Packed lunches I can eat one-handed while driving

[ElizabethVonArnim]

One of the things that really frustrates me about my job is that I have to move between sometimes quite distant locations between 12 and 😊1pm, so I am almost always in the car or a taxi on the move over lunchtime. I'm aware that I eat too many sandwiches and am getting portly because of it, but I can't think of anything that I can hold and eat while driving without looking at it that isn't either contained in bread or a pastry item. Can anyone think of anything? I'm always starving, too, so won't be eating a package of spinach like a bag of crisps unless it's an accompaniment to something more substantial.

This can't be real! Although I saw police footage of someone trimming his beard while driving!

A fixed penalty notice.

You have to have both hands available to drive. Please say where you’re doing this so I can avoid driving near you.

Who are you working for? What do you do? Do you have an HR department? You need to build an actual break into your day and eat at a different time. Or eat then drive. Or drive and then eat.

Try some yFood. It's a meal replacement drink and they work very well imo.

And speak to your manager about taking proper breaks - both for your safety and the safety of other people on the road.

So she should drink this while driving?!

It doesn't take long to eat a sandwich. Stop somewhere safe, eat the sandwich and drive on.

Blimey!

You can receive a penalty notice for eating and/or drinking whilst driving.

Can you eat half before you set off and half when you arrive?

So, this is the second 'it'll be OK if I do it' driving post today.

Don't do this is my first instruction. It's dangerous.

My advice is:

• have a bigger breakfast (that isnt cereal and does include protein) and power thru lunch
• eat before you set off and or after you arrive.

I was about to get annoyed and explain all the things I do that make it okay to have my sandwich on the move (eg I never unwrap anything while driving - it's all set out before I set off so I can pick it up without looking, etc) but responses are so unanimous I'll have a rethink.

Where did I say that?

Are you really surprised by the answers? Do you not know that it is illegal to eat while driving (indeed whilst stationary at traffic lights too). Even if it was not illegal it does not take much to work out that it is dangerous.

Hard boiled eggs, cherry tomatoes, pre-sliced cucumber, peppers etc. Cereal bar.

It isn't illegal. However, the requirement is for concentration, and I do take the point others are making.

She asked for advice for lunch foods whilst driving. You gave her advice on what to consume.

It’s never safe to eat while driving, regardless of how you prepare your food. You need to eat more protein at breakfast and ask your manager for a proper break.

That's wise. It only takes a split second for something to happen. You can be lucky, but you might not be, and someone else will pay the price.

A friend of mine was fined for eating while stationary at the traffic lights!

"I never unwrap anything while driving" 🙀
I would hope not!

Yes, the police video I saw was all about that. A man trimming his beard, a woman putting on lipstick, people drinking coffee.
They seemed so unaware of the dangers.

😀

I was eating an apple, a piece went down the wrong way, I had a coughing fit for a few minutes. Sure a fuck I was'n concentrating properly.
Stop gaslighting yourself that it is a fair and reasonable thing to do.

To be fair, I have posted twice that I am going to change my habits in response to this thread. It isn't very enjoyable to have your arse handed to you online, but I do take the point and will rethink.

Does anyone have any good packed lunch recipes that now no longer have to be eaten one-handed, or really good breakfast recipes?

It's illegal to drink something while driving?!