the dressing separately to keep the vegetables from getting soggy.
Grilling on the Go
If you want, you can certainly also bring along a camp grill so you can enjoy a few hot meals while en route to your destination. Look for lovely parks and clean rest areas where you can take the grill out. Some of these areas may even provide grills for travellers. This will take up a lot of space in your vehicle, so keep that in mind. That is why a lot of people opt to road trip in a camper or a van, so they have space in abundance. You can find cheap van insurance quotes at onesureinsurance.co.uk if you want to know how much it would cost to insure a van for your trip.
It’s a good idea to just pack enough ingredients for grilling during the first couple of days of your journey. Beyond that point, you can find markets that sell fresh ingredients along the way.
Once you have all of your ingredients packed and ready to go, all you have to do is enjoy the ride!
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Cooking up a storm in the kitchen and making a mess wherever I go. I bake things, I write things, I do things. Raised in the countryside and a farm girl at heart, my passion is my food and my food is my passion.
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