Need suggestions...
 

I originally posted this question on a challenge thread, but thought I'd also put it somewhere it was more likely to get noticed...

Ok I need a solution....on Friday nights I attend a class that ends around 9:30 and takes me 1 1/2 hours to get home. I have a tendency to get sleepy during the drive home, and to stay awake I would stop at the McD just as I'm leaving town (1 hour from home) order a super size meal and nibble it all the way home. I could make it last for the hour and didn't get dozy. I need something I can nibble on for an hour that is suitable for induction and eating while driving. I tried their salad with a Quarter Pounder (sans bun and ketchup) but they just didn't last.

You can always do a patty without the bun.

Other ideas to cook ahead and take with you
Quiche: make 1 up cut into single portions then freeze, or use muffin tins

Hard boiled egg

Scallops wrapped in bacon

A sugar free beef jerky that you really have to chew.

Also make sure you have a large bottle of ice cold water with you. Sipping consistantly on that will help to wake you up and keep you hydrated. Make the car a little chilly, and listen to some music that is far from soothing.

I really like the microwaved Pepperoni. It makes them kind of crunchy and it is a nibbling food.

Instead of stopping by at McD, I would stop at nearest Grocery Store. Go to their veggie section. Buy celery sticks that come in snack packs with dips, pork rinds & a big water bottle.

Its not drive through though :p

I have to agree with the celery sticks. I have a 1.5 hour drive each way to and from work, and on the way home, the thing that stops me from cheating is my bag of celery sticks. I don't use the dip though - just munch like crazy on the celery :roll: Unless you're using that as a meal, then you'd obviously need a bit more. Maybe try bringing cut up veggies and cheese, then going through the drive through and getting a Quarter Pounder sans bun, and eat that with the veggie sticks. Should last a while - all that chomping!!!

I'd grab a snack of pepperoni sticks, macadamia nut mix and/or cheese sticks. They also have LC diet Swiss Miss cocoa you can mix for the road. These are all high salt, so water would also be a must. They work for me on road trips. Good luck!

Thanks! I'll try those (except the celery :Puke: :lol: ). Do you slice up the pepperoni before microwaving? We do that with chicker weiners for dog training treats. It makes little crunchy weiner puffs.


I know all the ususal "stay awake" tricks, just need something extra (for some reason, drinking doesn't do it, have to be munching something.)

Mandra,

Yes you slice the pepperoni first.
I get out a plate and put a papertowel on it and lay out the slices of pepperoni on it and microwave for a few seconds, or however long it takes your microwave to make them crunchy. It is hard for me to not et bunches of them. :)

They may be stopping the diet swiss miss. Someone mentioned it on another thread, and when I was at the Walmart last night there wasn't any diet, just sugar free. I picked up some Fat Free Nestle which is only 5g net per cup, better then the almost 10 for sugar free Swis smiss. It is also splenda sweetened.

I have about an hour home from work and if I'm feeling munchy, I stop at Kroger's and pick up a bag of String Cheese. I munch on them and what's left over I eat with breakfast or lunch the next day.

I just bought Diet Swiss Miss at Safeway-maybe Walmart doesn't carry it anymore.

When I had a long drive (5 hours) I munched on large bag of pork rinds. When I stopped for gas I bought one of those slim jim/cheese stick combinations at the gas station (and a back up back of pork rinds lol)

pork rinds... I also couldnt stomach celery! yuck!

Something not food related--when I have a long drive ahead of me our local library has books on tape to check out. It nevers fails if I find a great murder mystery to help keep me awake.

The books sound great, but so do the snacks. I like celery. Plain or dipped. But if that is not your cup of tea. Nuts are also a good choice. Of course they never last me very long, cause I like them so much. I pack my lunch every day. If you pack your lunch you won't have to stop. Just cruise, listen to a good book and munch. Enjoy!

My DH's doctor gave him some advice on keeping himself awake on a long drive.
Every so often, take a really deep breath, hold it for a little, then blow out slowly through "pursed" lips.
Do this a few times and it will "wake up your brain", and you won't be sleepy.
You got some great advice on snacks here. Good luckl!