Happy Monday everyone! Can you believe we are already this far into July? It's amazing how fast the summer goes! Anyway, Mal is here to today for a post that is perfect for this time of year. Many of you will take road trips this summer and she is here to talk about snackin' on those trips!
Road Trips
and Snacks
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| View from Fort Steele, British Columbia, Canada |
I am finally back home from my trip to beautiful Canada! Sunday
was a long day for me because my husband and I had to drive 14 hours straight
to get home. The good thing was I had a looong time to do nothing but think
about what I wanted to write in my post for this week.
Since I have been taking a lot of road trips lately and am about to take the
longest road trip of my life in a week and a half (I'm moving to Ohio...eeek!),
there has been one subject that has been on my mind a lot: road trip snacking.
Growing up my family went on lots of road trips and I
have to admit my favorite part was digging into the HUGE bag of snacks my mom
would bring...Licorice. Popcorn. Muddy Buddies. Sun Chips. Cinnamon bears.
Cookies. Hot Tamales. Smarties. You name it, my mom had it. Now don't get me
wrong, I believe all these things are fine in moderation. (Key word
MODERATION). But please tell me...who honestly snacks in moderation during road
trips?? Definitely not me. If I have a bag of candy in front of me and I have
nothing but prairies to look at for the next four hours, that whole bag of
candy is going straight to my belly. Totally unintentional of course, but
sometimes the bag-to-mouth hand motion goes into autopilot and you've done the
damage before you even realize it. You've eaten your days worth of calories and
all you've been doing is sitting on your butt...
Now here is the part where I give you a tip that you might not like... Don't bring snacks in the car for your road trips. I promise you can do it! Here is the first key to success: have a nice, big, healthy breakfast. My husband and I like to get on the road early, so we will wake up, drive a few hours and then stop for breakfast. That should tide you over until your next pit stop. Then you can grab a quick, healthy lunch and be on your way! Or even better, pack a lunch. Anyway, hopefully you get the gist!
Now I know there are some of you out there who just ABSOLUTELY have to snack (aka my mother). My tip for you would be to only bring healthy snacks that won't do damage. For example: carrots, apple slices, celery, grapes, pre-portioned nuts, blueberries, etc...
Last but not least, here is my favorite snack recipe that I make all the time at home that you can take on your next road trip if you really need to ;)
Now here is the part where I give you a tip that you might not like... Don't bring snacks in the car for your road trips. I promise you can do it! Here is the first key to success: have a nice, big, healthy breakfast. My husband and I like to get on the road early, so we will wake up, drive a few hours and then stop for breakfast. That should tide you over until your next pit stop. Then you can grab a quick, healthy lunch and be on your way! Or even better, pack a lunch. Anyway, hopefully you get the gist!
Now I know there are some of you out there who just ABSOLUTELY have to snack (aka my mother). My tip for you would be to only bring healthy snacks that won't do damage. For example: carrots, apple slices, celery, grapes, pre-portioned nuts, blueberries, etc...
Last but not least, here is my favorite snack recipe that I make all the time at home that you can take on your next road trip if you really need to ;)
PB AND HONEY BALLS
Mix together the following:
1 cup of oats
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/3 cup organic honey or agave
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1/2 cup dried cranberries (no sugar added is your best option)
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp vanilla extract
Form into 1 to 2 inch balls and refrigerate!
Mix together the following:
1 cup of oats
1/2 cup natural peanut butter
1/3 cup organic honey or agave
1/2 cup ground flax seed
1/2 cup dried cranberries (no sugar added is your best option)
1 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp vanilla extract
Form into 1 to 2 inch balls and refrigerate!
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