Food in the car - you should have it with you

Reading time 5 Min.

Recently updated on September 22, 2023 at 04:03 am

"An empty stomach is bad advice”, Albert Einstein already knew. Longer car journeys in particular can be not only uncomfortable but also really dangerous with a growling stomach. Because if you drive hungry or thirsty for too long, you risk losing your concentration - which at the same time significantly increases the risk of accidents.

Those who take a long drive unprepared also tend to indulge in spontaneous cravings in the form of fast food restaurants at a motorway service station or to stay afloat with sweet or salty snacks from the gas station. This is not only unhealthy, but also unnecessarily expensive.

That is why in this article we show why nutrition is so important on long car journeys and which foods from supermarkets such as Hofer, Lidl, Aldi or Rewe can be used to prepare for a longer car journey.

Diet during long car journeys: you should consider this

Basically, in preparation for a long drive, you could just eat so much until nothing works and then sit directly in the car - and thus ensure that you don't feel hungry during the journey.

That might sound good, but it's not a good idea. Because experts advise getting into the car full but not overcrowded and ideally only have a light meal such as a salad before driving. Because if you get too crowded in the car, digestion has a lot to do. This not only makes you tired and sluggish, but in the worst case also leads to lack of concentration.

Instead, you should grab the healthy snacks or meals possible both before and during the journey - but which foods are healthy at the same time and are also suitable for the car?

Which foods are suitable for use in the car?

Good preparation is extremely important so that you do not reach for unhealthy snacks before or during the journey. It helps to put together a shopping list with healthy snacks for going to the supermarket, so that in the end you do not turn to unhealthy foods spontaneously or out of habit.

In order to get an initial overview of which foods are actually suitable, it is worth taking a look at supermarket brochures in advance and putting together a shopping list with healthy foods in advance.

If, despite the conscientious preparation, it should be noticed on the journey that something has been forgotten, that is of course not a problem - after all, the missing products can still be bought on the way.

If you want to lose very little time, it is best to go to a discounter like Hofer, which is known to be particularly fast at the checkout - or where the checkouts even already soon to disappear completely to save even more time. And who has already been in the current Hofer leaflet Having checked the offers is even faster when shopping.

The following list shows which healthy alternatives to chips and fast food you can conjure up as a meal for a long drive.

Healthy dishes for a break during a long drive

• Whole grain sandwiches with hard or cream cheese or turkey breast
• Wraps with lots of vegetables or chicken breasts
• Self-prepared salads, e.g. green salad, but also potato or pasta salad

Healthy snacks for the car

• Natural nuts
• Vegetable sticks
• dried fruit
• Hard boiled eggs
• Fresh fruit

When and how much should you eat while driving?

Good news in advance: Eating or drinking in the car is in Germany, with the exception of the Drinking driving, not punished. But should you just eat right behind the wheel if you get hungry during a long journey in order to save yourself a break and get to your destination faster?

Experts clearly say no to this. Because a break not only has the advantage that you can eat and drink something in peace. In addition, you can also move a little or do a few relaxation exercises - which is important after long periods of sitting in order to stimulate the circulation and prevent tension.

Basically, experts recommend that you should take such a break after a maximum of two hours of driving at a time - a value that one According to a survey by the ADAC is clearly exceeded by most motorists.

Just like before the journey, it is also important to listen to your feeling of hunger and to eat many smaller meals during the journey. However, it is much more important than eating to make sure that you are drinking enough. That's why you should buy enough water or juices before you go shopping at the Hofer, Lidl, Aldi or Rewe. As an exception, plastic bottles should be used rather than glass bottles, as glass bottles could shatter in an accident and become an additional source of danger.

Of course, that wasn't the end of it!

tuningblog has countless other articles on the subject of car and auto tuning in stock. Do you want to see them all? Just click HERE and look around. In part, we would like to provide you with news but also off the tuning. In our category Tips, products, information & Co We have reviews of car or accessories manufacturers, new ones Tuning Wiki Terms or one or the other Leak veröffentlicht. Following an excerpt of the last articles:

Chrome & vinyl: optimal care for US road cruisers!

Tip: How to apply for a temporary registration

Kia and Hyundai are working with Next Hydrogen on a production system for "green" hydrogen

"Tuningblog.eu" - we keep you up to date on the subject of car tuning and car styling with our tuning magazine and we present you the latest tuned vehicles from all over the world every day. It's best to subscribe to ours Feed and will automatically be informed as soon as there is something new about this post, and of course also to all other contributions.