food for a car trip 2588Mordechai Housman A small cooler with fruit and bottled water is fine... perhaps a box of graham crackers. Eat moderately before you depart. Plan a one hour stop...
food for a car trip 2589Karen And most of them start with "Once upon a time " :-) They have set amounts of time that they enter for various...
Mordechai Housman
You aren't going to do all this in one day, are you? If so, I hope you will share the driving with your wife. That much driving can get dangerously hypnotic.
A cooler with bottled water, cheese and crackers, drinkable yogurt, fresh fruit or fruit salad in a covered plastic bowl. Nuts are good if they aren't too salty, maybe mixed with raisins or dried cranberries. You could also take a thermos or plastic container of gazpacho or other cold soup that you could drink out of paper cups.
I would try to pack snack foods that aren't too salty or sweet because that will increase thirst and the need for more frequent bathroom stops.
I'd make sure the 9 year old had books, puzzles, and maybe a sketching pad to keep him busy. A map so he can keep track of the distance you have covered might interest some 9 yr. olds. If he likes music, let him take a personal listening device or go to the library and get some books-on-tape that you will all enjoy. A pillow so he can nap in the back seat if he gets bored is a valuable addition.
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