Road trips are the best. A few friends traveling on the open road, or maybe you’ve decided to get your family together and hop in the car and go camping. Either way, you’re eventually going to get hungry. Between the sing-alongs and the license plate game (or maybe you prefer the road sign game), someone is going to have to eat.
Forget the Chips, Eat a Chiquita
If you want to party all the way to your destination and keep the car clean at the same time, the best thing you can do is bring along healthy snacks that rate low on maintenance and high on flavor.
So what makes a good road trip snack that’s:
• Healthy?
•Doesn’t need to be refrigerated or heated up?
• Requires no utensils?
• Isn’t too messy for a bumpy road or cramped back seat?
You guessed it: fruit.
Fruit: Nature’s Pre-packaged Snacks
Fruits like apples, pears, and grapes are good for an energy and morale boost; plus they’re ready to eat at any time. If you’re a fan of bananas, oranges, or other fruits with peels you want to get rid of, plan ahead by bringing a trash bag for the left-overs.
If you don’t want cores, pits, or peels lying around once you’re done snacking, you can minimize clean up by prepping before you hit the road. Pre-sliced apples and pears are a great bring-along, but we all know how un-appetizing a browning fruit can be. Luckily, there’s a quick and easy solution.
How to Keep Fruit Slices from Browning
The tasty insides of fruits like apples and pears begin to brown once they’re exposed to the air, specifically to the oxygen in the air. This process is called oxidation, and the solution comes in the form of, naturally enough, antioxidants. Besides all the great stuff they do for our bodies (read about antioxidants and your health here) , the antioxidants in lemon or lime juice can help keep fruit from browning. Just squeeze some lemon or lime juice onto a pre-cut apple or pear slice before putting it in a plastic bag or Tupperware container for storage.
Let Chiquita Do the Work For You
Packing and planning for a summer road trip can be hectic; if you don’t have time to pre-package your snacks, try Chiquita Fruit Bites for a no-hassle solution. Just open and enjoy these single-serving snacks, from Pineapple Bites (only 40 calories per serving!) to apple slices with caramel dip. Want to get your veggies in, too? Try our baby carrots or sweet peapods, complete with ranch dip.
Where are your road trips taking YOU this summer?