Road Trip Food

[eleep]

Okay -- next weekend I drive 18 hours up to Albany to see my folks and I'd rather not take any cross-contamination risks at restaurants because they're squeamish enough already about glutening me while I'm home. I'd like to do this as cautiously as possible because the prize will be my first opportunity to go on a solo backpacking trip at the end of my visit and I cannot do that if I've been sick -- too risky in the woods.

So -- what do I eat on the road? I generally stop over in a motel somewhere on the way, so the trip usually involves 4-5 meals depending on how bad traffic is around the DC area. I've got a cooler.

[kevsmom]

Some suggestions:

Fruit

gluten-free cereal

gluten-free cheese rolled up in gluten-free lunch meat

gluten-free crackers

Lara Bars

Sliced cucumbers, carrots, cherry tomatoes, gluten-free dressing

Purdue Short Cuts

Just for starters...I know you will get some more ideas.

Cindy

[tarnalberry]

ziploc containers of leftovers (or stuff just made for the trip) that doesnt *have* to be heated, but is *filling* and well rounded - like chicken rice soup or turkey chili. then raw veggies (and hummus, if you like), fruits, nuts, maybe some chocolate. :-) if you know you'll have access to a microwave, hot cereal and asceptic packs of milk (or milk sub).

[eleep]

Ohhhh -- now that I think about it, I've got this great walnut-kidney bean salad recipe (it's called Lobio) from the Moosewood Daily Special Cookbook -- I could eat that stuff over and over again for days.

I'm going to post that recipe at some point, but I really should be grading student papers if I'm ever going to get out of town in time.

Great ideas folks, keep 'em coming!

[katrinamaria]

if you know you will have access to a microwave (somestimes they even have ones in convenience stores to use) i love to take micro. popcorn places. i get the little pop secret 100 cal. bags--they pop up faster and are a perfect snack. also gluten-free trail mix is good. fruits and veggies of course. i also like to wrap some baby spinach, sprinkle of cheese, and a little gluten-free, fat free dressing into corn tortillas. they are good cold. can't think of anything else that wasn't already metioned....the cereal and crackers were good suggestions...

hope this helps!

have a good trip!

kms

[Felidae]

Pasta salad with lots of veggies (I like chickpeas in mine too)

Corn tortillas with fillings that you like (hummus, cheese, deli meat, etc.)

Tortilla chips, salsa, guacamole

Dried fruit and nuts

Peanut butter and rice cakes

Chips, crackers, cookies

Applesauce, pudding or yogurt cups

I like to have one premade gluten-free sandwich with many fillings

[Guest cassidy]

I have been making salads to take in the car. I add lunchmeat, cheese, corn, beans along with the normal veggies. Also, you should be able to find a microwave - convenience stores, grocery stores or even hotels. I am going on a trip myself and I made a couple of casseroles and froze them in mealsized portions. If I was driving I would bring some of them and heat them up along the way. If you can eat dairy cracker barrel and cabots have individual cheese "bars" that work well in the car.

[Guest Lisa Monet]

Okay -- next weekend I drive 18 hours up to Albany to see my folks and I'd rather not take any cross-contamination risks at restaurants because they're squeamish enough already about glutening me while I'm home. I'd like to do this as cautiously as possible because the prize will be my first opportunity to go on a solo backpacking trip at the end of my visit and I cannot do that if I've been sick -- too risky in the woods.

So -- what do I eat on the road? I generally stop over in a motel somewhere on the way, so the trip usually involves 4-5 meals depending on how bad traffic is around the DC area. I've got a cooler.

I usually take stuff that's easy to eat while I'm driving, like little sausages, sting cheese, little carrots, grape tomatoes, sweet potato chips, and a Baby Ruth.

[olalisa]

Ohhhh -- now that I think about it, I've got this great walnut-kidney bean salad recipe (it's called Lobio) from the Moosewood Daily Special Cookbook -- I could eat that stuff over and over again for days.

I'm going to post that recipe at some point, but I really should be grading student papers if I'm ever going to get out of town in time.

Great ideas folks, keep 'em coming!

post it! you made me hungry!!

[eleep]

I posted it yesterday in its own thread -- do a search for "lobio" and you'll find it. Enjoy!

[olalisa]

I posted it yesterday in its own thread -- do a search for "lobio" and you'll find it. Enjoy!

Thanks! I can't wait to try it

[lindalee]

Sliced chicken, celery w/ cream cheese, trail mix, blueberries, strawberries, yogurt.

[Fiddle-Faddle]

Grapes (washed, of course) are great car food--pack them in sandwich-sized zipper bags or washable plastic containers. Carrot sticks and sweet red pepper sticks are also good.

For the hotel room, you can pack a loaf of homemade bread (tastes so much better than the dry cardboardy storebought unless you live near a Whole Paycheck I mean Whole Foods), a jar of peanut butter, and a jar of jelly, and/or some sliced gluten-free deli meats (Dietz and Watson make quite a few tasty ones that are advertised as gluten-free--just aske the deli person to wipe down the machine, which they are supposed to do anyway) and cheese.

I like Terra Chips, too.