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doesn't have a lot of veggie options, you're probably in a spot that hasn't caught onto the whole grain craze and the more processed versions just aren't going to suffice for your bodies needs.

__The Quest__

As mentioned before, the internet is a great tool, though somewhat limited in more archaic parts of the country. You can use the internet to look up corporate grocery stores along your route or in your destination town. It might seem counter intuitive, but corporations are your most dependable (if icky) bedfellow during these times. I've found that many local grocery stores in small towns simply don't understand the healthy eater. Vegetarians might as well be extra-terrestrial. "Tofu? Is that some sort of martian foot disease?" Don't give up hope altogether though. There are little (tiny) wooden cubes full of nut roast and soy yogurt every few hundred miles. Some of these will have web pages and by god, you should etch their street addresses into your chest. A notebook also works well. The same goes for vegetarian restaurants and restaurants which might have vegetarian options. For the latter, see if the menu is listed on the site. If not, get the phone number and call them.

Most small businesses, however, don't have functional web-pages. Just keep an eye out for promising store fronts during your journey. Try to do this before your stomach gnaws through your belt buckle.

__How To Pack__

By now you've realized that you're going to have to transport some produce if you want to eat happily on your trip. No problem! Buy the smallest containers of perishables that you can find if you are eating solo. Also buy small containers of food that will go bad soon after it's opened, such as canned beans. This will help to keep the food fresh. You can buy larger containers if there are other people sharing with you. Make a rough list of what you're going to be eating on your trip so that you don't buy a jar of strawberry preserves on a whim and forget the bread or end up eating your "week's supply of goodies" by the first night.

Put all perishables on the back seat in a cooler if you have one. If your car has a heater in the back seat, make sure it is turned off. When you have the air-conditioner on, mover your perishables to the floor of the front seat. Store non-perishables in a small cardboard box wherever you have room. The box will add a little protection for things like chips, juice bottles, and squishable fruit. Make sure you eat your most perishable foods first.

Most importantly don't forget your vitamin D, best consumed by singing in the sunlight, a new expanse of highway stretched out before you.

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