Fast Food: On the Go and Around the Waist

I recently bought a new car and of course I'm living in the disillusion that I can prohibit food and drink from my clean ride. As I was running errands around town yesterday I was wondering how much longer I'd have the patience for this lofty endeavor to save the interior of my "mobile-office".  I sat outside of the Wegman's watching my children eat their snacks and then proceeded to dig out the wet wipes from my purse, because let's face it- kids wear more than they actual ingest.  I thought to myself, "This is easy, almost pleasurable now, because the weather is gorgeous and we aren't in a hurry, but how much longer can I endure this?!"  Living in the fast lane is my M. O. We are always on the go, flying from one thing to the next and always rushing to grab snack or pick up dinner. I doubt I'm alone in this scenario. 

So a few minutes later, I find myself sitting in traffic (thank God we had a snack before getting stuck!) I'm looking around at the other drivers and passengers in the sea of bumpers and I notice something HUGE. Most of the people around us are EATING. They are eating in their cars. One man has an Arby's sandwich, 2 large bites chased down with a big gulp from a 20oz Mountain Dew, a woman in a soccer mom suburban looks like she's eating some sort of fried food out of a bucket...  Yum?!!  I look around and count 8 drive thru choices easily accessible from the highway. Fast Food. Mobile Food. Pull up to our window and we will fill your vehicle with thousands of calories for you to consume while you sit in traffic. Ugh. 

I'm not a big supporter of fast food. I will under rare circumstances find myself in a drive thru lane. I broke that habit years ago when I made my big healthy changes. I am, however, a huge snacker in the car. We used to always have snacks in the car, and what the kids wouldn't finish, I would for them. Tisk tisk!  Not typically unhealthy food, but even mindless snacking on healthy foods can be excessive. Especially when you do not need the calories... You're just bored.  A handful of almonds quickly becomes a bag devoured.  Why?  Well, because I'm just sitting there. 

I found that through this goal of not eating in the car, I'm planning better snacks, slowing down to make time and not rush to the next activity, giving myself the time to eat a healthy snack as well as removing the opportunity to graze on the go.  Brava!

I fully admit that I'm not sure I can keep this up, but I'm certainly going to try!  Aside from having a clean car, I'm developing some healthier habits... Sounds like a win to me!