{"id":5538,"date":"2015-03-30T05:13:51","date_gmt":"2015-03-29T19:13:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.privatefleet.com.au\/?p=5538"},"modified":"2020-06-20T01:10:12","modified_gmt":"2020-06-19T15:10:12","slug":"how-to-eat-while-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.privatefleet.com.au\/blog\/driving\/how-to-eat-while-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"How To Eat While Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Note bad choice of food – and not just from a health perspective!<\/p><\/div>\n

This is an article that you would never find written in French.\u00a0 Or, if you did, it would consist of only one word: Don\u2019t.\u00a0 There is a reason why French cars such as Citroens <\/a>\u00a0don\u2019t come with cup holders.\u00a0 According to French thinking, food is to be savoured and given one\u2019s full attention rather than wolfed down on the go while driving.\u00a0 Well, there\u2019s a lot to say for that point of view.\u00a0 However, if you\u2019ve got a busy schedule, you could very easily find yourself eating on the run behind the wheel.\u00a0 In fact, if you\u2019re doing a long drive or if you do a lot of running around, eating behind the wheel could actually make you a safer driver.\u00a0 I know that when the old blood sugar is running a bit low, I tend to feel cranky and irritable, get clumsy and not think straight (no, I do not have Type 1 diabetes).\u00a0 So having a bit of a nibble while doing the Mum\u2019s Taxi thing is a real sanity saver, if not a life saver.<\/p>\n

There is an art to eating while driving.\u00a0 You want to be able to do it safely so you main focus of attention goes on the road. \u00a0You also want to be able to do it cleanly, without getting bits of sandwich filling all over the car.\u00a0 Ideally, you also want to do it healthily.\u00a0 So how?<\/p>\n

Clever snack planning is the key.\u00a0 You need to look out for something that doesn\u2019t involve too much unwrapping or peeling, and something that can be stored on your lap or within easy reach so you can put it down between bites or whenever you need to use both hands (bench seats are great for this!).\u00a0 You also want to avoid things that drip, spill, squish or come to bits.\u00a0 Lastly, in at least a token gesture towards the French attitude towards food, it\u2019s best to have something that\u2019s not so special that it really deserves your full attention.<\/p>\n

So what snacks are suitable for munching behind the wheel?\u00a0 Here\u2019s a small selection:<\/p>\n