Hey, just wondering what sort of food and that I can take that will stay in date and keep me fed and not come back home looking like skelotol. Ive done euro work before but it was 4 yrs ago n I just used to buy per day but I want to budget this time around anyonegot any good shopping lists cheers lol.
You will need a [zb]ing big bag 
Tinned fruit, Tinned curry, Tinned soup, Tinned veg, Tinned meals.
Take a can opener 
I usually stock up on plenty of canned food. Soups, beans, stew, chilli, curry, etc.
Then there’s packs of salami, pepperoni, smoked bacon and that sort of thing.
Bottled water.
Eggs last quite a long time.
If you have an idea on what countries you’re going to, Then google a few en route Lidl’s.
You can’t go wrong with Lidl, They’re everywhere.
Maybe take something for botchulism too 
Could be a bit of a ■■■■■ if company policy states that you are not allowed to cook in the cab. 
Dried pasta/rice is always handy to have.Stir fry oil is a must.
Things like onions, mushrooms,cooking bacon,chicken breast can be bought en route.
Tins of chopped tomatoes will come in handy,along with various canned"camion" food as a standby.
God, i am beginning to sound like Toby 
kippers.
Ryvita is ideal.Canned sardines or pilchards from Lidl or Aldi.Makes a quick snack.Tupperware tub to keep oat cakes,crackers and biscuits fresh in once the pack is opened.
Battery jump cables.
Baby wipes.
Foam ear plugs.Snorers in ferry cabin.
Sterile hand gel.
Basic tool kit.
Spare bulbs.
First aid kit.
Medicines and pills.
NHS EU card for free treatment.
Washing powder for launderetes in truckstops.
Wash bag.
Trailer to tow above kit in.
Microwave meals are good to take or pick up from lidle or Aldi en route if no microwave you can boil most of them . Don’t forget looser noodles .
Bread an cheese and a good set of clothes for when you’re invited to dinner with the mayor
Buy a fridge and eat properly. Living off tins isn’t good for you. A diet of over processed food all day everyday will do you no end of harm. I cant stress highly enough how important it is to eat properly. There is no excuse not to, sounds dramatic but your life literally depends on it. Tins should be an emergency back up, not a daily diet.
Suedehead:
Could be a bit of a [zb], if company policy states that you are not allowed to cook in the cab.
If it was me I would take a small cooker I could hide. Actually no I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t work for a company that said that. I think its totally unacceptable to tell drivers who tramp not to cook in the cab and expect them to spend a large chunk of what is probably already crappy wage eating out
switchlogic:
Suedehead:
Could be a bit of a [zb], if company policy states that you are not allowed to cook in the cab.If it was me I would take a small cooker I could hide. Actually no I wouldn’t, I wouldn’t work for a company that said that. I think its totally unacceptable to tell drivers who tramp not to cook in the cab and expect them to spend a large chunk of what is probably already crappy wage eating out
You rebel!
love the irony of this site giving out about Taliban eating in the cab and shopping in lidil etc yet all the advice are to do just that you’re all as bad as each other if you ask me 
niall2011:
love the irony of this site giving out about Taliban eating in the cab and shopping in lidil etc yet all the advice are to do just that
Sorry to break it to you but on this I counted 8 people giving eat in the cab advice, and Trucknet has a lot more than 8 members. So I see no irony. Besides, I personally have never once complained about middle eastern religious fanatics eating in the cab and shopping in Lidl. Do they even have Lidl in Afghanistan and Pakistan?
limeyphil:
I usually stock up on plenty of canned food. Soups, beans, stew, chilli, curry, etc.
Then there’s packs of salami, pepperoni, smoked bacon and that sort of thing.
Bottled water.
Eggs last quite a long time.If you have an idea on what countries you’re going to, Then google a few en route Lidl’s.
You can’t go wrong with Lidl, They’re everywhere.
+1
Plenty of Aldi & Lidl stores in Europe… some of them next to Autohof or Industrial park
Easy to make omelette, sweet & sour chicken + rice, etc…
I used to be dead against cooking in the cab, there were plenty of reasonably priced restaurants offering home cooked food, so why eat a load of crap out of a tin 
However there isn’t the choice anymore, tighten enforcement of regulations has put an end to a three hour evening meal, not being able to use the skinny roads has removed a lot of choice too, so now you end up in a chain restaurant eating crap that comes out of a box and goes in a microwave or even worse, McDonalds or similar crap 
So the only way to get a decent meal when you want one, without spending a fortune or deviating off route too far, is to be self suffiecient, as Switch has proved with his in cab cooking videos, you don’t need to eat Camion Stew and you don’t have to buy from Lidls or similar budget priced stores 
Obviously you need a bit more room than a kit bag to hold all the stuff you need, but with a fridge, microwave and a gas burner, a few pots and pans and a little imagination you can live very well out on the road 
You can also get a slow cooker and prepare your dinner at a break in the morning, it will bubble away during the day and be ready when you park up for the evening, you control exactly what goes in, so you control portion size and how healthy you want it to be and it will save you a fortune
This way is probably the most portable method too, you only need a small slow cooker, they’re a little big bigger than the size of a take away Chinese carton (that’s what you put the ingredients in) you buy a portion of fresh chicken/whatever daily (if you don’t have a fridge) and carry a few vegetables and some herbs and spices around with you, chuck it all in, turn it on et voila you’re suddenly a masterchef
All I was posting was a little tongue in cheek remark I didn’t mean to offend, all I was doing was making the point on numerous forms are comments giving out about drivers of other nationality’s buying lidl food,cooking food in cabs and staying out for weeks on end etc
Baby wipes a must,after a big ham shank.
I haven’t been over the pond for a couple of months but last time I was there, there were shops everywhere. The cold war ended 25 years ago, you can even by food in Russia now !