Drinks to take on the Road

[TomoHawk]

Or like your car battery? :eek:

[LeonV]

You mean water? Like in the toilet?

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[TomoHawk]

I took an 8-pack of "TopCare" drink (which is similar to Ensure) on the trip to midOhio. It was obviously nutritious, with all the vitamins and stuff, but was not a substitute for a burger or fish sandwich, which you should also be eating occasionally. I chose a nice omelet for breakfast with the drink, and got the "Hospitality" lunch (which was BBQ Pork on Saturday, and pasta on Sunday) to make for what you might call a balanced diet. I didn't eat any supper over the weekend; I spent time preparing the car for the next day, so I went straight to sleep.

I will try some of the Pedialyte later, when I get to the grocery store. IMO, I'd take some of both drinks- the Ensure to enhance your diet & nutrition, and the Pedialyte for hydration.

Edited July 2, 2013 by TomoHawk

[black gold man]

From Detroit to Mid OHIO 7 cigs, can of Pepsi couple swigs of water and a big fat dube no pee stops 204 miles .

[tlorber]

Here in California, thanks to the supreme court you can take a couple swigs from a big fat dude.

[black gold man]

Have you been getting tacos at the tranny taco place.

[LeonV]

I took an 8-pack of "TopCare" drink (which is similar to Ensure) on the trip to midOhio. It was obviously nutritious, with all the vitamins and stuff, but was not a substitute for a burger or fish sandwich, which you should also be eating occasionally. I chose a nice omelet for breakfast with the drink, and got the "Hospitality" lunch (which was BBQ Pork on Saturday, and pasta on Sunday) to make for what you might call a balanced diet. I didn't eat any supper over the weekend; I spent time preparing the car for the next day, so I went straight to sleep.

I will try some of the Pedialyte later, when I get to the grocery store. IMO, I'd take some of both drinks- the Ensure to enhance your diet & nutrition, and the Pedialyte for hydration.

You are a marketing director's dream.

Drinks like Ensure are nutritional supplements for sick and elderly people who are unable to get adequate nutrition from "normal" foods. Pedialyte's purpose is for providing nutrition to children with excessive diarrhea. It's the bottom of the totem pole for a healthy person looking for something to take on a road trip. There are much better options out there, you're wasting your money.

FWIW, there are no "magic" foods out there. Eat fresh, non-processed foods and you'll be better off than this processed chemical crap.

[TomoHawk]

I could care less what marketing people think.

It's tough to get fresh foods when you are on the road, or staying in a motel, unless you are lucky enough to have a grocery store nearby, Also, for those long drives where the caravan insists on making it there without any stops, the usual drinks aren't really doing you any good either. Your alternative would be to carry a large cooler full of ice and fresh foods.

With a little research, common sense, and creative thinking, you can use drinks like Ensure or Pedialyte to your advantage, despite what it was meant for. In cycling, we de-fizzed Cokes to drink, before Gatorade was invented. Aspirin, invented to treat headaches, is used for cardiovascular health.

Edited July 3, 2013 by TomoHawk