# Snacking while driving **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 14, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984 "2015-03-14T13:17:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**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:** [March 14, 2015, 1:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/1 "2015-03-14T13:17:32Z")
During my longer commutes I sometimes like to snack on something while driving. As for the type of food, I have these requirements: 1. It should be nutritious. (Or pretend to be. šŸ˜‰ ). 2. Does not require a utensil of any kind (strictly fingers). 3. Requires right hand only (left hand stays on steering wheel). 4. Is not messy. The best food Iā€™ve found that meets all of the above requirements is **grapes**. Do you snack while driving? What type of food? ---
**Author:** ![don\_t\_ask](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e68b1a/32.png) [@don\_t\_ask](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/don_t_ask)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/2 "2015-03-14T13:34:33Z")
Nuts. Small pakoras. Small samosas. Falafel. Segmented citrus fruits. ETA. Sometimes I take a bag or tray of a ā€œclusterā€ type muesli if I have any on hand. I generally donā€™t. ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/3 "2015-03-14T13:49:36Z")
Bananas Crackers ---
**Author:** ![Honey](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/honey/32/5074_2.png) [@Honey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Honey)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/4 "2015-03-14T14:31:36Z")
I like to make peanut butter cracker sandwiches. Or cheese cracker sandwiches. With whole wheat crackers. They are both filling. Also, I love watermelon so I will cut some up, and bag it. Watermelon is good for you, and delicious. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/5 "2015-03-14T14:43:24Z")
Back when I used to drive across the country to visit relatives, I ate corn nuts to stay awake. Nobody can doze off while chewing on those things. I never eat while driving now, as I consider it to be dangerous as both a distraction and a choking hazard. ---
**Author:** ![Tread](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/53a042/32.png) [@Tread](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tread)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 3:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/6 "2015-03-14T15:56:48Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > \>\>\>\>, I ate corn nuts to stay awake. \ never eat while driving now, as I consider it to be dangerous as both a distraction and a choking hazard. Of course falling asleep while driving is also dangerous šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/7 "2015-03-14T16:02:24Z")
Apples. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/8 "2015-03-14T16:10:25Z")
On long driving trips my sons and I must have jerky! And it must be a local brand (no commercial stuff) purchased from a gas stop in the middle of nowhere. My son and I got a good chuckle from the last batch of jerky we bought. I canā€™t remember the name of the jerky but it came with a tooth pick. šŸ˜ƒ Only one though. Not good when you have three people eating from the bag. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [March 14, 2015, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/9 "2015-03-14T16:33:27Z")
> [@Tread](#): > > Of course falling asleep while driving is also dangerous šŸ˜› I used to just push the limits, like a lot of people do. I know there were long stretches in North Dakota that I donā€™t remember traversing. Now I either pull over or stop at rest areas frequently. ---
**Author:** ![enipla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/54ee81/32.png) [@enipla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enipla)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/10 "2015-03-15T13:21:37Z")
My Wife and I do a long drive about once a year it seems. My go to is beef jerky. Not sure how nutritious it is, but your hands stay clean and it keeps me happy. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Librarian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_librarian/32/402_2.png) [@The\_Librarian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Librarian)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/11 "2015-03-15T15:47:35Z")
My go to food for long drives are carrots. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 4:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/12 "2015-03-15T16:53:09Z")
Candy corn. It must be nutritious because it has corn in the name. ---
**Author:** ![Chimera](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/8e8cbc/32.png) [@Chimera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chimera)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/13 "2015-03-15T17:14:36Z")
For long distance driving, I take; Plums Cherries if in season, Rainiers for the one month theyā€™re available. Blueberries Dark Chocolate Chips - black bean or some other fancy kind, usually two kinds Turkey jerky Beef jerky Can pretty much make a decent meal of it and not stop for fast food. ---
**Author:** ![Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/son_of_a_rich/32/5439_2.png) [@Son\_of\_a\_Rich](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Son_of_a_Rich)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 5:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/14 "2015-03-15T17:19:48Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Back when I used to drive across the country to visit relatives, I ate corn nuts to stay awake. Nobody can doze off while chewing on those things. I never eat while driving now, as I consider it to be dangerous as both a distraction and a choking hazard. If you choke while driving, just ran head-on into an embankment. The airbag will provide the Heimlich maneuver šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![The\_Second\_Stone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/bbe5ce/32.png) [@The\_Second\_Stone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Second_Stone)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 5:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/15 "2015-03-15T17:53:44Z")
Drinking a lot of water is also a useful technique to staying wide awake. You canā€™t sleep with a full bladder, and must pull over and rest. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 5:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/16 "2015-03-15T17:59:36Z")
I am rarely in the car long enough to need to snack while driving, but if I am, itā€™s usually almonds. I always have water in the car with me. When we go on long driving trips we try to make sure we get out of the car to eat so we stretch our legs. Even so, on trips like that we have all manner of snacks with us. ---
**Author:** ![DrDeth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b487fb/32.png) [@DrDeth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DrDeth)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 6:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/17 "2015-03-15T18:27:43Z")
> [@Chefguy](#): > > Back when I used to drive across the country to visit relatives, I ate corn nuts to stay awake. Nobody can doze off while chewing on those things. Yeah ā€œteeth breakersā€- youā€™re right- the extreme pain of having a tooth break while driving will keep you awake!šŸ˜› I say Whole Wheat Cheezits. They have cheese, some whole grain, some fiber, are addictively tasty and arent messy. ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 6:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/18 "2015-03-15T18:39:39Z")
Cheese curds do it for me. ---
**Author:** ![billfish678](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@billfish678](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/billfish678)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 6:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/19 "2015-03-15T18:42:02Z")
So I take shucking and eating raw oysters on those long solo night drives is a no go? ---
**Author:** ![Musicat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/musicat/32/20189_2.png) [@Musicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Musicat)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2015, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984/20 "2015-03-15T18:58:11Z")
> [@billfish678](#): > > So I take shucking and eating raw oysters on those long solo night drives is a no go? Yeah, and dressing a wild boar and tending a BBQ grill is out, too. Damn. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/snacking-while-driving/714984.md?page=2)