Snacks on the go.

[nomoredonuts]

Bit of a slow week on the threads, so I'm calling out to all and sundry for some ideas for snacks for a long road trip. (Obviously this is just a thinly disguised way to announce I'm having another holiday - but bear with me).

I've got two days drive down to Spain,then a bit of a pootle round for a couple of weeks, then up to the north coast,more pootling, then a ferry back from Bilbao. Am I better off eating little and often (nuts) or stopping for a steak or half a chicken to fuel me for 7-8 hours driving? What do people do on driving holidays?

 

[Hotpepper20000]

Cheese, salami, dillpickles, olives,
Hard boiled eggs

 

[hca]

Ooooo for me it's pork scratchings, nuts and boiled eggs

Have a lovely holiday X

 

[nomoredonuts]

Scratchings in the glovebox. Plans for "plastic" Edam/Gruyere slices and nuts.

@Hotpepper20000 I love dill pickles. I try and pretend the sugar content is neglible.

Any thoughts on little and often, or proper meals. It's a bit of a time thing, and I have 340 miles to do with a 2pm start, so I'd like to cut down on loo/fuel stops...

 

[Hotpepper20000]

I can get dill pickles here with out sugar.
I believe it's the brand "Bicks"

 

[bulkbiker]

Fast? as in not eat rather than drive more speedily...

 

[mytype1.life]

I'd suggest a stop off with a small meal that you are confident holds your levels and a few snacks in between - nuts/cheese/olives/eggs

 

[hca]

You could stop off for an all day breakfast, minus toast and beans.
Bacon, egg, sausage and mushrooms, set you up for the day.x

 

[Kristin251]

Bring a cooler with ice packs. You can always stop and get ice if it melts. Then you can bring whatever food you desire

 

[PaulWay]

My favor snacks are nuts, seaweed, chewing gum and fish snack.

 

[Kristin251]

My favor snacks are nuts, seaweed, chewing gum and fish snack.

What's a fish snack??

 

[nomoredonuts]

Mackerel on a stick? Dried skate wing?
And is that chinese-supermarket-dried-seaweed or stuff off the beach?

 

[nomoredonuts]

Bring a cooler with ice packs. You can always stop and get ice if it melts. Then you can bring whatever food you desire

Just managed to blag a plug-in cooler which I will supplement with frozen bottled water. That will get me down to the Costa Brava with goodies intact. And chilled wine to celebrate the arrival...

 

[maria030660]

I just returned from Sevilla and I munched on fish tapas there. On the plane I had cheese and gherkins in my bag