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I was happy with a variety of the canned food, such as raviolis and pastas, beans, tuna etc, the tinned stews are ok, tinned veggies as well. I would buy the packs of small veggie juice cans, V-go , they are disgusting but if you can get them down its equivellant to a serving of veggies which i think is worth it for the vitamins etc that they provide. if you dont have a microwave i would suggest a small gas camp stove and a sauce pot, just stick it on the catwalk and heat up your food. I tried eating cold tinned food and its not very nice. a small gas camp stove shouldnt cost more than 20 bucks. Also i would use the T/A truck stops alot and i found the salad bar was usually good, just avoid the fried and fatty foods on the buffets and you wont gain weight. i actually lost 20 pounds in the first few months otr as i was alot more concious of what i was eating when in the truck than i was when at home. I would get out and take a few laps around the parking lot each day as well, its good to keep active, helps get the blood flowing.

 

Yes poster above is correct just keep active, walk as much as possible. end drink plenty of water.
I know the older you get the harder it is to keep it off..

 

i take low dosage asprin daily. DVT prevention starts with water, stretching and that daily low dose of asprin.

 

Canned food is full of sodium. I suggest lots of fruit and veggies. Exercise as you can, keep the blood flowing. Drink lots of water. As for protein, you can eat beans, or get a lunch box cooker ($30ish) and get a small package of chicken breasts (usually 3) and cook them all up, cutting them up and using that as your protein base, and keep the extra in a cooler (ice is good, unless you have one of those plug in ones.)

 

You are/were an LTL driver aren't/weren't you?

 

Personally, I am fond of them single serving precooked stews etc. They are already precooked and only need to be warmed up. Don't need a microwave to warm them up properly, especially if you are running in colder weather and run the heat in the truck.

Turn the defrosters on throw the precooked product over the defroster with the thin plastic side down and throw a hat over it to keep the heat in. It will be steaming hot on about an hour or so. Cambles makes them sip cup soups that can also be heated up over the defrosters.

Most of them lunch box cookers will reach temps of over 300 degrees which is enough to cook a roast, chicken or anything you would cook in an oven. You have to plan ahead of time for your meal and get it in the cooker so it has time to properly cook.

Some of our drivers carry them small gas grills also, they got them on sale at walmart for about 30 dollars. Nice and compact and they fit nicely in the sidebunk. They are great for cooking when parked and are easy to clean up and stash away again.