Better Food Options While Driving OTR?

silverspur · Apr 12, 2022

Available at Walmart. Carved chicken breast mixes well with avocadoes and the packaged foods on the ethnic aisle.

Chinatown · Apr 12, 2022

silverspur said: ↑

View attachment 408057 Available at Walmart. Carved chicken breast mixes well with avocadoes and the packaged foods on the ethnic aisle.
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That's some good eating. Love the Walmart and Sam's Club.

Kinsman · Apr 12, 2022

Electric skillet is a versatile tool that can be used different ways.

Costco sells cooked pulled chicken.

Stir fries. Grilled sammies. Make soup. Quesadillas. Cold meat n cheese rollups. Tuna snack packs. Tacos. A few premade meals for when you just don't wanna deal.

Make 1lb sloppy joe meat and eat half; freeze the rest in Ziploc. Microwave and plop on buns.

Keep taco meat around...use for burros, salads.

Hot dogs if you buy decent ones.

Some protein, something green, limit carbs. Smaller portions.

K I'll quit for now.

Chinatown · Apr 12, 2022

Kinsman said: ↑

Electric skillet is a versatile tool that can be used different ways.

Costco sells cooked pulled chicken.

Stir fries. Grilled sammies. Make soup. Quesadillas. Cold meat n cheese rollups. Tuna snack packs. Tacos. A few premade meals for when you just don't wanna deal.

Make 1lb sloppy joe meat and eat half; freeze the rest in Ziploc. Microwave and plop on buns.

Keep taco meat around...use for burros, salads.

Hot dogs if you buy decent ones.

Some protein, something green, limit carbs. Smaller portions.

K I'll quit for now.
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This is the only one I like. Great in the morning and lines the stomach for that 2nd cup of coffee.

DARKNIGHTRUCKER · Apr 13, 2022

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I’ve posted this here a couple times but this is exactly what I do. First the equipment. I have a good size mini fridge that has a small freezer compartment in it. I also have a 1.5 ft.³ standalone freezer that I keep on the truck. I have a small George Foreman grill, an electric burner, a Nutra bullet mixer, and a small portable outdoor grill for special occasions.

on my way home from being out on the road to start my days off I usually go to Costco. I plan out what meals I’m going to prepare. I buy everything I need. I drive home and I start cooking. Yes as soon as I pull in. I get up the next morning and finish my meals. I freeze them. Usually about 25 meals or so. Portioned out. And I cook healthy stuff. I also buy stuff to make smoothies with green powders and fresh spinach. Everything I drink or eat is on the truck when I go back out. Typically I plan for two weeks. I won’t have to buy a dime worth of food or drink for those entire two weeks. I don’t have to stop anywhere unless I feel like a fresh grilled steak or something like that.

I typically try to drive 3 to 5 hours to start my day. Then I’ll stop for an hour and walk 2 to 3 miles. At the end of my shift before I get sleepy. I’ll make a smoothie. I’ll immediately get out of the truck and walk another 2 to 3 miles. Then I’ll come back and enjoy my precooked frozen dinner, and it’s usually better than anything you’re going to find to purchase anywhere around.

I’ve been running this way for the past couple of months and I’ve lost about 30 pounds. Not to mention I can’t even explain to you how much healthier I feel. How much more energy I have, and the constant heartburn, diarrhea or constipation has all went away. Blood pressure is way down.

I walk about 35 to 45 miles per week. I also keep an E bike on the truck that folds up. This gives me about 35 miles of range to get out of the truck and do things. Now this only happens once or twice a week on average. But it is nice.

I decided last year that if I was gonna do OTR I was gonna incorporate it into a lifestyle I could live with or I was going to get the heck out of it. It’s really what you must do. Now your lifestyle might be different than mine, but that’s the only way to do this job long-term. In my opinion anyhow.
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I'm not planning to do otr for a lot longer I hate being away from home several weeks at a time. I hit my 30 months on Jan 1st, then ill be applying for Walmart driver positions in my state. If none of those work then I'm doing something local even if I have to take a pay cut. Working now for good company with a great reputation gotta mean something hopefully.

Basically one way or the other I'm going to be home more often next year.

DARKNIGHTRUCKER · Apr 13, 2022

silverspur said: ↑

What areas do you run? Highways, cities etc.
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Just Normal otr usually stay in the mid west but some east coast and rarely do i cross the rockies . Mostly interstates but it just depends on pickup and delivery locations some can be pretty remote.

DARKNIGHTRUCKER · Apr 13, 2022

ncmickey said: ↑

I’m home every weekend. I try to eat a Keto based diet. I have lost 70 lbs since August. I used to spend hrs of my home time cooking meals, packaging them in single serve Tupperware and microwave them to eat. I discovered Factor75 meals. Delicious meals cooked and prepackaged ready for the microwave. They ain’t cheap… if you get 6 meals they are $12.83 a meal. I pack salad and veggies for the salad and have been quite happy. I save a ton of hometime time with not cooking and it’s still just a bit more than fast food. The quality is amazing and they have all kinds of options.
They arrive every Tuesday and my wife puts them right in the freezer. Those are my meals the next week. I only need 4 so my wife or my mother gets the extra. High quality, delicious meals…
Works for me but I know it ain’t for everyone.
Meals like Sundried tomato chicken, creamy parm chicken, blackened salmon, poblano beef bowl, ground beef cottage pie, etc……
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Looked at all those meal services, it takes them at least a week if not more to send you your first meals. I'm not home enough to use them exclusively id only be able to get some coming off home time if I planned it out correctly.

Really need that small freezer that'll let me keep more stuff on the truck that isn't processed dry foods. My fridge is decent sized but awkwardly laid out so you can't fit a ton of stuff in there.

silverspur · Apr 13, 2022

DARKNIGHTRUCKER said: ↑

Just Normal otr usually stay in the mid west but some east coast and rarely do i cross the rockies . Mostly interstates but it just depends on pickup and delivery locations some can be pretty remote.
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A few ideas:

TA jessup Maryland: I park here and walk down to My Organic Market and stock up on meals to go.

Des Moines across from the Loves there is a Healthy Meals To Go place.

Temple GA : the side street across from Flying J leads to a well stocked Ingles supermarket.

ncmickey · Apr 13, 2022

DARKNIGHTRUCKER said: ↑

Looked at all those meal services, it takes them at least a week if not more to send you your first meals. I'm not home enough to use them exclusively id only be able to get some coming off home time if I planned it out correctly.

Really need that small freezer that'll let me keep more stuff on the truck that isn't processed dry foods. My fridge is decent sized but awkwardly laid out so you can't fit a ton of stuff in there.
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Yeah, it would be hard if no one was home to put the food in the freezer for you.
When I was over the road more I used to keep a small crockpot in the truck. I made all kinds of chili, soups, Stirfry, pot roast… Among other things in that thing. The worst part is having to drive all day with that good smelling food cooking right next to you!

MacLean · Apr 13, 2022

silverspur said: ↑

View attachment 408057 Available at Walmart. Carved chicken breast mixes well with avocadoes and the packaged foods on the ethnic aisle.
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No Artificial ingredients added and browned with caramel colour. Funny.

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