Road Trip!!!

My family is going on a road trip tomorrow. We are driving from Colorado to Wisconsin. I have 3 boys ages, 11, 5, & 8 months and I only hope we all make it there with our sanity intact!

In the past we ate on the road. Good ol' gas station hot dogs and Culver's Drive thru. Burger King, McDonald's. We ate so much junk and loaded up on coffee and energy drinks. It's no wonder we all gained weight each time we went on vacation!!

So this time around I have a game plan. We are going to avoid eating fast food and I am packing our meals for the road trip. Here is our bounty of travel food:

For breakfast we are making whole grain waffles with peanut butter or egg muffins. For snack I am cutting up strawberries and apples. I am also preparing grape tomatoes, celery with peanut butter and raisins, and baby carrots with ranch.

For lunch we are making roast beef pita sandwiches with cheese and sprouts. or PB&J depending on their preference. String cheese, Kashi crackers, beef jerky, & goldfish crackers. All of these options are healthy and road trip friendly.

I am using gladware containers so I can portion size the meals and hand them out while driving. We are packing a cooler for the perishable items and I am freezing several water bottles to keep the water cool and cooler cold!

I found some extra special goodies for when we have a sweet tooth!

I was initially looking for Fig Newtons but was very disappointed by their ingredients so I was ecstatic to find these! Fig Newmans, lol! First I want to say the Paul Newman will be deeply missed. What an amazing man!

I love all his products but I never heard of the Fig Newmans until now! They are all organic and I just love the picture of Paul & his daughter on the front!

Oreos are chock full of hydrogenated oils so these are a great alternative. When the kiddos (or mom!) want a sweet treat I have no problem handing these out!!

I also plan to hard boil some eggs and pack those. They are chock full of protein and a great snack. The Puffins cereal is really good! I plan to use those for a sweet snack too.

Clif bars are great for eating on the go. These are a meal in themselves and for protein bars they are delicious!!

I even found a treat for my baby!

They are called Baby Mum Mum and they are made with all natural ingredients. These rusks dissolve in their mouth (my wee one has no teeth yet! My nipples are so pleased! haha) and they are a tasty snack. I gave them to my little guy yesterday and he just loved this treat!

So hopefully with all these options we can avoid those greasy hot dogs and fatty fast food places!

I will not be able to post from Wisconsin since we are going to a small ho-dank town that cannot get high speed internet.

I will see ya'll in a couple of weeks!!!

Take care and make HEALTHY choices! There is always a way!!!!