15 Healthy Road Trip Snack Ideas
Since many of you might be hitting the road this summer, I thought I'd share some snack packing ideas with you! I included a balance of healthy, sweet and savory snacks that will please the whole family!
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Ingredients
- 1. Muffins - homemade are best. The store-bought ones are kinda heavy on the gut.
- 2. Yogurt (drinkable or sqeezeable ones for kids work well - no spoons needed!)
- 3. Blend smoothies and take them along!
- 1. Mandarin oranges (clementines)
- 2. Apricots
- 3. Cherries
- 1. Almonds (or mixed nuts)
- 2. Sun flower seeds with paper cups as spitters
- 1. Sugar snap peas
- 2. Baby carrots (or sliced carrots)
- 3. Ranch to di
- 4. Corn on the cob (tastes just as good cold, just omit the butter)
- 5. Baby tomatoes or sliced cucumbers
- 1. BLT's with avocado spread
- 1. Unsweetened carbonated drinks
- 2. Reduced sugar kids drinks
- 3. Coconut Water
- 4. Water (of-course.)
- 1. String cheese
- 2. Baked Potato Chips
Steps
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Bring pillows and a bed time teddy. Tell kids that it's a really long boring drive and they need to sleep, reassuring them that when they wake up, you'll be almost there. Repeat until children fall asleep. This works about 10% of the time but it's worth trying.
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Always pack a barf bag. Always.
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Find a creative way to block sunlight coming into kids windows so they don't end up with a sun tan on one leg. And they'll sleep better.
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Bring entertainment. We love listening to Adventures in Odessy (great stories with moral lessons that are entertaining for the whole family). An ipad is a good idea too for cartoons, but we usually break it out as a last resort.
💰 Cost Estimate
📋 Price Breakdown (20% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Unit Price | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muffins - homemade are best. The store-bought ones are kinda heavy on the gut. | 1 | $1.88/kg | $0.19 |
| Yogurt | 2 | $0.94/200g | $0.94 |
| Blend smoothies and take them along! | 3 | $2.19/kg | $0.66 |
| Mandarin oranges | 1 | - | - |
| Apricots | 2 | - | - |
| Cherries | 3 | - | - |
| Almonds | 1 | - | - |
| Sun flower seeds with paper cups as spitters | 2 | - | - |
| Sugar snap peas | 1 | - | - |
| Baby carrots | 2 | - | - |
| Ranch to di | 3 | - | - |
| Corn on the cob | 4 | - | - |
| Baby tomatoes or sliced cucumbers | 5 | $0.75/kg | $0.38 |
| BLT's with avocado spread | 1 | - | - |
| Unsweetened carbonated drinks | 1 | - | - |
| Reduced sugar kids drinks | 2 | - | - |
| Coconut Water | 3 | - | - |
| Water | 4 | - | - |
| String cheese | 1 | - | - |
| Baked Potato Chips | 2 | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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