We are heading into one of the best times of the year for a road trip! I am personally planning what to pack for an upcoming two-day trip with my Dad. As a weekly meal planner/prepper I cannot go the gas station junk-food route! If you have a mini cooler, you make some of these meals ahead and pack perishable items.
AM eats
- Blended juice, smoothie, protein shake
- Hard-boiled eggs seasoned with cumin and cayenne pepper
- Raw oats or steel-cut oats with cinnamon
- Quest Bar
- PowerCrunch Bar
- Protein Pancakes
- ¼ cup raw cashews, pecans, or almonds
- Toast raw pumpkin & sunflower seeds and make your own trial mix! Roast the seeds on parchment paper, turning throughout the broil until just browned. Let cool. Toss with dried cranberries, raisins, & unsweetened coconut flakes. Recipe cred: my awesome trainer, Joan.
Lunch ideas
- Wrap with hummus, chicken, & veggies
- Lentil salad (lentils, cucumbers, parsley, fresh basil, red-wine vinegar, olive oil, S&P to taste)
- Ground turkey bowl with riced cauliflower, mushrooms, & salsa
- Almond butter & banana whole wheat wrap
- Veggie Burgers or Turkey Burgers
Anytime snacks and bevs
- Skinny Pop or Pirate’s Booty for when you are craving a crunch
- Apple, blueberries, or grapes
- Single serving cottage cheese
- Salami or Turkey Jerky
- Coffee, water, coconut water, flavored water, sparkling water
Coach Kimmy’s picks
Kinda fancy but remember this mompreneur eats brie every day so are you surprised?
- Organic string cheese with Back to Nature round crackers
- Small mozzarella balls with cherry tomatoes
- Sliced brie with green apples or dried apricots
Other clutch concepts
To pack:
- Hand Sanitizer
- Ziploc bag for trash so your car does not smell like food
- Paper towels/Napkins
- Baby Wipes
To do:
The Gas Station workout (I am definitely going to crush this!! #FitTrip)
- Jumping jacks or jump rope – one minute
- Walking lunges – one minute
- Pushups – one minute
- Body weight squats – one minute
- Plank – one minute
A Road Trip Always Leads Back Home!
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Kelly Christiansen A top columnist at MsCareerGirl, marketing guru Kelly Christiansen has 10+ years of strategic leadership experience and is a Senior Marketing Strategist on the Health Care team at Kahler Slater, an architecture firm in Wisconsin. An avid reader, runner, and recipe experimenter, you can follow Kelly on twitter @kellymc247
