Roadtrip! What Trader Joe's and Costco items would make it into your car?

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Heading towards Mt. Rushmore, Yellowstone, and Glacier National. We won't be stopping for meals during the day while we are covering long distances.

Please help give me ideas for snacks and portable items to tide us from breakfast to dinner on the days we are driving. 

Because it is vacation, both healthy and not-so-healthy recommendations are appreciated!
 
Thanks in advance.

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Costco housemade granola, good selection of dried fruits, nuts and their Kirkland Kettle Chips if you want to be bad.

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Crunchmaster (GF) Multi-seed Original Crackers 
Almond butter (or cashew butter if I can find it)
Black licorice
TJ Fruit Jellies-candy (if they still make this--they are like those Sunkist Fruit Gems) OR Vanilla Merigues

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TJs:
Veggie Straws
Organic apple slices
Fiberful fruit bars
Kettle corn
Mini peanut butter cups

Costco:
Pub Mix
Chocolate chip cookies from the bakery side

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Trader Joe's Falafel Chips are unreasonably good. Road trip-tested: always on the trip from TJ's to home. I think I need to go to TJ's *right now*

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I would have at least three varieties of TJ's trek mix with me . . . and I would eat too much at a time too.

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Protein! My TJS has neat little snack packs of salami and cheese I always take with me on my air trips. 

I also love their Rosemary marcona almonds, I create my own mix of Rosemary Marcona Almonds, Dried turkish apricots and cubes of their dark chocolate bars (The ones that come in the 3 pack)

Baggies of sugar snap peas! Sweet, Crunch, no dip required and keep your hands dry and clean! :) 

--Dommy!

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I would take coconut water (available at either place) Kettle corn (both places have this) and some bananas from TJ's. The Costco bananas are almost always too green. A four pound box of grapes from Costco would be good if you have a cooler. The grapes I've gotten lately have been delicious, sweet and crisp.
 My Costco (montgomeryville pa) has those cake pops like they sell at Starbucks. Might be nice if you have a big cooler. Luckily I hate sprinkles so I have managed to resist the cake pops so far, but they look very appealing

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Recently tried TJ's Rosemary Raisin crackers and polished off the box in 20 mins. Just the right crunch and really excellent car food.

Costco when they have fresh figs, I load up.

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From Costco, large bags of jerky, cashews, cheese, french bread, salami and some good wines. Lunch and munchies well covered.

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Rolled Oats and Choc Chip Fiberfull Granola Bars- delicious and healthy (!)

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A nice boneless roast, (beef, chix, or pork), triple wrap it in H.D. aluminum foil, place it on the exhaust manifold in the engine compartment; when you stop for the night a succulent, tender and juicy roast will await you.

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TJs:

Pretzel crisps (dark chocolate are the best but all are good)
Plaintain chips
Trail mix
Seasame crackers + hummus
Big box of cherries or grapes
Lemon ginger cookies
chocolate covered nuts
Dried fruit strips
candied ginger

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sweet and spicy pecans from tj's are a must.

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Water and cashews for sure from costco. If you have a cooler I'd do either chips and salsa or pita chips and hummus. The chips and hummus would be a lot more friendly if eating in the car on the go of course. Not sure how many people will be with you, but their rotisserie chicken salad is really good too and could make a great in the car lunch with crackers. Heck, even one of their rotisserie chickens would be great to take, but I'd make sure to cut it up the night before you leave.

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How many days in the car?

Costco
Beef Jerky
Case of Water
Baked goods
Gas (while you stop for gas you might as well pick up a $1.50 hot dog with a free drink).

TJ's
Nuts
Chips
Fruit

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A little messy, but TJs herbed popcorn--very unique.

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From Costco
Dried Young Coconut or Mango
San Pelligrino
Medjool dates
Seaweed
The tub of individually packaged madeilines are surprisingly good. But if they don't have those then the biscotti or the Just Desserts brownie bites.
The tray assorted Italian meats, prosciutto and friends.
Kirkland trail mix
The bag of baby bell cheeses
I think they have the tray of fresh figs this time of year
Fruit Leather
The box of 50 [or 30] bags of lay's stuff cause kids don't really like to share a bag. Or sunchips or veggie.
The box of peanut, almond, cashew packages or just the big jar of mixed nuts but the individual packages are convenient for different tastes and not whining about the picking out the good stuff.

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