Packed Lunches Vs Fast Food: Frugal Road Trip Meal Prep!
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- Äas pĆidĂĄn 4. 05. 2024
- Packed lunches or fast food? Can we truly see the savings of packing our lunches versus buying fast food on a road trip? Join me as I meal prep & tackle the challenge of eating out on a budget while traveling.
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You can swing by Jimmy Johnâs and buy their âday oldâ bread and make your own Jimmy Johnâs subs for the road. I swear thatâs what makes their sandwiches!
I agree-the âbabyâ carrots taste different than whole carrots.
Because they do something to them.
I like the bags of carrot sticks that are rectangle cut. They are convenient and don't have the slime. They aren't always at my grocery store though
I always have a stash of leftover takeout napkins in my glove box. If you stop for anything, they give you a whole handful when you only need one or two.
Great idea!
I was going to say that, too.
Yes! I also keep plastic silverware and straws. If my daughter wants a straw or silverware we will have it.
Besides having a stash of the napkins, I always take a roll of paper towels which can be used in a pinch and a bottle of windex.
Oh, one of the benefits of packing your own lunches and snacks, we like to pull over at rest areaâs and stretch our legs, especially on long trips.
Iâve been packing lunches for road trips for the last 25 years. When we had kids, we always stopped at rest stops for lunch and run around time. It was great. Some of our favorite memories are from those lunches! Plus, itâs so much cheaper! Now that itâs just me and my husband, we like to have lunch and snacks along the way to save time and money. These were some great ideas. Thanks!
Yes! I've been packing lunches and snacks for road trips my whole life! I hope your family appreciates all the work and efforts you put into this and how much you care about their health AND the fact you're saving money, you rock!!
What a great idea, shaving the celery with the veggie peeler instead of by hand!
As a travel softball mom we do this kind of thing all the time. Our rules are packed or hotel breakfast (if its included) 1 meal packed and one meal out. Its not always lunch and not always dinner as it depends on the game schedule. ps a boxed charcuterie is a "snacklebox" and some people actually use a tackle box haha
Love the snack box. Maybe next time, put saran wrap over the ranch to prevent it from spilling :)
I could not have loved this video more! So fun to see what you packed and hear your tips. More like this please!
Thanks for the great ideas! We are about to leave on a 1 month, 3,000-mile road trip. We will be packing a cooler and stopping at state parks with picnic areas along the way. Some of our overnight stops have refrigeration while others do not.
Same! We have a 2 week road trip planned. I feel confident the first few days, but resupplying....not so sure.
I have a roll of paper towels in my car :) I also have a list on my phone labeled vacation. I put everything Iâll be packing on it (like napkins :) and check it off as I pack it. The next time we are going away I go through all the checked off items and uncheck the ones I plan to take on this trip. Then I donât have to remember what to pack all over again.
I always keep a quart size ziplock bag in my purse when on vacation. If I want to bring home from a restaurant a half sandwich or rolls styrofoam boxes always let them dry out
Because I am prone to forget napkins too, I always have a roll of paper towels in the car.đ Love your snacks and very similar to what I pack.
Those little containers look amazing! We just finished a road trip and Iâm thinking about grabbing some for our next one!
Love this healthy and budget friendly ideas for the road, it's helpful for moms that are going to kids sports all the time too. I have loved all your amazing ideas your always sharing. Thank you đ
Those containers are awesome!
We make wrap pinwheels by spreading a laughing cow wedge onto a wrap and putting lunch meat, cheese, etc. then roll it up and slice an inch thick. They are easy to handle when driving.
Personally, I do both of what you do. I prepare snacks but we also always budget money to purchase food on the road. Itâs part of our road trip experience. I also take extra trash bags, paper towel roll, toilet tissue roll, Clorox wipes, hand wipes/babywipes, zip lock bags, and we each take jackets, even in the summer because you never know. My family and friends all like to say that I am one of the most prepared person in life. đ
OMG, I thought I was the only one who thought that about baby carrots. I always prefer to cut up whole carrots b/c they taste more "carroty". I used to pack snacks and such when I would travel for work. A lot of times I would have to fly so I would have things in my luggage or carry on. I used to pack small cartons of shelf stable milk and some cereal so I could just have a little something in my room. And I always packed something in my carry on so I didn't have to pay a fortune to eat at the airport.
