Trail Mix For The Stars
December 5, 2007 by shewhoeats
I don’t “rough it” real well.
Tomorrow morning I leave for a four-day adventure with the g-squad to a deserted island off the coast of south/mid Florida. We are driving. I’m traveling with obsessively healthy people. Said island has neither store nor restaurant. What will a Gourmet do? Pack the most bangin’ snacks ever, that’s what.
Here’s what I’ve purchased for my formerly cheap weekend:
Enormous bag of dates
Huge bag of Tamari Almonds
Maple roasted cashews- tons
Roasted pumpkin seeds- more than enough
Fancy local beer
Fancy white table wine
Jamaican Lemonade spritzers
Organic lemonade in juice boxes
Luna bars- Lemon flavor only
Local banana-walnut granola
Organic yogurt
Organic pita
Spinach artichoke dip
Pirate’s booty- 2 bags
Kettle Chips- salt and black pepper
Red Bean hummus from Flying Frog
Green beans
4 Grapefruits
2 Tangelos
2 organic apples
Organic baby carrots
Black sesame rice crackers
Cream cheese
Organic cucumbers
6 Emergen Cs
2 bags of organic beef jerky
Sesame candies
organic sprouts
The kitchen sink
Everyone in line behind me was totally jealous. Think I’ll make it through the weekend?
What? No chocolate? I’d be throwing m&m’s into the tamari almonds - and not sharing. For road food I also like the wasabi rice crackers they have at Green Life. I’m glad you got the jerky. I think you’re going to need some of that protein to go with all of the carbs if you are going to stay awake and drive.
I’m not a big fan of the beef jerky, though - I think it’s too sweet. I *love* the pepper turkey jerky and it gets me through many of my commutes to Hickory.
I know you’ll have a wonderful time and can’t wait to hear about it!
Yum!
The Dulce de Leche Luna bars are delicious too.
I send the Emergen C’s with my girl on her TAASC trips to flavor the iodine-purified water–good call!
What, exactly, are you going to do with the green beans and sprouts?
Stacey- Turns out lack of chocolate was a huge issue. Luckily, we befriended “Ranger Mark,” who gave us chocolate, wood, bug spray, and additional gifts until we realized he expected “other” kindnesses in return. Yeah, those. Ew. What were three rugged beach vixens to do, trapped on a deserted tropical isle? This scenario could make an awesome feminist soft porn/superhero flick. Luckily, his attention was diverted at the crucial moment by hooligans down the beach. Phew.
Mama- Green beans were for keeping chilled and munching on in the car as a snack. The sprouts we used all weekend in our pita sandwiches: Pimento cheese, sprouts, cucumber, tomato, spinach, and avocado. Yum.
Three cheers for the Gourmet Grrl-inspired local seafood grill, and I must say my bean explosion chili and burritos kept it real.
But let us not forget the (natural) cheesy poofs. That’s what a roadtrip is all about. Meanwhile, my pantry is still stocked with leftover trail mix to last through the apocalypse.
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