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TJ brown rice cakes, Korean seaweed packs, sunflower seeds, almonds, grapes, grape tomatoes, easy peel tangerines, apple slices, baby bananas, string mozerella or sticks presliced from a cheddar block, sliced cucumbers, baby carrots, dried fruit - apricots, figs, mangos, cranberries, cherries, pineapple, raisins, boiled eggs, yogurt tubes...
I have a foldable cooler (which I also use for grocery shopping during the summer months-- no melted ice cream) and these pyrex ice packs (~10" x 6") that are still somewhat solid even at the end of the day. A couple of the bigger packs last much longer than multiple lunch box size ice packs.
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Gogurt is my DD4's favorite!
I also pack grape tomatoes, cantelope, oranges already peeled and sectioned, cottage doubles, carrots & celery with a small container of Hidden Valley Ranch - all this to keep her and I from pigging out on salty, sugary snacks and feeling really bad that night or the next day.
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For some reason in our group car trips=egg salad. Weird, huh? We always pack egg salad sandwiches and chips. When we used to drive to WDW that was our dinner, and then breakfast at cracker barrel, and there by lunch.
I am a Girl Scout and love your "mickey mix". We make "GORP" or good old raisins and peanuts. Scouts have added many things to our mix in addition to what you listed, including sunflower seeds, banana chips, all flavors of m&m's, all flavors of baking chips (butter scotch, choclate, peanut butter etc.), all types of nuts, and even skittles (yuck!). Remember to leave it in the sun, nothing better than chocolate melted on other items!
I think you have some great snack suggestions. As far as beverages, last summer we brought the 12 packs of minute maid light lemonade and light orangeade. We also brought some bendable straws to drink from the cans in the car which really helped to reduce spills.
We DO NOT eat in our van. However, I know that there is no way we can make the drive to Disney without snacks. Over Easter weekend we went on a 4 1/2 hour trip. I brought the girls dry cereal and goldfish. That was enough for the short drive. But for going to Disney, I plan to bring other items as well. I will go to Sams Club before our trip and get some snacks. Hopefully I'll get enough for trip there and back and for while we are there.
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My kids invent their own mixes and I just buy the requested snacks. Next time I was going to bring the kids to the bulk foods section at our local health food store to make a mix.
My kids invent their own mixes and I just buy the requested snacks. Next time I was going to bring the kids to the bulk foods section at our local health food store to make a mix.
We make our own mixes as well like the strawberry chex mixed with chocolate chex,banana chips , and mini marshmallows. We also do some fruit, cheese slices or string, My kids love the fruit crisps at Costco (dehydrated fruit chips in indiv. bags). Stuffed celery (w/ cream cheese) in tupperware. We have a cooler with us. The Annie's organic bunnies that come in different flavors are as good as teddy grahams yet healthier. We make our own PB crackers as we use reduced fat PB and reduced fat crackers. I think the important part is to stay hydrated as the AC in the car tends to dry the air and we drink less when travelling. So we have bottles of water and tea, some diet pop for mom and dad. We do allow some junk food as car trips are long and boring so a little junk food brightens the day for my kids. Since vacations are when we are more laid back about what we eat, I start to slack off on the car or plane ride down.
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Packed in the cooler
Smuckers PB&J Rounds
Cream Cheese
Sunny D/Juice Boxes
Water Water Water
String Cheese
GoGurts
Dry Pack
Squirt Cheese w/crackers
Fruit Rollups
100 Calorie Pack Cookies/Crackers
Pretzels
Goldfish
Gummy Bears - Gotta Have Em
Bannanas & Apples
Mini Bagels
Little Boxes of ceral - they eat it dry so no milk necessary
Plactic Knives/Forks/Spoons/Plates/Paper Towels/Wet Wipes
The kids each also get to pack their favorites in their road gear bags.
We always have to have gold fish, pretzels and chex mix. This trip i am taking a cooler with sandwiches so we do not have to stop for dinner the first night. I will pack water and juice and lots of lollypops to.
I like the idea of the trail mix. I will probebly also pack some chocolate to keep me going on our 18 hour drive.
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