I like staying at places that offer free breakfast but often they don't start the free breakfast until 7am or 8am, and I usually want to be on the road by then on long drives.
I just did this. The hotel I was staying at had a great breakfast. I brought sandwiches, chips, and other snacks for late night munchies. I typically ate a late lunch/early dinner for my one meal out and lunch is typically cheaper. And the foodie in me wanted to try some of the local foods as part of my vacation, but eating only one meal gave me that fix on a budget. I also donât eat a lot of sandwiches so that was kind of a treat too.
I loved those containers. Great meal and snack ideas.
What an awesome video! Thank you so much!
Have fun and Thank you for Sharing â€â€
Absolutely love this.
I agree 100% on the baby carrot thing.
Loved the ideas. Will keep all of these meals in mind
I love this video ! I always pack a picnic for the car for road trips. Besides saving money you feel so much better knowing the ingredients of what youâre eating. It saves time, money and your tummy!
I can taste that chlorine in bag salads too now.
I have been searching high and low for containers like that! Thanks for all the ideas!
Great video! Thanks for sharing!!
I love your meal prepping.
I drive from Oklahoma to Calif every year, I always bring stuff to make sandwich, snacks and drinks. But one thing I still stop and buy is drumstick at chester chickens.
This is excellent! Iâm inspired for my upcoming beach day trips this summerâïžđđđïžđ
When I make my snackle boxes for work or travel I use pieces of the press and seal wrap.. cover the entire open section like youâd find on frozen dinners. Press it to seal and lid it. Works wonderfully to keep olive juice, etc, from sneaking over into my cheese or nut sectors.
My family is going to love me on the next round trip.Thank you!!!!!!
Hello Kimmy! That was great packing for your road trip đđ». It reminded me of you packing for the Bear Lake trips when the kids were little âșïž. Safe travels. đđïžđ
Love this video!
Loved this video I need too prep more love the box containers you had for your grazing board I need them lol xx
Mr toodles!! Love seeing him. I always pack snacks for travel, but i love your containers.
Thank you for all of your fantastic videos!! It is really encourages me to make/assemble things at home instead of going out!! đ. Safe travels and canât wait for your next video!! đ€â„ïž
Love it!! â€â€
When we travel and have Airbnb so we can cook and prep ! But we stay in Vegas all the time and never once did I have a refrig to use even for leftovers ! Good luck ! Glenda
Does anyone know where she bought the raspberry jalapeño jam? I NEED to try that lol
I keep something similar in the refrigerator for breakfast smoothies and quick sandwiches for my work lunches.
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Thanks for watching!
What a great video! My family does a lot of road trips and this is very helpful. Thank you!
Iâm glad it was helpful. Weâre going on another road trip soon with the kids. Iâll be sharing again some more helpful tips. đđ»
Great video â€
Great video Kimmy!!! We are doing a couple of road trips next month. Will definitely be doing this and buying those containers.
Litehouse Ranch is the best!
The grazing boards are a great idea. My husband and I usually pack lunch meats, bread, and a big batch of egg salad and a loaf of bread.
Safe travels and have fun in Vegas
We are going to Utah this summer. I'm planning on doing something like this. Great idea. I love mini carrots.
Really needed this today! â€â€â€
I'm so glad it was helpful Terri! Are you biking today?
No, we just got home yesterday from Kansas City. Church & fellowship today.
love those containers. lol i love the italian night club from JJs
Thank you for your videos. They really help me on days in am in a funk. â€
I'm so glad!
We have super crunchy peanut butter itâs good with apples and bananas
I like how your using the yellow utility knife for cutting carrots.
