Can you believe summer is already halfway over! It’s hard to keep track of time these days when we’ve been at home for some long quarantine-ing and laying low, but it’s already August! Just a month or so left of whatever king of summer this has been for you, but it’s not over yet!. For all those who are doing last minute road trips (or just need some help in the snacking department!), I am here to help keep you on track with the perfect road trip snack list!
Avoid the drive through and that afternoon blood sugar crash because you’ve decided to not eat all day to save up calories for vacation eating… terrible idea!! Instead, prepare for travel snacking ahead of time. It is easier than you think to get some healthy snacks while you’re on the road (not to mention it will save you from hours of regret after you’ve stuffed your face with crap after starving in the passenger seat for 4 hours…). Pack a travel bag of snacks and consider these easy-to-eat-easy-to-make tasty snacks that will fill you up and not leave you with a carb hangover.
Homemade trail mix
- Homemade trail mix (mix in nuts, seeds (pumpkin, sunflower, hemp), dried fruit (like cherries, cranberries, goji berries, or raisins, just watch out for added sugar on these when you buy them), or fresh fruit (like chopped apples or some berries)
- One of my favorite homemade trail mix recipes aht also happens to be super nutritious nad high in antioxidants:
- Equal parts pumpkin seeds, goji berries, roasted edamame; then drop in Hu Chocolate gems (however much chocolate you like!)
- Hu Chocolate is SOOO good and even better it’s vegan, paleo, and it’s sustainably and responsibly sourced; if you just want to use whatever chocolate you have at home, of course that works, but this stuff is worth the Amazon order!
Store bought energy bars
- Store bought Energy/Protein Bars
- These should be bars that are made with whole foods and real ingredients; choose bars that have 6 grams of sugar or less (otherwise you might as well drink a soda…)
- Here is a list of some energy bars that have less than 6 grams of sugar and real ingredients!
- FitJoy barre (see link for example)- great sources of protein as well https://www.fitjoynutrition.com or try this flavor here
- Kind bars (some are great, some flavors have a lot of sugar; just read the sugar content on the label)
- Larabar Uber (this particular kind of Larabar contains less sugar than the regular one), but the regular ones are equally as delicious and nutrition, the sugar comes from dates (not added)
- Health Warrior Chia Bars (try this flavor or this flavor!)
- Quest Bars (great sources of protein as well) Here is a good variety pack!
- Bumble Bar (they also have a great variety pack here!)
Homemade energy bars/balls
- Homemade energy/protein bars or balls
- Try my EASY no bake coconut balls to take with you!
- There are some great recipes out there, or you can experiment with your own and just package them up in some containers to bring with you.
- Try these No-Bake Almond Joy Bars or these No-Bake Protein Bars from ohsheglows.com
- Or try these protein bars from chocolatecoveredkatie.com
- There are a ton of good recipes out there, find some you like!
Other great snacks
- Greek yogurt or non-dairy yogurt (I love cashew yogurt) (no sugar added for either of those) topped with fruit and nuts
- Jackson’s Honest Sweet potato chips (the BEST chips ever, made with coconut oil and sea salt, they’re to die for and super nutritious)
Let me know your favorite travel snacks, so we can add to this perfect road trip snack list!