Need toddler food ideas for a 7hr car ride...

ESTH2000 · August 2011

We may be going on a 7hr road trip and I need ideas of what type of easy foods to bring along...

Any tips on how to keep food warm?

I did this trip last year but she was younger and drank mostly milk. I was a nervous wreck but the trip was very worth it. I am nervous again this year but think it will be better with an older toddler, plus we are leaving in the evening so hopefully she sleeps most of it....

Any tips, advice, welcome!

Gracias!

keg · August 2011

For food in the car the last trip we did a lot of cereal in snack traps (cinnamon Life is their favorite) and raisins (brown, yellow, yogurt-covered, etc). String cheese is also another good one that's not too messy.

I'll be stalking this post too to try and find some good ideas... :-)

SeaSoul · August 2011

Not sure about warm foods...we usually do cold foods for trips. Avocado & cream cheese sandwiches, or cheese & pickle or hummus & pickle sandwiches are all easy. Hard-boiled eggs. Cucumber slices. Fruit sauce packets. Bananas. Crackers or snapea crisps or Pirate's Booty.

RoxBride · August 2011

Turkey and cheese in the cooler.

Fruit, cut it up if you need to and throw in the cooler.

Stop at Wendy's for a baked potato.

Goldfish crackers. Graham Crackers.

String cheese. Laughing cow on a cracker. Fruity snacks (those always make my child happy to I kept the for emergencies).

VinsWife · August 2011

I always make peanut butter and jelly sandwiches(you can leave it at room temp.) and i cut them up into bite size pieces and hand them to them while we are driving, snack trap cups with cereal, or goldfish, fruit snack pouches. Good Luck!! Have a great trip!!!

emmyloustu · August 2011

Earth's best makes fruit and yogurt smoothies that are shelf stable and they are great!

String cheese

Snack trap of cheerios, fish, dried fruit

ETA: we also built in family friendly stops along the way to get her out of the car and feed her a meal. Applebees and Cracker Barrel are some of our roadtrip food standbys - you can do grilled cheese and steamed veggies at Applebees and at CB we always do whole grain toast, eggs and fresh fruit for E.

JessandJeremy · August 2011

We just did a 7 hour car trip 2 weeks ago. I was a nervous wreck too...but I was pleasently surprised. Here is what I packed:

Ham and cheese in a cooler

Milk in a cooler

I small can of veggies with a tab top (no can opener needed.) Ethan ate them fine not being warmed. The were pretty warm from being in the car

Graham crackers, goldfish, and ritz crackers to munch on when hungry

Water

JessandJeremy · August 2011

We also stopped along the way. It gave him a chance to walk around, get some energy out, stretch. We stopped for lunch both times on the way to the beach and on the way home.

We easily ordered him lunch (hot dog on the way there and chicken tenders on the way home.)

queenbone · August 2011

The only thing I can think of that hasn't already been mentioned is frozen peas, which I cook in advance and then keep with a little cooking water in a tupperware in a cooler. Sometimes its hard to find vegetables on menus.

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