I posted last week about our upcoming road trip to North Carolina and the need for the ultimate music playlist. If music is the most important aspect of the trip, then snacks for the road have to be a very close second. My ultimate goal is to not have to stop for a full meal.
There is a fine art to getting snacks for a road trip. The snacks can’t be too messy or smelly. They have to be able to be served at or near room temperature (although we will have a small cooler for drinks). You need to have a mix of sweet, salty, and spicy. And of course, they have to be tasty 🙂
So with all of this in mind, the kids and I went to Wal-Mart earlier this week to stock up, and I think we did a pretty decent job. The kids got their favorite flavors of Pop-Tarts (Chocolate Chip Cookie Dough and Strawberry Milkshake), I got my mandatory Hot Fries and Munchos, and we will be making a whole mess of PB&J sandwiches the day before we leave.
The only problem? I think we did our shipping trip a bit too early. The Pop-Tart boxes have already been open, Luna and I have devoured half the Hot Fries, and the dogs ate my Munchos while we were out of the house yesterday.
Since we will obviously need to make another snack run, I wanted to ask for your input. What are your favorite snacks to take on the road? Post in the comments below what you think we should add to our shopping list.
Twizzlers! Beef Jerky, nuts, trail mix, Lunchables, M&M’s….just to name a few. Have a fun trip! We lived in Burlington, NC for many years.
Great suggestions Jenn – thank you!