Hi Rollin, Since I am only on the road in short spells of a month or so, I don't stress the food thing too much.....on the last sidecar trip I got into doing my mornings in Mickey D's when they were available, a couple dollar burritos and as senior coffee is cheap, good eatin' and wifi is always good....When in the van I do that less often.<br /><br />I find that one of the most enjoyable thing I can do is to try little Mom and Pop restaurants wherever I go and eat the regional specialty if they have one...so once a day I eat out. In Mexico more than that. Lots of street food....a half roasted chicken and fixings. Damn, I gotta get down there again soon!<br /><br id="tinymce" class="mceContentBody " />When cooking in the rig, I eat pretty simple.....I always have sweet onions, fresh garlic and tortillas on hand. Usually have eggs and cheese as well. I found out about single slices of Spam in foil, so some of that chopped up with onions, garlic and fresh jalapeños is pretty good stuff to roll up in a tortilla, corn or flour. I carry a few foil things of tuna salad or plain tuna and that with fresh tomatoes and good crackers or real bread (called Artesan bread by some) makes a good lunch. Sometimes I buy a summer sausage and some really sharp cheddar cheese and that with crackers is good also. Sardines and crackers, yum. <br /><br />A friend turned me on to Rice Sides and if I am hungry or traveling with someone, a package feeds two, especially with some summer sausage cut up in it. Sandwiches are big for me, fried egg on a bolillo, PB and J and I carry fresh ground peanut butter until it runs out. Lots of fruit when it is in season.<br /><br />Granola, oats as you mention, in the morning I like to make coffee water and have a bowl set up with oats, nuts and dried fruit...and I rarely use real milk but I carry a container of a product made from soy milk called "Better Than Milk" and you can get in a health food store...so I put a couple tablespoons of the powder in there too. (it dissolves much easier than powdered milk) Then when I pour my coffee water through the cone or into the press, I fill the bowl with enough to make it up...I put something on the bowl as a lid and soon it is breakfast time. I do find that oats do not hold me long though,,,so I am eating again soon.<br /><br />In the overall picture I try to eat as well and healthy as is easy...I don't stress it...I don't think that by the time you are my age, a bit more preservative or red dye number 2 is going to make much difference. I mostly try to eat things that are whole and fresh though and in places that I enjoy being or traveling in, that is pretty easy....<br /><br />Another thing I carry is a container of whole wheat and unbleached white flour mixed half and half and can easily make hotcakes or bannock if there is no real bread to be had.....A small container of Rumford non-aluminum baking powder makes good stuff.<br /><br />I was raised to believe that eating is a social thing and if any food can be shared, it becomes an offering and I like to do that as often as I can....I love that at the RTR we cook a lot of meals together....good ju-ju...<br /><br />Buen provecho!<br />Bri<br /><br />