How to Make a Decent Meal from Convenience Store Food

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Being on the road is no longer a good excuse for a potato chip dinner. Even gas station mini-marts offer some nutritious choices.

To complete this How-To you will need:

A convenience store
Some knowledge of nutrition
The discipline to pass up the snack cakes
A Swiss Army knife

Step 1: Pep up soup or salad

Start with a ready-made soup or salad and make it more nutritious by adding a can of beans to it, like lentils or chickpeas.

Tip: Keep a Swiss Army knife on hand so you can open cans and cut fruit.

Step 2: Choose a protein

Choose a high-quality protein, like water-packed tuna, low-sodium beef jerky, or peanut butter. Hard-boiled eggs are also great, if available.

Step 3: Add a good carb

Add a complex carbohydrate, like whole wheat bread, crackers, or crispbreads. Or grab a cereal whose first ingredient is whole wheat or whole grain.

Step 4: Include some dairy

Get some dairy, like low-fat yogurt, cottage cheese, reduced-fat hard cheeses, and string cheese.

Step 5: Go nuts

Grab bags of nutrient-rich nuts and/or seeds, like raw pecans, walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, and pumpkin seeds.

Tip: Walnuts are a good source of heart-healthy omega-3 fat, while cashews are one of the least healthy nuts.

Step 6: Look for fruit

Look for fresh fruit, like bananas, apples, and oranges. Or choose dried fruit — just remember it's higher in calories, so eat less.

Step 7: Grab a drink

Grab a bottle of plain water, not the flavored and vitamin-enhanced kind, which are glorified low-cal sodas.

Tip: The most nutritious fruit juices are, in order, pink grapefruit, orange, white grapefruit, pineapple, prune, grape, and apple.

Step 8: Have some dessert

Enjoy a jar of baby food fruit for dessert. It's a delicious way to end a meal, plus it provides a gram or two of fiber for just 40 or 50 calories.

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[JustaEropeanGuy]

Step 100: CLEAN THE FUCKING MESS YOU MADE IN MY CAR, BITCH!

[NACHYOchese]

HAHA!!!!! at 1:00 she grabed his nuts

[HeyItsTyler2000]

Step 1: Go to Mcdonalds across the street and screw being healthy

[ToeKnee0126]

I thought i was watching a video about making a "decent meal" from a convenience store. i was really watching a couple pretend to try to fail at acting while they make an overly healthy meal which has more thought put into it than a normal meal for me.

[WNCSuperNig]

did anyone else notice at 1:20 hes pretending to drive

[69JRocker69]

1:11 looks like ....... yeah...

[dvn9747]

OR YOU CAN BUY A FUCKING HOT POCKET

[Godsoldier911]

Just grab a Hot Pocket!

[XxNitroGlitchxX]

Only Retards would do this.... IN A CAR

[DeAnDiStRuCtAbLe]

drink the milk outta them titties!!!!!!!!!!!!!mmmmmM...

[DeAnDiStRuCtAbLe]

THUMBS UP FOR HUGE TITS AT 1:42. :D heheh..

[astrangeone]

Lol. Had a pet turtle, she loved her baby food --> beef. Of course, she did eat a lot of cat food - too much protein is bad for turtles.