Exercise and healthy eating for the OTR truck driver

The local store I buy kefir from sells qt bottles in the yogurt section. Comes in blueberry, strawberry, raspberry , and pomegranate. Tastes like liquid yogurt to me, like drinking a yogurt shake. A qt bottle lasts me a couple of weeks since I usually just take a drink or two out of the bottle after breakfast.

 

Do you like yogurt? Was the kefir you tried flavored or just plain?

 

Plain. Didn't see any flavored; will have to try it. Milk is (or was) fairly cheap though. I used to drink a gallon a day to keep up my proteins. Doubt I could afford that much kefir.

 

I know it's really tough to do, but I have some thoughts: pack snacks like a handful of almonds (high in vitamin E) to have along the road. Other good snacks could be small pieces of cheese, whole-grain crackers. If sugary drinks are your thing, instead of buying soda, you can make yourself a little sugar syrup (heat 2 parts water with 1 part sugar just until the sugar dissolves), it'll keep for several weeks in the fridge, just stir a little bit into water, or some green tea you've made yourself - this way you can control the amount and it's a lot cheaper than buying it ready made.
Crock pots are great, you can make up a bunch of things to go in the crockpot and freeze them together, then just put them in.
I try and give tips to truckers on my radio show - Everyday Food Sirius 112/XM157, especially on thursdays and I'm curious, what kinds of things would you want help with.
Take care all of you, drive safely, and thanks for carrying everything to those of us who can't do it ourselves.
Sandy

 

I think a microwave would help. Oatmeal in its many varieties are a great way to start the day.

 

I think kefir is more a probiotic rather than a milk substitute. It helps build up your immune system.

 

Okay, I'm going to have to research that a bit then. My old bones need all the help they can get.
I found that oatmeal can just have milk poured on and eaten raw too. It's just a cereal, after all. Well, a high fibre cereal.

 

Towards the end of my driving time...I actually started shopping down the isles of the truck stops and found I could get good meals stew, spagetti, chili ect for little of nothing...they were like non frozen tv dinners....

Also buy like styrafoam bowls...and cereal...and then all you need is milk...

And I had started buying buffets to go...the meals were packed with nutritional food...and would last me for days...I'd pay like from $7 to $12 dollors, pile it on, and it would last me for at least a day and half....compared to just buying chips, drinks and donuts...for like $12.00....

That would only last not even one trip...

 

Dairy products are good, but I can't see drinking a gallon of milk a day. A qt of kefir costs $3 and lasts me 2 wks.

 

I meant me. I've been an in-and-out bodybuilder/powerlifter, and getting 220 grams of protein a day is a challenge, so the milk would replace water some of the time. It still hydrates, so it's all good.
Average Joe does fine with only .5-.75 grams protein/lb. bodyweight and not lose much muscle mass. (such as it is)