What do we eat when we're on the move

We've been trying to eat less meat for a variety of reasons (it's healthier, better for the Earth, allows us to buy meat that we know where it came from, etc.) so at home we eat primarily vegetarian with lots of bean, egg, and tofu based dishes.  We have been on the road for a month, with four kids, and with a limited budget, so figuring out what to eat has been challenging.  When we have been with friends and family, we have been treated to delicious food, but when you've been driving for 4 hours and have 2 more, it's difficult.  Especially since our kids would rather not just sit at a table.  So what do you eat?

One choice we've made is to eat a lot of peanut butter sandwiches in the car with fruit, yogurt, cheese sticks, and applesauce.  Before we left, I bought a case of Go Go Squeeze applesauces on Amazon as well as other snacks.  We have a little cooler and a bento box so I cut up fruit in the morning for later.  That way we can stop, everyone can run and explore and then we get back in the car and have lunch while we drive.  I am now a sandwich-making pro.

In the mornings we often eat oatmeal in our hotel room.  Getting everyone up,  dressed, and out the door is hard enough.  If we then had to spend another hour eating breakfast, we would never get anywhere.  So I bought a case of organic oatmeal packets on Amazon, we brought plastic spoons and cups, and we just use the hotel coffee maker to heat water.  We'll throw in some fruit and it's a great breakfast.

Dinner is the meal we typically stop for.  And will sit for if needed.  Mexican is good - everyone loves it (except Mr. 0 but he has been challenging since he gave up baby food a week ago).  Subway is good although the boys just eat grilled cheese.  There was a Subway that let them get egg sandwiches for dinner and they loved that (especially Mr. 0 who loves eggs).  We also like pizza and salad (my rule was only once a week but we've broken that a few times).  And the boys can get chicken nuggets and fries once a week.  We have also searched Yelp for good vegetarian restaurants and gotten some good suggestions!

And then snacks.  We have all sorts with us but there is often an ice cream stop in the afternoon.  The boys favorite is just a McDonalds with PlayPlace.   And sometimes we'll just google for ice cream nearby with great results (like in Lawrence, Kansas).