My husband is new to truckdriving and I was wondering if anyone had any idea or recipes to feed him while he is on the road. He has a small refrigerator and microwave in the truckand is out for 20 days at a time. He is presently eating a lot of hot dogs and biscuits and gravy at the truck stops. This isn't very nutrious and I don't want him to come back bigger than the truck. LOL. Thanks for your suggestions, Macole
Hi, My Dh used to drive a truck and I know what you mean about the "truck stop" food although he never complained about it!LOL. You said he has a small fridge, does it have a little freezer? I used to make batches of Chili for DH and put it in the zip loc bags and he would keep it in his little freezer compartment and then just zap it in the microwave. Also another thing is (for conveinence) get some of the Healthy Choice soups and he can micro them too.I did the same thing with beef stew, put it in the zip loc bags in serving sizes and freeze.Now if his fridge doesnt have a freezer you can always do small batches that will last him a few days in the fridge.I also used to barbecue a whole chicken and he had that for sandwiches.The rest of the time it was the truck stops,LOL.Wow that brings back memories as that was 12 yrs ago, he now is a plumber,quite a change but the being on the road all the time was wearing him down.
What about soem of the soupd on hand or to go? Maybe some of the little microwavable dinners. Hot pockets, lunch meat, maybe its possible to make him up dinners in containers and he can store then eat them! What about popcorn, Lean Cusine meals, or alike ones..mac n cheese, spagettis, chicken-noodles-sauce...things like that can help.
Maybe some snack things like pretzels or fruit...thats healthy.
another fast thing is cup a soup..like the noodles n water stuff.
My husband takes things like that to work cuz he dont get a lunch break and has to eat and do his job so that helps him alot to grab n go.
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You just brought back many memories of when my husband was able to drive truck. He had diesl fuel in his veins for years after getting through. He would shift gears in his sleep and be kicking me LOL. He took home canned soups and he's place them on the dog house and they would be hot when he wanted them. He kept a jar of peanut butter in his truck and a loaf of bread also. The last part of his driving he was home every day but, has 18 hour days. Many nights he came home sat down to supper and fell asleep in his plate. Doe this found familiar? The joys of being a truckers wife and family.
I was going to suggest homemade soups, stews, cooked meats & cassaroles, lunch meat, fruit & raw veggies for the first week since he has a refrigerator. He could take part of the food frozen for later in the week or even early into the next week.
Then either stop at a local grocery for lunchmeat, 8pc fried chicken, bagged salads, more fruit & raw veggies or bring canned soups, stews, tuna, veinna sausage etc. for the rest of the trip.
Roberta, I think you just covered it all. I send a lot for DH too. He is a truck driver as well. Sometimes, they do need to eat at the truck stop to stretch and just have some human interaction. DH favorite thing is Peanut butter and a loaf of bread. When he is home, I send "planned overs" with him. He has a cooler as well as a fridge & microwave. A milk jug filled with water keeps the cooler (frozen) items frozen long enough for him to get the items in the fridge later in the week. He later uses the water for tea, coffee, or mac n cheese, or to clean up with.
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You can prepare meals just as if you were going camping and you have no refrigeration to worry about on those things. Use dried veggies in a sandwich bag with a dried gravy mix added to them, then he adds fresh meat or canned chicken and water and he has stew. Small ctn. of 5 biscuits in the refrigerator as a go with.
Preparing meals and freezing them like others has said is a good way to go. And an extra small cooler for frozen things works well.
If you need actual recipes for the "camping" type foods I would be glad to pull out my camping recipes and give you some, just PM me through family corner or ask here, be glad to do it!
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My husband is new to truckdriving and I was wondering if anyone had any idea or recipes to feed him while he is on the road. He has a small refrigerator and microwave in the truckand is out for 20 days at a time. He is presently eating a lot of hot dogs and biscuits and gravy at the truck stops. This isn't very nutrious and I don't want him to come back bigger than the truck. LOL. Thanks for your suggestions, Macole
Wow!! Those are some great ideas. Thanks. The baggies sounds really good because, then there are no dishes either. Thanks alot. Macole
What about soem of the soupd on hand or to go? Maybe some of the little microwavable dinners. Hot pockets, lunch meat, maybe its possible to make him up dinners in containers and he can store then eat them! What about popcorn, Lean Cusine meals, or alike ones..mac n cheese, spagettis, chicken-noodles-sauce...things like that can help.
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When I was young we used to go "skinny dipping"; now we just "chunky dunk" 
