# Healthy snacks while driving? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Tags:** diet-weight-loss\ **Created:** [October 1, 2024, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321 "2024-10-01T09:55:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![CairoCarol](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cairocarol/32/3825_2.png) [@CairoCarol](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CairoCarol)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 2:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/41 "2024-10-05T02:29:50Z")
> [@puzzlegal](#): > > I’m sure i wouldn’t stop after 2 cups Maybe it’s just me. I can’t eat large quantities of watery foods without feeling bloated, so there is no question I’d stop, because I’d feel sick. (Years ago, I was invited to dinner along with my parents at the home of their friends. For dessert, the hostess proudly served each guest an entire half pineapple shell that was overflowingly filled with the pineapple pieces and other fruit. I had to eat the whole damn thing because my Evil Glaring Mother would probably have locked me out of the house when we got home if I hadn’t. I had an upset stomach for about 3 days afterward.) But if others could consume, say, a quart of grapes at a time … well, it _still_ wouldn’t be terrible-terrible, compared to a lot of things. But I agree that it might be wise to eat carrots instead. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/42 "2024-10-05T02:33:19Z")
My wife just left on a weekend trip. Before she did, I peeked in the bag she brought home from Trader Joe’s: the usual snacks, including trail mix in small “individual serving” bags… …and a new addition: a can of Maple Spiced Roasted Nuts. She says the sweet/salty/warmth is perfectly blended. ---
**Author:** ![filmore](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/7993a0/32.png) [@filmore](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/filmore)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 4:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/43 "2024-10-05T04:14:23Z")
> [@Dr\_Paprika](#): > > Best salty snacks are beef jerky and roasted edemame, the latter is also high in fiber and surprisingly filling. Although you would never mistake it for chips it mostly hits the same spot. Along the same flavor profiles, dried seaweed is good. It has a lot of flavor without a lot of calories. You can find it sold in packages of small sheets that are good for snacking. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 4:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/44 "2024-10-05T04:35:43Z")
Wendy’s double cheeseburgers and fries. Plain of course so you don’t make a mess. ---
**Author:** ![chela](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chela/32/21582_2.png) [@chela](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chela)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/45 "2024-10-05T14:43:00Z")
I love seaweed snacks. I like Wendy’s double stack, it’s dbl cheeseburger with just KMuO&P. Much neater without L&T. Crunchmaster rice crackers are super yum ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/46 "2024-10-05T15:31:59Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > something I like to snack on that’s mostly healthy (and can be low cal if you avoid the obviously bad ones) is dry breakfast cereal. Someone should make a thread on this topic. My favorite cereal for snaking (general snacking, not just while driving) is Frosted Mini Wheats. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 3:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/47 "2024-10-05T15:43:35Z")
And it’s one of the few cereals that’s 100% Whole Wheat (except for the frosting). And I find that something crunchy really helps\*. Another crunchy snack: when I stop for gas, I always buy a couple of those small “sleeves” of nuts. Planter’s has some “Chili Lime” and “Heat Peanuts” that I love. \*I just realized that it’s like my doodling in church: having something (like audiobooks and snacking) going on “in the background” helps me focus on driving. ---
**Author:** ![Mijin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mijin/32/9369_2.png) [@Mijin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mijin)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/48 "2024-10-05T15:52:08Z")
> [@Crafter\_Man](#): > > Someone should make a thread on this topic. My favorite cereal for snaking (general snacking, not just while driving) is Frosted Mini Wheats. Well an appropriate conclusion to this thread is the cereal I happened to try on my last journey was indeed frosted mini wheats and they were great. Not too unhealthy, they go down well but you can’t eat too much in one sitting and very cheap. ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 5, 2024, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/49 "2024-10-05T16:20:41Z")
> [@chela](#): > > I like Wendy’s double stack, it’s dbl cheeseburger with just KMuO&P. Much neater without L&T. Sometimes they glop on a huge pile of condiments so I’ll have them leave everything off when driving. There’s also an inverse relationship between the volume of the condiments and the number of napkins they provide. ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [October 6, 2024, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/50 "2024-10-06T13:07:24Z")
> [@epbrown](#): > > Twizzlers. No crumbs, salt or sugar residue, no fat. Not recommended if you have crowns an any of your teeth. Because of a Twizzler I need a root canal and replacement crown next week. ---
**Author:** ![puzzlegal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/puzzlegal/32/3827_2.png) [@puzzlegal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/puzzlegal)\ **Post date:** [October 12, 2024, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/51 "2024-10-12T02:07:22Z")
From the soft “strawberry licorice” candy? ---
**Author:** ![GaryM](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/garym/32/241_2.png) [@GaryM](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GaryM)\ **Post date:** [May 4, 2025, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/healthy-snacks-while-driving/1008321/52 "2025-05-04T03:25:20Z")
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