Question of the week: road food?

It’s time for Question of the Week, which is designed to inspire interesting discussion of enjoyable topics.

This week’s topic – what is your favorite food to eat while traveling? The inspiration for this question was the fact that I traveled somewhere around 1200 miles in the last week.

For me, I think my favorite food to eat while traveling is the McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets and fries. I know, objectively, that McDonald’s Chicken McNuggets and fries are not super-healthy, and I try to avoid fast food in general in my day-to-day life. For that matter, there are far superior fries/nuggets over those obtained at McDonald’s. However, McNuggets/fries offer several advantages to the weary traveler. I can eat them in the car without taking my eyes off the road or getting my hands messy ( I don’t eat them with dipping sauce), and in an airport, I can eat them in the waiting lounge without making a huge mess.

So, for me, it lands in the sweet spot between convenience, flavor, and not making a huge mess while eating it.

-JM