However, we can’t live off snacks and sides alone on a road trip. Plus, they are pure fruit and don’t contain added sugar or high fructose corn syrup, and come in up to 12-count cartons (which is great since my older kids all love eating from apple sauce pouches too!). My toddler loves eating applesauce for lunch (and a snack and pretty much anytime) so we’re thankful for Tree Top Apple Sauce Pouches, as they are an anywhere, anytime, no mess snack thanks to their no-spill squeeze pouch design. We like to keep things are hygienic and mess-free as possible! These little people, secured in 5-point harnesses, can’t reach food they drop and are naturally messy, letting crumbs go all over them and their car seats, and the floor. Picking the right car foods is doubly challenging when you consider the fact that little kids will be handling said food in the car. Of course, not everything we normally eat for breakfast, lunch, and dinner are “car foods.” Milk and breakfast cereal in a bowl while driving? Pancakes with syrup? Hot soup in a bowl? Ain’t gonna happen! What Food and Drinks to Pack for Long Road Trip Of course, you can buy individually packaged portions of these if you prefer too (and buy a big case from a warehouse store). You can do the same for the nuts and crackers you buy too. With the chips, you can buy a super-sized bag, and divide it up yourself into individual snack bags for each person. (We put the remainder in storage for our next big trip).īut, think about all those foods you usually buy at convenience stores on road trips, and buy them in bulk or with coupons or on sale before the trip!Ĭhips. Even things like our energy drinks (which we only drink on long road trips) we bought ahead of time in order to save money. We made sure to buy things in bulk wherever possible to save even more. How to Save Money on Food During a Road TripĪ major reason to pack food for your long road trip is the fact that food sold at convenience stores, gas stations, and rest stops are almost guaranteed to be more expensive than the prices you can find at your local grocery store or club warehouse. And adds a huge expense to your trip.īecause we knew we had a long road trip ahead of us and didn’t want to spend hundreds of dollars on food or to feel sick the whole car ride, we brought a giant cooler (or two), prepped some food, and tried to eat the food we brought from home as much as possible. Why You Should Bring Food from Home on Your Road TripĮating out on the road is super expensive and when you will be driving over breakfast, lunch, and dinner, and feeding six people, it’s crazy expensive!Įating fast food for all three meals, plus snacks is also super unhealthy and makes you feel like garbage as the heavy, high-calorie food just sits in your stomach as you are left immobilized and trapped in an upright seated position for hours after consuming it. We pack as light as possible and are definitely okay with our kids being bored for long stretches of time. Generally speaking, we like to keep things pretty simple, and cheap, when we travel. In fact, we moved across the country from Utah to Indiana when our twins were just 6-weeks old! We’re no stranger to the dilemmas that come with traveling in a car for hours on end while taking care of grade schoolers, preschoolers, toddlers, and infants. We drove to Santa Fe, NM last year for a blog conference, and we have driven to Indiana from Texas (and back) to visit with my in-laws. We’ve done a few long-distance road trips with all of our kids before. So, we decided to extend the road trip to “swing over” to Indiana as we were planning on traveling that week anyway. My grandmother passed away earlier this year and none of our children were ever able to meet her. Also, the last time we saw her, our son was only like four months old. Considering she is now 93 years old, we have no idea how much longer she’ll be with us. Our youngest, who is now almost 2 years old, has never met her Great-Grandmother. Coincidentally, my husband’s grandmother, and our only remaining grandparent between us, would be visiting his parents in Indiana the same week as the wedding. My oldest niece got married in Omaha and we wanted to go to her wedding. We drove from Central Texas to Omaha, Nebraska and then from Omaha, Nebraska to Indianapolis, Indiana, and then back home to Central Texas, in a massive 2800 mile road trip with four children over the course of only six days. All opinions are my own.Īt the beginning of June, our family went on a massive family road trip. This post is sponsored by on behalf of Tree Top.
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