A classic for a reason! A sandwich or wrap is the perfect vessel to
enclose lots of bits and pieces that would be messy to eat otherwise.
You can wrap it up in some wax paper to avoid touching it with your
hands too much. Stress and mess free!
The fillings should be...well...filling! I recommend hummus, avocado,
mashed beans, tofu, falafel...not necessarily all together, unless
that's what rocks your boat. You can't go wrong with a
tried-and-trusted PBJ either...unless you're allergic to peanuts, then
you can go very wrong.
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Best Travel Foods
When travelling by bus, train, or plane
What makes a certain kind of food perfect for travelling?
It should:- be easy to eat without making a mess or using your bare fingers too much (because ew, travel germs)
- have a neutral smell (be considerate towards your fellow passengers!)
- not make a lot of noise when you eat it (see above)
- not take up a lot of space
- be tasty and nourishing!
- Sandwiches and wraps
- Hand pies, samosas, pasties
- Soft fruit
- Banana/pumpkin bread
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If you want to step it up a notch from a sandwich, I propose: a hand
pie, samosa, or similar. Also perfect little vessels for all sorts of
tasty fillings. You can be hygienic by holding on to the crust and
then discarding it, but I will look down on you for not eating your
crust. Maybe just a corner of the crust. They say this is why Cornish
pasties have crimped crusts, so miners could use said crusts as a
handle and throw them away so as not to eat the part contaminated by
their arsenicy hands. Or maybe just don't touch arsenic when
travelling.
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Fruit is great to bring along because it tastes good and is full of
vitamins to fortify your immune system, but also! Because eating fruit
is another way to stay hydrated when you're trying to ration a bottle
of water during a trip. Fruits with a high water content include
blueberries, oranges, plums, pineapples, and watermelon. The perfect
fruits for travelling already have a natural protective covering, like
oranges, mandarins, and the king of fruits (which is actually a
berry): bananas.
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Speaking of the King of Fruits, why not grab some banana bread for the
road as well? And why not make some that's chock full of nuts, seeds,
dried fruit, and whatever else you can stick in there? That way, you
will have a neat parcel of energy to keep you going where you need to
go. If you're not a huge fan of bananas, you can try using pumpkin
puree or applesauce to make some elevated, nutrient-dense bread. Cut
it up, stick it in a Ziploc bag, and enjoy throughout the journey!