Can you give me suggestions for eating on the road? My family of 5 is driving from DFW to Santa Barbara CA. next week and I am able to take a long a mid-sized cooler. Any ideas? I am trying to keep my calories under 100 fyi. Thanks!

Atkins shakes and bars, deli meat.

I will be doing a road trip of 1200 miles myself next week. I like to pack hard boiled eggs, baked chicken (I like it cold), and jerky. If you like pork rinds they are great for snacking (my husband eats them but I don't). My family does not like it when I break open an egg in the car (pew). I on the other hand struggle when the are munching on Fritos so I guess it evens out.

and pecans, if you don't have trouble with nuts. (ie mold). Bring lots of bottled water. Since you have a cooler you can have lettuce and other vegetables. When I pre-cut vegetables, I put them in separate sandwich containers. The kind you could throw away if you wanted. (Glad). I wouldn't worry too much about lettuce if your family is planning to hit any fast food places, you could get some there. Speaking of which, wet wipes and maybe a package of paper plates and paper towels (gee, toilet paper too, you know how those rest stops are ). For those bunless burgers or grilled chickens. Bring your s/f condiments. And dip for your pork rinds, or Atkins chips. (Haven't personally tried them yet). Buffalo wings. Canned sardines. Good with pork rinds. (and major phew points. ) Canned chicken and tuna (pack some mayo, I don't know if you can still get those in squeeze packets. You might check camping supply stores.) Pack a manual can opener too. And some plastic ware. If you don't mind your vegetables room temp, you could bring canned vegetables too.

I did a long road trip this weekend and brought my own food:
Chicken (already in pieces, easy to eat without a fork), cheese, hard boiled eggs, ham and nuts. We just stopped and shopped some cold mineral water to have with it. It was much better than stopping at McDonalds as we usually do.

I just tried the Atkins Crunchers (Nacho Cheese flavor). They were really good. Will have in the car with me this week.

We just got back from Montana (to Seattle) and I took a cooler full of string cheese and deli meat and LOTS of water. Too bad I don't like cheese but hubby ate that.