My husband and I are going with several other couples on a road trip tour to the Grand Canyon and ending up in Vegas for a MINI Cooper gathering in late March. (Kids are staying with grandparents - so it's just the 2 of us in the car with friends ahead of us & behind us in their cars.)

I am SUPER excited about the trip, but not sure how to prepare food-wise. :smile: Any hints for what type of food to take, exercise options, fastfood/restuarant ordering, etc? We will be gone about 10 days. I will be 2 months post-op by the time we leave.

Beef jerky, and pork rinds for the road. For the fast food places, grilled chicken sandwich sans the top bun is really the only I eat from fast food places. Taco joints, I get a taco with a side of beans and sour cream.

Sounds like a lot of fun. I agree, beef or turkey jerky would be good. Also maybe some protein bars. I just bought this book [ame=http://www.amazon.com/This-Thousands-Simple-Swaps-Pounds/dp/1594868549]Amazon.com: Eat This, Not That! Thousands of Simple Food Swaps that Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds--or More! (9781594868542): David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding: Books[/ame] from the store the other day because I found it very interesting while browsing through. It may help make some decisions regarding fast food although you of course would not eat the bread and side(s) suggested. Good luck!

Thanks! Any recommendations for protein bars?

Pork rinds? Really? I'm going on a road trip mid March, but I'll be with 4 children. You are so lucky to be without the kids, Mini-me

Mini me...I'm DYING for a road trip...where are yall driving from? I've always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon!! So jealous!!

Mini me...I'm DYING for a road trip...where are yall driving from? I've always wanted to go to the Grand Canyon!! So jealous!!

We are making a giant loop from Seattle, to Grand Canyon, to Las Vegas, and back to Seattle. I think there are 10 cars in our group. In Vegas there are usually 500-600 MINI owners. We all drive down the strip on Friday night (3/26) & it is a blast!

I would bring lots of bottled water, maybe some individual crystal lite packets and string cheese. In addition, you may want some pudding in the individual ups. You don't have to refrigerate any of this stuff... have fun..Don't forget your vitamins!!!!!!

Pork rinds? Really? I'm going on a road trip mid March, but I'll be with 4 children. You are so lucky to be without the kids, Mini-me :laugh0:

LOL Pork rinds are low to no carb, higher in Protein that any other type of salty, crunchy chip product. I absolutely love the hot-n-spicy ones.

There a nice crunchy, salty flavorful treat to have occasionally, and they practically dissolve once chewed.

They're even Atkins approved.

LOL Pork rinds are low to no carb, higher in Protein that any other type of salty, crunchy chip product. I absolutely love the hot-n-spicy ones.

There a nice crunchy, salty flavorful treat to have occasionally, and they practically dissolve once chewed.

They're even Atkins approved.

Yes, but the dip I like with them unfortunately insn't approved. :laugh0:

I never would have thought about pork rinds. Cool.

Enjoy your trip, mini-me :blushing:

I also recommend Protein bars. Protein plus are good, and I think they were on sale at Kroger this week (didn't look closely, but saw lots of yellow tags down that aisle). Also, if you like crunchy ones, south beach living makes protein crisp bars in chocolate Peanut Butter that are pretty good and 12 g protein. I also take nuts. Emerald Nuts makes a cocoa flavored almond that's sweetened with sucralose and are to die for. Trader joes sells "just a handful" individual serving packets of almonds, too, and they travel really well. It would be so easy to pack apples and peanut butter for Snacks, or a light bread with peanut butter. All very yummy.

Have fun!

I also recommend Protein bars. Protein plus are good, and I think they were on sale at Kroger this week (didn't look closely, but saw lots of yellow tags down that aisle). Also, if you like crunchy ones, south beach living makes protein crisp bars in chocolate Peanut Butter that are pretty good and 12 g protein. I also take nuts. Emerald Nuts makes a cocoa flavored almond that's sweetened with sucralose and are to die for. Trader joes sells "just a handful" individual serving packets of almonds, too, and they travel really well. It would be so easy to pack apples and peanut butter for Snacks, or a light bread with peanut butter. All very yummy.

Have fun!

TOTAL thread highjack, but I was just thinking about you the other day and wondering how you were doing ! ! !

awwwww, a bunch of mini coopers traveling down the road sounds so cute! Take pictures and post them. . . apple sauce, crackers, tuna snacks, salmon snacks, sugar free fruit cups, oxo chicken broth, string cheese, yogurts, sugar free puddings, fuze slenderize drinks (counts as 1 water), lifewater 0 calories (counts as 1 water) crystal lights, water. . as for fast food, well can't help you there, Tiff had a great idea about taco bell. . . i'm not at go out yet. . . good luck and bet y'all will be so cute!

When did most of you "long-timers" start eating protein bars?

I really never stopped eating them other than on my post op diet. I like the Oh Yeah, choc. mint. They are kind of like a kit kat bar. They come in all sorts of other flavors too. I also eat the atkins caramel nougat ones, and the premier from Costco are so big so I only half of one of those at a time.