Let the debate over road trip snacks begin

Finding the right road trip snacks can be as difficult as finding somebody you want to sit next to for 12 hours while driving across western Kansas.

Epicurious recently offered up a list of “13 Do’s and 7 Don’ts” for road trip snacks. And while the idea was clearly designed to provide people with nutritional options while trapped in a car, the effort is sorely misguided.

On the Do’s: The advice to take along beef jerky is probably the real keeper. Otherwise, there are some glaring holes on a list that is probably intended to help travelers avoid spills. But car seats are meant to be dirty! Found candy is why children get in the backseat in the first place.