When my youngest brother was in HS the rage was for them to eat Milk Bones as a snack.

I don't know if it was to try and gross people out or because they actually liked them. Maybe both.

I am in my car A LOT for my job as we drive to client sites across 3 states.

As previously stated it can be difficult to find foodstuffs that can withstand the temp swings (110+ to -20) of the seasons in MO/KS.

Currently what I am using is granola bars (the hard crunchy kind). They are prepackaged, can be thrown into a pack easily, and hold up to temps very well. I eat them for "lunch" often enough on the road that they get rotated pretty often, but even if they didn't I think they would be viable for quite a long stretch.

As a friend of mine stated, they are the modern day equivalent of hardtack only they taste better.

YMMV,

Greg

I keep a cooler in the back of the truck. It helps moderate temperature extremes. It's under a white tonneau cover so is not exposed to direct sun or the elements.

Decades ago I kept snacks in my car.

I never had much trouble with things. Candy would sometimes melt if it got real hot, but it was still edible.

It never lasted more then a few months anyway, so it got changed out before it had a chance to go stale.

Nutritionally there is not much difference between the average granola bar, a Cliff bar, or a Snickers bar, so grab a few extra bars of whatever you eat anyway and keep them in the car, and rotate them.

Granola bars (no chocolate) have an advantage in not melting if that bothers you.

chia seeds (fat, fiber, protein)
peanut butter
energy bars
miso soup packets
ramen noodles
drink mix packets, gatorade, etc.
coffee, tea, sugar, powdered creamer
Mountain House beans and rice meal
hard candy
sugarless gum


I try and rotate out once every 4 months to keep it fresh and eat the stuff before it spoils.

Round these parts, anything not protected by an all-metal container will eventually be found and destroyed by mice, even in a "closed" car. I hate mice.

Ammo cans work well. Another alternative is new metal paint cans of various sizes - buy them from the paint store.

Brown rice, bulghur, instant mashed potatoes, oatmeal and dried onions are heat tolerant, easily prepared, and not tempting as snacks.Packaged in ziplocks and recycled coffee/mayo/pb containers, they are durable, cheap, and easy to store.

Me too !

Have a look at these 5 gallon mouse traps.
They trap mice by the bucket, so to speak.


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I live in Texas. I keep bottled water in my trunk but not food. Instead, I have emergency food in my purse. Twenty-four hour’s worth is normally what I carry unless I have a reason to stuff as much as I can.

Jeanette Isabelle

Almonds and dry currants in the glove box, Mayday 1200's in the trunk. Water in SS container the summer, stove and pot for melting snow in the winter. A lot more when venturing North.