Healthy economical meals on the road

Discussion in 'Driver Health' started by daxxed, Feb 9, 2013.

  1. daxxed

    daxxed Bobtail Member

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    I just have to reply. While I am not a trucker yet, I lived on the road for a few months when I owned my own truck, but during that time I was doing contract work in another field. A few years ago I bought a Nu Wave Oven. You have to see it to believe it. But I liked it so much I bought another. I know for a fact that I can eat healthy and better than any truck stop for $40 a week or less. I am not talking about vienna sausage or spam. Here is an example:

    Bagle bites...40 count...$7 - cooking time frozen 7 min...thawed 5 min
    Pork chops...5 pkg...$7 cooking time frozen 14 min...thawed 9 min
    Chicken thighs...8 pkg...$7 cooking time frozen 25 min...thawed 20 min

    Variety of veggies...$7 cooking time depends but it can be cooked on the oven at the same time.

    Total cost for week $28

    Now the unique thing about a Nu Wave is it can also reheat a previously cooked meal.

    Nu Wave oven is versatile enough to bake, broil, roast, grill, dehydrate, steam, air-fry and barbecue.
    Clean up is a breeze....

    Just go to you tube and see for yourself all the things that a Nu Wave Oven can cook.

    I recently cooked a frozen 14 lb turkey to perfection in under 4 hours....

    This thing is amazing...and I will actually be showing everyone in my training class how to cook on one...and I will be taking it to orientation also since I know the company I am going with has apu.

    There are 2 different sizes...regular...1500 watt max...but I have not seen it peak over 1430 watts.

    I have not yet used the smaller one, it is on the way...but it says 800 watts max...so I imagine it will only have a 730 watt peak... I know it will take a couple more minutes to cook something, but it will still save me a ton of money and I will be eating healthy...

    Just check it out for yourself....

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    Last edited: Feb 9, 2013
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  3. BLHinshaw

    BLHinshaw Light Load Member

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    why do I feel that you got paid to post this :biggrin_25522:
     
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  4. QBall3577

    QBall3577 Medium Load Member

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    I've wondered how those things do with the cooking... especially on the truck. I'm all for not eating in the stops. But, for now, all i've been doing are lean cuisines and a microwave for my dinners with occasionally breaking out my electric skillet for something else. It all gets kinda old after a while.
     
  5. Driver of the year

    Driver of the year Medium Load Member

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    Free Commercial plug?
     
  6. daxxed

    daxxed Bobtail Member

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    No I do not sell them, but I should...I saw it on an infomercial 4 years ago and bought one...It is amazing...I liked it so much I bought a second...I have not found anything that it will not do pertaining to cooking.

    One of my favorites is frozen catfish fillets...Cooked to perfection in 12 minutes...

    Now you can buy one and get one free....I have just purchased the smaller one to start using.

    Just watch the you tube vids...it does exactly what it shows...

    You can get rid of everything else...it cooks better than a microwave...and almost as fast.

    I just had 3 frozen bagel bites for breakfast...180 calories and it was cooked to perfection in 7 min...

    Like I said I am not trucking yet...but once I do I will have a website that will show what I cooked on the Nu Wave, maybe then I can get a commission...LoL
     
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  7. dschmidt201

    dschmidt201 Light Load Member

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    Shoot when I was over the road for 3 months I spent 30 a week in food bought 7 days of canned veggies caned fruit and canned tuna and chicken and lots of water
     
  8. WV_Daddys_Girl

    WV_Daddys_Girl <b>Crusty Ole' Wifey</b>

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    Actually, those Nu Wave cookers are pretty cool. My aunt has one and it makes a great "roasted" chicken and just about anything else she cooks in it. Of coarse, I never knew you could use it in a truck.
     
  9. PST

    PST Light Load Member

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    Your health will slowly deteriorate and one day you will wake up and fell bad and you will fell worse [over time] until you start eating healthier and even then it takes time for your body to heal, it's better to eat fresh food but frozen is better that caned.
     
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  10. cuzzin it

    cuzzin it Road Train Member

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    And die anyway:biggrin_25516:
     
  11. WV_Daddys_Girl

    WV_Daddys_Girl <b>Crusty Ole' Wifey</b>

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    Cuzzin it - I love your signature line! That is too funny!
     
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