Road trip snacks clearly fall into 2 separate and distinct categories. There are “Fast Gobble” and “Slow Gobble” snacks.
It is a delicate balance to have sufficient supply of both: too much of the former, and you can hardly drag yourself out of the car into the truck stop for an open face roast beef sandwich. On the other hand, if you have an abundance of the latter, you may find yourself thrusting them on your hostess and eating them every day for the rest of your vacation.
Here is a chart that illustrates these truths. Feel free to adjust it to your own family and circumstances. Ennnnjoy.
Fast Gobble Versus Slow Gobble
- Chocolate Covered Cherries Wintergreen Life Savers
- Potato Chips Pretzels
- Cheez-its Chex Mix
- Bubble Gum Classic Dentyne Gum
- Bing Cherries Apples
- Chocolate Chip Cookies Animal Crackers
More –
Fast Gobble Versus Slow Gobble
peanuts in a can (honey coated) sun flower seeds (need a cup to spit in )
Apple orange
cold water coffee
m and m’s milk duds
chunks of cheese thin sliced cheese with ham
left over candy canes tootsie roll sucker
pop corn (few bites) pop corn (the whole bag 60 mi later)
yogurt raisins just plain raisins
can of pop can of pop that froze in your trunk
warm cookie cold cookie
piece of toast bagel with cream cheese
beef jerky very spicey beef jerky
(Now I’m hungry)
I like the can of pop versus can that froze in trunk. I see that you absolutely get the snack game!