The next big challenge

OK, so we're getting pretty good at our new way of eating at home.  Getting dinner on the table without grains and with minimal beans isn't the challenge it was six months ago and we've even found a few safe places  to eat out occasionally and stay (mostly) safe.

 

The next big challenge is a road trip. 

 

We're driving up to Northern New York for a family reunion in a few weeks -- that's two days up, two days there, and two days back.  How will we eat on a six day road trip without giving in and risking a meal in an unfamiliar restaurant?  (Or maybe worse, getting seriously out of sorts about the boring lack of options?) 

 

I mean, really?  The two days in the middle, we'll have a heat source and it can be "food almost as usual", but how much fresh, raw vegetation can we eat while we're on the road"  How many nuts?  How many boiled eggs? How long will cold cooked meats last in a cooler?  -- and my diabetes complicates it further, because a lot of fruit just isn't safe when we'll be so physically inactive.

 

I have been hunting for options and it's not looking like a lot of fun.  I wonder if I'm missing something.  It's looking pretty boring.  The limitations: it has to stay fresh (or at least safe) in a cooler on the road, it can't contain grains or beans, and for four out of six days, it has to be something we can prepare ahead and eat right out of the cooler. 

 

Any ideas?

Road Trip Food Plan

Ideas: vegetables (lettuce, greens, cherry tomatoes, bell peppers, carrots, celery, avocados, salad greens, sweet potatoes, potatoes, squash, onions, cabbage, cauliflower) fruit (Apples, oranges, bananas, pears, berries, grapes), dried fruits and vegetables, nuts, boiled eggs, chicken, fish, sausage, burgers, canned fish, brownies, cheese, Lara Bars, kombucha, nut pancakes, egg and zucchini muffins,

 

Thursday, day 1	Breakfast (Home)	Bacon and eggs; smoothie with berries and greens
	Lunch (Road)	Salad with cold meat, frozen berries with coconut milk
	Dinner (Road)	Cold pancakes with jam
Friday, day 2	Breakfast (Road)	Boiled eggs, fruit
	Lunch (Road)	Veggies, cheese, and chips with dip
	Dinner (Road)	Salad with cold meat, fruit
Saturday, day 3	Breakfast (Cadyville)	Pancakes
	Lunch (Cadyville)	Muffins, cheese, nuts, veggies
	Dinner (Cadyville)	Roasted vegetables, roast chicken
Sunday, day 4	Breakfast (Cadyville)	pumpkin custard
	Lunch (Cadyville)	Salad with cold chicken, fruit
	Dinner (Cadyville)	Roasted vegetables, sausage
Monday, day 5	Breakfast (Cadyville)	Fruit and nuts
	Lunch (Road)	Salad with leftover roast veggies and meats, frozen berries with coconut milk
	Dinner (Road)	Cold pancakes with jam,
Tuesday, day 6	Breakfast (Road)	Muffins, cheese, nuts, veggies
	Lunch (Road)	Veggies, cheese, and chips with dip
	Dinner (Home)	Bacon and eggs; smoothie with berries and greens