On The Road Food Ideas

If you have a fridge and an inverter you can almost eat like you could at home minus the quantity and freezer space. My diet consists of raw almonds to snack on, granola bars (lowest sugar ones possible like nature valley oats and honey) bananas but no more than 4 in the truck at a time or they go black, bread (potato lasts longer), cheerios, 2% milk, low sodium canned soup, natural peanut butter, non-processed deli meats (ie out of the case not the sealed bag) tomatoes, avocados, cottage cheese, eggs, gallons and gallons of water, black coffee for the am, multivitamins, fish oil pills, vitamin D pills. When I go out to eat I do it right, not country kitchen or Iron skillet, more like ribs and potato salad from a real restaurant.

 

Is it OK to have a Butane Stove in your truck? That would be perfect. I guess if the company or cops ask about the Butane, I can tell them I have my HAZMAT. [/QUOTE]

As I read the FMCSA regs, the use of an open flame for HEATING is prohibited. I'm cooking. Sometimes inside, sometimes outside. I certainly never use it while sleeping or driving.

The Butane stoves themselves are used indoors, in restaurants and homes all over the place.

Butane was the fuel of choice for RV's in the 50's. But propane has a much lower boiling point so it works better in lower temps. But Butane is perfectly safe.

 

I love SUSHI, but I don't think I could make it at home much less in a truck.

But if you find a way, please let me know, i'm sure it isnt as hard to make as it seems, I'd be more worried about keeping the fish at the proper temp prior to eating it

 

I really like these Tuna packs. Just tear them open and squirt in some mayo and whatever and mix them right in the package. No draining required.

 

Yes that the packs of tuna. A great way to package them.

 

Get a lunchbox oven at Loves (cheaper by a few bucks) and you can cook pork-chops, steak, chicken, soup, hot sandwiches, potatoes, whatever. My wife cooks a full meal almost every night. It heats up to 300 degrees and you can either use aluminum foil or aluminum trays (3 for a 1$ at Dollar Tree).

 

If I could find an efficient water heater I'd buy it in a heartbeat. I've tried this model and two other RoadPro models. All were very disappointing and I took them all back for a refund at Pilot. It's disconcerting when the instructions say you have to have your truck idling to use it, and then it takes 30-60 minutes to get luke warm water. That's $1.50-$4.00 for a pot of hot water? Really?

Please....

 

Anyone do their own home-canning? I'm in school still, but my dad and I enjoy canning in the summer when things are cheaper/fresher. Chili, white bean soup, beef stew, salsa, marinara, veg soup, etc. I'm hoping to bring pints/quarts of this stuff when I get my own truck. Need a rice cooker though.

Any ideas on rice cookers for the truck?

Like the butane stove idea. Can a person cook...say pasta...at a roadside rest? Heat the home-canned sauce and throw the two together?