I’ve spent a lot of time on the road. Between family road trips and the several years I spent touring across the United States as an actor, I’ve definitely put in some miles. And if there’s one thing I know about hitting the open road, it’s that what you’ve got in your ears and have available to eat can totally make or break the long hauls.

I imagine it must have had something to do with not wanting to hear, “are we there yet” a zillion times, but the way I remember things, my parents always wanted to get where we were going as quickly as possible. What that meant to me as a kid was that we had short bathroom breaks, and ideally when we had to get gas. Because of this, snacks were essential.