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Five Foodie Finds for Friday :: Road tripping.

March 24, 2017 4 Comments
Five Foodie Finds for Friday spring break road trip snacks and gadgets Mar 24 2017 (c)nwafoodie

All across the fruited plains, families are getting their cars road-ready and stocking it with goodies to keep the kiddos happy and satisfied. Here in Northwest Arkansas, Spring Break has three days left. That leaves plenty of time to make the most of it.

Today’s five foodie finds highlight four ingredients plus one gadget that would make any road trip just a wee bit healthier, tastier, and add an extra touch of fun.

1. Mountain Valley 333ml spring water

2. Vintage melamine cafeteria food tray

3. Fresh sugar snap peas

4. Jacksons Honest purple heirloom potato chips

5. Homemade pan roasted pecans

 

Eat well, my friends. Eat well.

Lyndi

PS :: Ya’ll know that I occasionally create sponsored recipes for Mountain Valley… but this post isn’t sponsored. I just really really really love their crisp water and the charming green bottles.

 

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  1. Dorothy Johnson says

    March 26, 2017 at 3:48 pm

    I like all your suggestions, and actually partook of some of them while we were away last week.

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    • lyndi says

      March 26, 2017 at 6:58 pm

      Hi Dorothy! Thank you so very much! Love that you partook of some of these (you’re so foodie!) while you were away last week. Would love to know some of your other favorite road trip treats. Eat well!

      Reply
  2. Julianne Thompson says

    March 27, 2017 at 9:26 am

    I love that sparkling water as well! It’s really the best, and I’ve tried a lot of them. Great ideas for a road trip!

    Reply
    • lyndi says

      March 27, 2017 at 9:45 am

      Thanks so much! Yesterday I was in Ozark Natural Foods in Fayetteville and saw that the small bottles are available by the case!

      Reply

My name is Lyndi Fultz, and I live in the beautiful Ozark Mountains, which span Northwest Arkansas and Southwest Missouri.

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