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5 ways to eat healthy when you are on a road trip with the family

By Brian Miller

MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 27: Vehicles head north along Interstate 95 on May 27, 2021 in Miami, Florida. As COVID-19 restrictions relax, AAA Travel reports that more people are expected to be driving on the highways throughout Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
MIAMI, FLORIDA - MAY 27: Vehicles head north along Interstate 95 on May 27, 2021 in Miami, Florida. As COVID-19 restrictions relax, AAA Travel reports that more people are expected to be driving on the highways throughout Memorial Day weekend. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) /
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SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 15: Vintage “‘The Empire Strikes Back’ lunchbox and thermos at The Art of Entertainment Culture & Disneyland Auction Media Preview at Van Eaton Galleries on April 15, 2019 in Sherman Oaks, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images)
SHERMAN OAKS, CALIFORNIA – APRIL 15: Vintage “‘The Empire Strikes Back’ lunchbox and thermos at The Art of Entertainment Culture & Disneyland Auction Media Preview at Van Eaton Galleries on April 15, 2019 in Sherman Oaks, California. (Photo by Rodin Eckenroth/Getty Images) /

Bring your own

Nothing wrong with packing your lunch for work right? So why not pack a cooler for the road? Snacks will curtail the need to feed and will also take away those urges when the billboard is dripping with BBQ sauce. Light, healthy snacks are a perfect way to keep hunger at bay and you can go even further by bringing along your own meals as well.

Sandwiches on whole-grain slices of bread are perfect for the road and give you what you need to push through to your destination. In addition, you made it yourself so you are not telling someone else what you don’t want on it. Pack it with lettuce and extra pickles if you desire and make sure there are no mayonnaise and tomatoes if you don’t like them.

Bringing your own food makes you the boss but don’t forget about the kids. Making the kids their own lunches for the road is often fun and you can get creative before you leave. Make chicken nuggets before you leave the driveway and now you are not stopping and being tempted by the burger joints. They may not like it but a bag of carrot slices over fries?, they will thank you someday.

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