Eating on the road: service stations and long drives

Whatever you eat at the services was decided before you pulled in. Bank holiday weekend, work trip, driving up to see family, or heading to Portman Road to watch Ipswich beat Tottenham 2-1...At some point you're stopping somewhere off the M6, and the choice gets made in about four seconds.Service stations aren't the problem.  There's more decent food in them than there's ever been. The problem is walking in hungry, tired and without a plan, because then whatever's nearest wins.So most of this episode is about what happens before you leave the house.In this episode:The twenty minutes before you set off that buy you three hours of not caring what's on offerA four minute bag, and what actually survives a warm carWhy people drink less on purpose on long drives, and why it backfiresThe one move once you're inside that changes what you end up withWhat you're aiming for, in one sentenceThe meal deal, and which of the three slots is the trapWhy a big lunch halfway through a long drive is a safety issue rather than a diet oneThe share bag, and why what's in it isn't the pointArriving at family, and the gap between crisps at four and dinner at eightThe drive home from an away day, win or lose One to one coaching at thenutritionistuk.com. Instagram @paulthenutritionist.