{"id":4961,"date":"2019-04-30T10:09:47","date_gmt":"2019-04-30T09:09:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/?p=4961"},"modified":"2025-04-02T13:08:36","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T12:08:36","slug":"motorway-food","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/motorway-food","title":{"rendered":"Motorway Food"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Motorway Food. It can be hard for removals men and transporters to make sensible food choices on the road. Particularly as when you\u2019ve got a tight schedule to keep to, it\u2019s not like you can stop and have a nice plate of salad or something rich and filling like a bowl of pasta. Inevitably, therefore, that means the good old Ginsters pasties and other convenient, but decidedly unhealthy food is consumed. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although guzzling numerous energy drinks and eating sausage\nrolls, greasy burgers and easy to manage food may feel like it\u2019s giving you all\nyou need to handle those long journeys, is it really the best thing to be\neating?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We think you know the answer we\u2019re going to give \u2013 no, it\nreally isn\u2019t. The type of carbs and protein in these kinds of foods is only\ngood for a short amount of time, so rather than getting a nice shot of energy\nthat will last a good few hours, you\u2019ll often find your hungry much quicker. To\ngive you some help making better food choices on the road, we\u2019ve highlighted so\neasy to prepare and healthier, but also tasty options.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These can be broken down into their relevant food groups, as\nfollow:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>Drinks<\/strong> \u2013 mineral water (plenty of it), coffee and lemonade<\/li><li><strong>Carbs<\/strong> \u2013 chewing gum, energy bars and dark chocolate<\/li><li><strong>Proteins<\/strong> \u2013 hard cheese, hard boiled eggs and other things like beef jerky<\/li><li><strong>Nuts<\/strong> \u2013 peanuts, walnuts and almonds <\/li><li><strong>Fresh fruit and veg<\/strong> \u2013 celery sticks, bell peppers, radishes, avocado, carrots, oranges, bananas, pears and apples<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Keep Yourself\nHydrated<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019ve probably been told it numerous times before, but\nenergy drinks are not a suitable substitute for drinking good old-fashioned\nmineral water. That should always be the fluid you primarily drink,\nparticularly when travelling long distances. Making sure you have enough water\nflowing through your system helps your body to function better and improves\nyour alertness and reaction times. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you really need to have coffee, you can do that, but\ndon\u2019t go too overboard as too much caffeine is never a good thing. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Although it\u2019s best that you avoid carbonated drinks,\nlemonade is perhaps the safest option. You can even make on at home using some\nfreshly squeezed lemons and honey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Sweets<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Driving can be monotonous and a bit dull, so its always a\ngood idea to keep yourself focused by enjoying some snacks. Healthy ones\nthough. Dark chocolate is not nearly as unhealthy as milk or other varieties.\nBreak some into chunks and eat it at regular intervals. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Hard Boiled Eggs and\nother Proteins<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We all need protein, but even more so when you\u2019re helping a\ncustomer move and there\u2019s a lot of heavy lifting involved at either side of the\njourney. Hard boiled eggs, ignoring the small, are a great source of healthy\nprotein, as is items like beef jerky, cooked chicken and hard cheese like\ncheddar. Mixed nuts are also a handy source of protein for on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2><strong>Fresh Fruit and\nVegetables<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Fruit and veg are perfect for eating on the road because\nthey are portable and don\u2019t really require much else other than your hands. If\nyou\u2019re going to have vegetables, you could cut them into crudities and dip them\ninto your favourite sauce to make them more palatable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Motorway Food. It can be hard for removals men and transporters to make sensible food choices on the road. Particularly as when you\u2019ve got a tight schedule to keep to, it\u2019s not like you can stop and have a nice plate of salad or something rich and filling like a bowl of pasta. Inevitably, therefore, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[36,41,1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4961"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4961"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4961\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6162,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4961\/revisions\/6162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4961"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4961"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.deliveryquotecompare.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4961"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}