On the Go

Without further ado, here are my travel tips for road trips with family, culled from personal experience.

Pack Like a Pro

What does one need for a road trip? After planning routes, itineraries, and hotels, all that’s left is figuring out what to take along.

• When traveling by car, you can fill your trunk with Betty Crockers (both meat and dairy), boxes of food, an ice chest, Gefen noodle soups, plasticware, and snacks galore. I also pack a bag of food for the car, which stays separate from all the stuff we throw in the back, so we can eat without having to pull over and open the trunk.
• When flying, always check with the airline about baggage allowance. I’ve started packing a suitcase scale to be on the safe side. 
• Extras: I always bring a can opener, some sheets of aluminum foil, disposable quart containers, ziplock bags, paper plates, paper towels, and a sponge or two. Of course, I can purchase all of these items on the go, but if I already have them at home, why spend money on the basics while traveling? 

Betty Crocker Sample Menu

Breakfast: Waffles, pancakes (bring mix along with you), shakshuka, omelets. (You can bring tomato sauces from home. Transfer them to plastic containers, freeze them overnight, place in a ziplock, and pack them in a suitcase. Osem makes small plastic containers of shakshuka, which I freeze.)

Lunch: Frozen pizza, grilled cheese.

Dinner: (I freeze these in advance) Spaghetti and meatballs; pepper steak, ramen noodles, and broccoli; gnocchi with meat sauce; and even frozen breaded chicken cutlets. You can buy oil at Walmart and fry your chicken cutlets for fresh schnitzel!