Food For Training

case of MRE's from your Army Navy store...youll be all set....




im joking those thing have like 4k calories...lol...ment for a more active person....ive eaten enough of em...lol

 

Unfortunately, I had a trainer that lived off of energy drinks, Wendy's, McDonalds, and Arby's. In a months time, I never once saw him drink water, juice or anything that wasn't energy drinks or coffee. In the end I think it was a good thing, because the thought of fast food now makes me sick.

If you have room, bring stuff to make sandwiches. It doesn't take up a lot of room. I would also keep a few bottled waters around. I got some of those powdered drink mixes, which came in handy. You have the right idea, because living off of truck stop food is expensive, and bad for you.

 

A small personal cooler would be fine as long as you can keep it in your own space. Look for meals at the store that only need a microwave or hot water both of which you can get at any truck stop. Talk to to your trainer about stopping weekly at a Wal-Mart or grocery store so you can re-stock He/She most likely will be stopping anyway. If not most stops have something within a reasonable walking distance, grocer etc.

 

.and don't forget the onions,cheese,and boiled eggs!!!

 

I wouldn't buy anything except for maybe a few snacks. You aren't going to Bolivia. You will have plenty of opportunities to stop for food. It will be quite the pain the butt carrying that stuff around with you everywhere not to mention your trainer might not have room for it all. Buy a box of granola's maybe some nuts and such. Maybe one emergency can of soup or tuna pack or something. Most trainers are expected to buy dinner but don't always. Wait till you meet your trainer and see what he says and then go from there. Sometimes weight can be an issue too. If your trainer is in a W9 and you bring 300lbs of supplies with you that maybe pushing it.

 

I guess it would depend if your bigger and meaner than he is.

 

Get a cheap, used, copy of from half.com and the world will be your oyster.

 

In a trainer's truck assume you will have no room for anything but your clothes and shower supplies. It's his truck. If you show up with the pack-rat starter kit I kept in my OTR truck you won't make any friends. The point of training is to just get through it, not make it your home away from home.

I brought a bag with a 5 changes of clothes, shower hear, pillow and sleeping bag. Wait until you are in the trainer's truck to bring much else. Buy other stuff later. There are Wal Marts and grocery stores everywhere. Don't aspire to be like some high-maintenance rookie. Once you are in your own truck you can go hog wild. I equipped my fleet-spec OTR truck to do everything I might need for a week of living. Other drivers would starve to death 6 hours after the last full-service restaurant closed.