Those snack containers are good for camping also. I will look for those on Amazon. We always have people popping in and out when we camp close to home. These will make my life easier! Great video. LOL! #5 is my favorite too. Must be a New England thing. :)
Thank you for the great ideas! The Gluten free mint Oreos are fantastic! If you haven't tried them yet you should. Have a great week! God bless you!
I enjoyed watching this so much â€
Iâm so glad Kim!
Good for you Kim. Excellent idea. I find when I purposely fix meals for a trip I am rarely hungry as opposed to when I don't. I always want to stop and get fast food which at times can be very disappointing as food just don't taste the same.
I keep a roll of cheap paper towels in my car. They make great napkins as well as use for spills.
On the tomatoes, you can also oven dry them.
Love this video. Gave me lots of tips. And I agree about the carrots. đ
Glad you enjoyed!
I like to make spiral sandwiches because they are easy to pop in your mouth while driving. We always enjoy (weather permitting), to pull over in a rest park and have a picnic. I started making up these packs when I saw the Protein Boxes from Starbucks - I used them as a template.
Great content. Whereâd you get the clear plastic bins and the opaque one with the handle? Ty. Safe travels. đ«¶đ»
Plus you control what goes into your food especially when you have allergies and health issues that puts on a specific diet to control said health issues. For me I am a type 2 diabetic because of insulin resistance and because of some organ damage. Use to be hypoglycemic like my mother still can have those episodes though. Plus I am having heart issues now which effect my blood pressure. And some of my food allergies can cause my blood pressure to sky rocket. Plus I also suffer from anemia. And what I eat along with as supplements help with that. As ND and some food can also I aggravate my arthritis which is partly related to injuries I suffered as a kid.
I put a container in my car that always has a few paper plates, napkins, plastic silverware and a bottle opener. Then if we stop I usually have what we need. When we stay in a hotel I add bowls that can go in the microwave for leftovers and I usually try to take a can opener.
Great tip! Thank you!
When we travel from Michigan to California I make 8 to 10 sandwiches cause my husband and I are on the road for five days. I also pack chips, apples, boiled eggs, crackers, cheese and little muffins and or cookies. I fill my large lock n lock containers with water to make ice blocks so I donât have to worry about food getting wet in my cooler and I put the wrapped sandwiches in large lack n lock containers to keep them fresh. I freeze the plastic water bottles so we have additional ice in the cooler. We can use them to fill our insulated water cups each day or drink directly from the plastic bottles. We eat a little in the morning at the free breakfasts at the hotel and then our food from home for lunch and snacks so we only have to buy one meal per day on the road.
loving it what a great idea. i will try that with my cucumber, sometimes we get the mini cucumbers. xxx
Such helpful tips! Thank you so much for sharing â€ïž I also love taking veggies and dip (usually a spicy dip of some sort), which I always pack in a separate container. Iâm allergic to peanuts so no PB here, but we sometimes have almond butter. My husband loves little charcuterie trays with smoked sausage, cheese cubes and some fruit đ God bless you! â€ïž
Now that made me think! We use any road trip as an excuse to buy snacks on the way, but will change my thinking. Hello from New Zealand.
For dressibg or dip invest in the plastic cups with lids. Fewer messes along the way.
Love this! Getting the grazing containers and yes, totally prefer cutting my own carrots. They taste better!
I do the packing food thing, food allergies never have given a thought to money savings now I will when shopping for future trips to prepare a head and save money đŻđ
đ the ranch! Bless your heart!
I hate how thin and runny store ranch is, so I splurge and make my own.
I always buy carrots the same way for my stew or chicken soup
Great idea to add the submarine sauce to the sandwich. Makes it a little more interesting. We pack road trip foods as well. Although, I think you forgot the chocolate. đ
We have no leak bento boxes for our kids for school. So we make our own lunches and snack boxes for our kids on long trips. So we do not have to worry souse sauces in our bento boxes.
