Thanks NMM. And you are right. Part of the reason I started cooking in the lorry in the first place was convenience. I’m totally free to park where I want. Get to a customers to be told ‘sorry drive, not booked in till tomorrow’, no problem, I just park up and have food with me without need to go hunting for something to eat. I get up in morning, cook a nice breakfast and I’m on my way. I make sure I’ve always got enough food. As someone else said they have shops abroad, I actually enjoy shopping in supermarkets in different countries and maybe buying some different foods to try. A fridge is a must have in my opinion.
if doing euro work then eating out of a tin is only required after a war breaks out imo. Being a lowly easterner I always made sure my fridge was full as there are supermarkets everywhere. I find Lidl/Aldi to be on the weak side when it comes to grocery shopping though, you can get the basics but if heading north from bordeaux on the N10, I would definitely head to Poitiers Sud and the Auchan there, rather then the many Aldis along the way. And cooking in the cab can result in a meal comparable to a routier. many a time even better imo.
As Luke says really. Eat well day to day with plenty of fresh. Rather than buying meals off services but ingredients off supermarkets and coin something.
Have tins and the like about to tide you over if you get stuck.
The cab fridge isn’t just for drinks.
I can’t help thinking that if it was women driving lorries in the main there would be no need for this thread.
That thought takes me to JAUPT putting on a CPC module on foraging and providing sustenance for yourself while in the lorry
I’ve only got a van and I cook in there quite often,a bit easier as we’re not restricted to “driving hours” but I’ll always do a flask in the morning on my cooker.
Tin of soup and a fresh baguette is always nice,have also done Pasta with a small pot of Dolmio sauce,few bits of shredded Ham in there to ain’t to bad either.
I’ll buy 4 pints of milk and have Cereal every morning or “Oats so simple” 
It can be expensive eating out when for 30 mins you can generally knock up something resembling a half decent meal… 
switchlogic:
Thanks NMM. And you are right. Part of the reason I started cooking in the lorry in the first place was convenience. I’m totally free to park where I want. Get to a customers to be told ‘sorry drive, not booked in till tomorrow’, no problem, I just park up and have food with me without need to go hunting for something to eat. I get up in morning, cook a nice breakfast and I’m on my way. I make sure I’ve always got enough food. As someone else said they have shops abroad, I actually enjoy shopping in supermarkets in different countries and maybe buying some different foods to try. A fridge is a must have in my opinion.
Best advice you will ever get from these two guys.
Williams9881:
Hey, just wondering what sort of food and that I can take that will stay in date
toby1234abc:
Battery jump cables.
Baby wipes.
Foam ear plugs.Snorers in ferry cabin.
Sterile hand gel.
Basic tool kit.
Spare bulbs.
Have you got a recipe for that lot Tobes?
Harry Monk:
Williams9881:
Hey, just wondering what sort of food and that I can take that will stay in datetoby1234abc:
Battery jump cables.
Baby wipes.
Foam ear plugs.Snorers in ferry cabin.
Sterile hand gel.
Basic tool kit.
Spare bulbs.Have you got a recipe for that lot Tobes?
I think he gets it in tablet form three times daily after meals 
Chop up the foam plugs to add fried onions,simmer on gas mark 4.
Add battery cables with the hand gel.
By this time,the toolbox mix should have been prepared.Spanners first then screwdrivers.
Fry the baby wipes until crisp and golden.When eaten get yourself in to the nearest casualty department or dial 112.
i used to still try to eat out a couple of times a week once the pressure was off
other than that microwave meals for the first week maybe a touch longer, spam was a fav of mine, soup, eggs plenty of ham cheese and bread bought as u need it
plenty of lidl/ aldi in Germany any austria just off main roads i used to use the supermarket in como most times heading up out of italy while waiting for my t forms, service stations in france and lux were always good to top up with things in an emergency
most important thing i found was to make sure you do eat and not go hungry even if you just have a couple of sandwiches as that catches up on u real quick if your doing big days
when i was doing france i would,nt touch lidl or aldi, not when you,ve got those supersized french hypermarkets to wander around, you can pick up the freshest bread and meat and they stock tonnes of everyday meals
If they can eat a 9 course meal in space, all packed into a tablet, as big as a square of chocolate, then why are they not available down here on earth… I find it almost intolerable that transport in the uk, that doenst fit trailer lockers for their international fleet amazes me. As anyone will tell you, when on long distance work, we always managed to get lockers fitted to our units, as the uk often doesnt keep the same trailer, and yet again, often have bigger fuel tanks. I had a Daf ssc, but it was a danish spec, and had a huge side locker where a fuel tank would go, the air tanks had been moved mid chassis, and it incorporated a fridge, cooker, gas bottle, and drawers to keep a variety of food stuffs, next to that was another locker for vegetables, and a water carrier, so it was a lovely piece of kit, everything was there to cook, eat ( oh there was a space for a fold up chair ) and space to do the washing up. I suppose that with todays tight schedules, companies wouldnt give you time to pick your nose, let alone cook a meal, but thats up to the driver, if you stand your ground, its amazing how many jobs you can lose in the space of a year :lol. But what with schedules today, and the fact that drivers are not exactly paid a great deal, well certainly not to eat out every night, although if companies were forced to pay their drivers a meal allowance ( and not £3.50 ) but enough to have a proper meal, and the night inconvenience money, then maybe we can say things have improved. I know that the scandinavians get a meal allowance, which is equivalent to a 3 course meal, so thats the way to go, but then again, theyre social security is equal to a full weeks wage.