Gluten free road food

Eating on the road is nothing new for us. We have always packed food, and usually only eat out once per vacation. My kids have eaten picnic lunches at the base of the St. Louis arch, on the ferry ride to the Statue of Liberty, on the beach in the Florida Keys, on a battlefield at Gettysburg, on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial... just to name a few places.

Now that we are gluten free, packing food is not just about being cheap, it is about being safe. Trust me - every time I have been glutened (except for the pizza stone debacle during my first week cooking gluten free) has been when I eat food not prepared by me (or my family) at my house.

We also don't buy drinks for the car. Each kid has a water bottle that they are free to fill with whatever we have in the house.

Here is the plan for the trip, so far. My boys are big snackers, so we are taking fruit, vegetables and tortilla chips with homemade salsa for snacks and to fill in any holes in lunch and dinner.

B- Eat at home
L- Salads w/ Greek marinated chicken, carrots, broccoli, feta and black olives
D- Red Robin
S- Baby carrots and broccoli with Ranch dressing for dip, homemade salsa and baked tortilla chips

B- Hotel food for Marty, Christian and Ethan - oatmeal (steel cut oats I will make at home and pack to be reheated at the hotel), yogurt and fruit from home for me and Alex
L- Quinoa tuna salad (tuna pasta salad with quinoa instead of pasta), baby carrots and broccoli with Ranch dressing for dip, homemade salsa and baked tortilla chips
D- Marty suggested that we go back to Red Robin, so Alex and I can get our fill of real french fries, but I think I am going to take something instead
S- Any leftover vegetables, fruit, salsa and tortilla chips, whatever we get at Whole Foods

Once I decide what we will do for Dinner Thursday, I will let you know.