I always pack our own food when we travel by car for a weekend. I have a travel bag that holds plastic cutlery and reusable dishes and cups, a cutting board, knife and small containers for condiments. We bring our own dish cloths and dish towels if we do not have room with a kitchenette. I have a separate cooler that contains a small portion of milk and coffee cream, and anything else that needs to be kept cool. If we are travelling by plane, it's usually an early morning flight and we stay in a hotel room with a microwave and mini fridge. I make an egg/bacon/English muffin sandwich at home the night before and we heat in the microwave in the morning.
4:14 I love fresh whole carrots! The flavor is superior to the little baby carrots. Yes, I get the baby carrots when I really donât feel like prepping whole carrots but when ever I can I will buy the whole fresh!
I LOVE almond butter, walnut, cashew and pecan. And of course organic only. Nice packed snacksâŠ. đ
Saran wrap the ranch before putting in carrier.â€
Great ideas, ty. đž
Are your Hawaii vacation trip videos still available to view? ( I am going very soon ).
Love thisâ€ïž
Where did you get the submarine sauce
Thank you for the peeling celery tip!! I also don't care for baby carrotsâ€
You did an amazing đ€© job. Such good organizational skills. Love your channel.
Love đ and Hugs. đđđ
Thank you so much đ€
My family had driven all over USA. Last summer we drove from Texas to Florida to Nashville, home. Then Texas to Ft Collinâs, CO to Northern California then back to Texas. They know the rules. We stay in hotels with free breakfast, you better eat up, we are not stopping for food. We bring. A loaf of bread, PP&J, ham/turkey summer sausage and crackers and cheese. Along with other travel snacks. We get where we are staying the night and we ask locals where to eat out. We canât choose a chain restaurant. It makes for an extra special adventure.
How long do you think the submarine dressing is good for after you open it? Do you have a video on how long condiments are good for?
PB is good on celery and top with raisins! A former classmate called this "Ants on a log"
Great content đ
Thank you so much!
Loved this! I would love to see how you prepared a "SnackleBox" for going on an airplane
Snacks in your carryon will work but they donât allow bottled water or other drinks. They force you to throw them away. I prefer the train! I canât fly anymore anyway.
I grew up with a frugal mom and we did a lot of these all the time
We are planning a little road trip and I purposely booked the hotel rooms with kitchenettes so we can make our meals in the room. Trying to figure out what food I can take to prepare in a hotel room.
Fast Food is so poluted, ugh, and so much more expensive than it used to be.. You made fresh food. Your snacks are handpicked for your family, many very clean eating as well. Besides the cost, and all the stopping, waiting in lines, you have taken care of all the pit falls of a car trip. I could see how much both of you were enjoying that veggie tray. I love those, and eating crunchy fresh veggies while driving is a fun picnic in the car. Great planning Video guys.
Basically the same thing you do. But I include little smokies, almonds and dark chocolate and/or dried cranberries.
I love those containersâŠ.gonna get thoseâŠ..and I hate baby carrots cause of that slimy stuffâŠ.love regular carrotsâŠ.†ps my favorite dressing is bolthouse farms that use yogurtâŠ.delishâŠpss I only eat peanut butter and honey sandwiches đ
Yep, shoulda put cling film over the ranch! đ
I always wrap my sandwiches in paper towel to absorb any condensation inside the zip lock bag.
Great tip!
wondering do you have a video of how to keep your lettuce fresh and crispy for days I like to do that with my lettuce and other tips too thanks đŻ
Have you ever looked into the saratoga jack? I love mine. ITs great for tailgating, road trips whatever. ITs a thermal cooker, so as long as you have a single burner camp stove, you just bring whatever it is to a boil in it, and then close the lid, and it uses the thermal heat like a slow cooker to finish cooking the food. So you can make it in the morning and then at lunch or dinner you can pop it open and have hot food. ITs great for while traveling because then you just get food at the grocery store or bring it and then just make your food on the road instead of buying it.
I bring a roll of paper towels (select a size) then use that as napkins too. And kitchen trash bag.
With 5 kids they can make messes đ
I bring my crockpot. Then dinner is cooking in hotel while we are out and about.