Snack ideas for 48-hours of consciousness on a bus? page

[pamelafox]

Hey folks -

I'm embarking on a rather unusual trip next week: along with 40 other developers, I will spend 48 hours on a bus (traveling from SF to Austin), programming a webapp from scratch, and competing to create the best one. Since it is a competition, and time is tight, it's expected that we won't be doing much sleeping.

I'm looking for tips on living primal on that bus - I can bring my own snacks and drinks on the bus, so I'm hoping to load up with enough good primal stuff that I'm not tempted by convenience store crap. I saw the other thread on road-trip tips, so I've put together a doc with all the tips from that thread here: https://docs.google.com/document/pub...Nnw5IsqDhSzVwo

There are a lot of great suggestions there, and now I'm hoping to refine the ideas more for my situation. I'm particularly interested in energy-boosting snacks, since I'll need energy to stave off the sleep. I also want to avoid any addictive snacks (like some chips/mixes can be..and all chocolate . I won't have an oven to bake snacks in before the trip (I think the primal bark recipes typically call for baking?), but I will be in San Francisco then, so maybe there are some good natural food stores there that stock primal snacks.

Any suggestions welcome, thanks!

[erica057]

I just made granola bars for my husband to take on a long trip: Stuff I Cook for my Husband: Pumpkin-flax granola, and healthy granola bars

You could also do zucchini muffins. I've made this recipe, use whatever sweetener you want in place of Splenda, if desired.

I recently made collard wraps, using this tutorial. I filled them with julienned bell pepper, julienned cucumber, sprouts, avocado, and broccoli-zucchini hummus (recipe)

Kale chips?

No mention of pork rinds??

[Hilde]

If you haven't left yet, I think making a proteinsmoothie and storing it in a thermos ( something to keep it cool) is really practical. Just use berries, proteinpowder and something with fat in ( coconut milk, walnut oil). But you should probable drink it the first day. Hope it helps.

[Rivvin]

By the description of what you are doing, my best bet for you is to utilize the tools that were designed for this specific event: Mountain Dew and Cheetos.

[Clymb]

By the description of what you are doing, my best bet for you is to utilize the tools that were designed for this specific event: Mountain Dew and Cheetos.

Lol. +1

[moonablaze]

I did a recent trip which involved 48 hours away from home and no food choices (we were fed cattle-call style, no options for gluten free, let alone primal) I packed a soft sided cooler with hard boiled eggs, cheese sticks, nuts, jerky, kale chips and fruit. it wasn't the most appetizing weekend of my life, but I got through it.

[Yaish]

Sliced pepperoni and cheese. (it keeps without refrigeration, it's just weird for us to eat it warm)

You could also make a primal version of moose-goo. Mix almond butter with honey and put the paste in wax paper tubes. Squeeze out the other end or spoon it out for a quick hit of sugars and protein.

[Tesen]

pamelafox:

As a fellow Software Developer I say, "good luck!". I like to take beef jerky, apple slices, green pepper slices, some primal trail mix, pepperoni slices, cheese slices on road trips and when I am pulling firewood out of the forest. I usually start the day with some steak, bacon and eggs... it an hour trip to where I pull firewood out, gives me good energy boost, with the previously mentioned food as snack breaks.

[Kay Exeye]

first bit i would eat whatever i normally do that would keep cold. after that i would shift to higher sugar food like fruit to sustain me. i would also have nuts and cheese if you stop at gas stations you may be able to buy cheese. it is only for a short time so i would stick with primal foods but i would just eat whatever i needed in order to get through. personally i would likely also bring some rice cakes and almond butter. not a huge deal of a cheat and easy to travel with.

ps
COFFEE!

[daveyace]

one thing i like cold (might just be me) is roast sweet potato and tuna