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5 Quick and Easy Snacks For Busy Travelers 

26/10/2012

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These are the best snacks for backpackers and busy travelers!

homemade trail mix for travel
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In my previous post, I talked about 5 foods I always have in my pack, no matter what. Of course, that’s not all the food I take with me! Depending on my destination, activities, or modes of transportation, I also might take the following:
1.) Homemade trail mix 

I’m fussy and don’t like a lot of the usual ingredients. Banana chips are gross! I did a honey roasted cashew, dried cherry, and Smarties mix for my road trip to Vermont. It’s not meant to be very healthy, but rather satisfying and filling, resulting in fewer snacks on the road. Plus if you are stuck in an airport or are forced to miss a meal, some trail mix can really keep you going.
homemade savory trail mix snack for travelling
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2.) Savory mix. 

Can’t really call it trail mix, because this is even less healthy! But it works out to be cheaper per serving than chips or nuts, especially on the airplane. $3 for a small can of Pringles? No thanks! And it’s nice to have some variety from sweet trail mix. Bits & Bites, spicy nuts, and hickory sticks are all welcome! When I lived in England, I worked as a bartender and took the expired and damaged packages of savory chips, nuts, and bar mix with me. Tossed together in a big Ziploc bag, it was pretty good and it served as my snack for over a week as I was backpacking through France. Did I mention I was broke and traveled on $35 a day?

3.) Just add-water-pancake mix. 

I’ll even pre-measure it out in Ziploc bags and figure out how much water to pour in my mug to mix appropriately. Great for camping, hostels, and house rentals, equally great for breakfast or dinner. No maple syrup? You can used melted butter with sugar and cinnamon spice mix, or melted jam, butter, and a touch of whiskey or peanut butter or Nutella thinned down with cream, or stewed berries. During a bare-budget camping road trip through the Maritimes a few years ago, we started each day with a variation of this: whole wheat pancakes with roasted bananas. It was quick, easy, and easy to clean. It was also healthy, hearty, and a great way to start the day. It was also, unfortunately, served one or two days too many, as my husband is now sick of banana pancakes all these years later.

4.) A jar of Nutella and peanut butter.

Back before anyone cared about liquids in carry-on, these tubs came with me through Africa. Perfect with bread and bananas! I really don’t need to say anymore. Before this, I took peanut butter and my mom’s homemade jam with me to England. A great combination no matter where you are!
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My ultimate airline treat - a new notebook, a new magazine, and some peanut M&Ms!
5.) Airplane snacks

Granola bars, fruit leather, heck – even chocolate bars like Snickers. These are hugely overpriced in airports and on the plane and nothing makes a delay worse than being hungry and grouchy. I try to go for a healthy version of a usual treat (fruit leather vs. gummies) and include nuts and seeds for protein staying power. I had crunchy peanut butter granola bars with me in Africa and they were a huge help as I adjusted to local cuisine. And when I traveled through France, I had a large bag of mini-chocolate bars a friend gave me – it helped sooth my soul and stomach as I walked past all those pastry shops.

My travel budget is always smaller than I'd like, and I’d rather take a few minutes to organize my food supplies than pay a huge markup on basic items when I’m starting my trip. A dollar saved is a dollar spent on something more exciting later on down the road!

Part 1: Five Simple Travel Spice Mixes
Part 3: Five Easy To Make Travel Nibbles.
Part 4: Five Easy, Delectable Travel Meals.
Part 5: Five Tips to Survive Travel Kitchens.

4 Comments
Linda Bibb link
3/1/2013 07:10:31 am

You know those slightly-stale potato chips and crackers? Spread them out on a cookie sheet for a few hours and bake at the lowest temp. possible. It'll crisp them up. And you can enhance the flavor if you toss them with a sprinkle of some seasoning - seasoned salt, garlic powder, ranch dressing mix, or even hot pepper flakes come to mind - as soon as they come out of the oven.

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Vanessa
3/1/2013 03:09:14 pm

This is so crafty! We've gone camping with friends who have done a version of this - kinda like making homemade Bits and Bites. I like the idea of creating little bags of different flavors - you could have a different treat each day of your travels.

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Anita Mac link
15/5/2013 03:57:59 pm

You know, peanut butter traveled with me all over South America...the nutella couldn't make it (I can eat a jar in 24 hours!!!)
The other thing I would add to the collection - Montreal Steak Spice! We often rent an apartment in Mallorca and cook a number of meals....a ziplock with some steak spice and no matter how limited your cupboard, it adds so much flavour - even good for vegetarians - sprinkle over veggies, dress up mashed potatoes....or sprinkle on popcorn - a million uses in such a tiny packet!

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Vanessa
19/5/2013 02:14:36 am

Everyone I talk to says they love the nutella in theory, but it's too dangerous to have in their pack - done in a day! But the protein from it or peanut butter can go a long way! Of course, peanut butter might be more versatile because you can make savory sauces with it too.

Great tips on using the steak spice for vegetarians. It would be perfect on grilled veggies, or even turning greek yogurt into a veggie dip.

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