Back up food supply in your car??

I posted this on the Main Board but I thought it might be good here too. I thought this one might be interesting for the lurkers and newbes out there.  For me the first few months I was over protected (in someways I still am).  I keep a jar of dry roasted peanuts.  Also a small bag filled with mixed nuts, Cherrios, raisins, and Wheat Thins.  I also keep a protein bar and a can of beef vegetable or chicken vegetable soup (pull top) in my car.  I try and keep 2 supplies of water also just in case.  Sometimes beef jerkey during the winter too.  Just wondering what some of you kept in your car, early on, as a back up food supply?  Brian

At first, I kept beef jerky and nuts (walnuts, pistachios, or almonds) in the car.  I still do for trips out of town (like today), but no longer for day-to-day driving.  I still keep the "to-go" size packets of Bigelow's mango/mandarin green tea (from Sam's Club).  I hate buying bottled water, so I keep my protein shaker with me, which I hardly ever use anymore for protein drinks, but it lets me ge****er/ice from a gas station and add my green tea mix.

Hey Brian, I keep a bag in my car with all my beach stuff since I never know when the urge hits me to hit the beach.  I keep a jar of peanut butter in it.  It really hits the spot when I need something to eat.  Of course I probably look a little odd sitting on the beach eating a jar of peanut butter, but who cares?? 

John

Beef jerky?

The type of Beef Jerky I buy is actual strips of dried meat. Like two grown men couldnt pull a piece apart. I had sort of given up the idea that I would ever be able to eat it again after my WLS.

Do you have to chew it into oblivion before swallowing? I have a feeling the type of beef jerky being eaten is some of the stuff you get at the store, which is quite different than what am addicted to. Troy

hey Troy.  Beef Jerky is one of the most satisfying things I snack on.never a problem.  very high in protien also. kevin Hodges

Hey Troy, I eat beef jerkey all the time, a little salty for sure, but very high in protein, and yeah, in the beginning it requires a lot of chewing to get it down right, but not so  bad further out. John

Troy, I love the Jerky. And mine is like the boot heel hard leather from the oldest of Cowboys! Love it! I have since pretty early on too. A lot of things that folks think they will "Have to Give Up," Turn out to be no problem. Overeating junk, to the point of maintaining an Obese Body Mass Is about all I've given up. That and Sugar.... I could eat the sugar, but I'm not that fond of Super-Pooping. Best Wishes- Dx

Hey Troy,

I just wanted to jump on this Hi-Jack for the fun of it.

Believe it or not, beef jerky is one of those perfect foods for us post RNY type folks.  Now, don't plan on eating any the week you come home, but in time my friend.....oh yes.

Beef jerky was actually designed to be eaten in a way that fits into our mantra.....A little goes a LOOOOONG way.  If you place a small piece of jerky tween your cheek and gum and wait til it turns pretty darn soft and mushy before you start to chew chew chew chew chew chew chew chew chew it, you will find that you get a lot of satisfaction and a wonderful flavor experience that you likely haven't experienced before.  In the "Old West", cowboys would do this to keep their mouths salivating and moist, thus staving off some thirst, thus making water rations last longer.  Also, the same oral satisfactions are applied when people are encourage to use beef jerky as a smoking/smokeless tobacco cessation aid.

Pretty impressive for a little hunk of dried meat!

 

Does gum count?  The only food I carry in my car is gum......and a case of water bottles in the trunk.  Although when I leave the house, if I'm leaving for the day, I will pack lots of snacks....mostly things that have protein in them, because it's hard (and expensive) to find protein snacks on the road. Nuts tend to be my favorite....I buy the individiual serving size packages and use them for just such an occassion.   In addition to nuts, I'll carry granola bars, and some dry cereal.  FYI ....For anyone that did not know this.....depending on where you live and the rodent infestation in your area, you might want to be careful about how much food you store in your car.  I use to work in the pest control industry, and I recieved many a call to exterminate rats in peoples cars.  Nothing is scarier fthen finding a rat in your glove compartment when you open it up. Scott