Heading into the Van?  Make sure you’ve mastered the start-up checklist first.  Music tuned?  Check.  Fry oil tank filled?  Chickity check.  Snack reserves brimming? Heck, check!

As far as priorities go in the Van, snacks take a front seat any day of the week. Packing the right eats is paramount for optimal on-the-roadness.  And knowing what to nix in the picnic basket is equally as important for a well-stocked snack vantry (what we call our snack pantry).

Don’t fret!  We’ve done all the hard work and found just the right munchies to match your mouth mood.  Later on we’ll lay down some serious recipe action, but first a guide to the ruled-out food groups!

The Gobby Glob Gummers:

Glob Gummers like caramel, peanut butter, and cotton candy invade your mouth and instantly glom onto their favorite hiding places: The Molars! The Roof! In front of your front Toofers!

But the Gummers are babies next to the Diabolical Dry Dusters:

These back-of-the-throat bandits are out to rob you of all your spit. “This is a stick up everybody! Get those taste buds where we can see them. Hand over the drips, and nobody gets hurt.”

It’s the usual perps – saltines, dry toast, shredded wheat. When these fiends come fooling around you’ll be scrambling for a seltzer (which should also be in your drink reserves) stat!  Pull the dust over the Dusters and trust they won’t be kidnapping your mouth faucets anymore!

Don’t forget to make a pitstop back by the Trav-O-Blog for tips on the tastiest tried and true snacks to for-reals stack in the vantry!