Ms. Holly,
Don't you let Sir Jack Moroney ruffle your feathers - he was just being Mean Mr. Smartypants !
Requirements for Good On-the-Road food:
1) Carries well - doesn't get easily squished in the bag, even when rolling down a cliff on top of it
2) Lasts for at least 3-5 days
3) Is somewhat better than just pure sugar
4) Can eat it in very small amounts without making the rest of it ick.
Given that, I keep:
1) Cashews
2) Peanut MnM's
3) Your fave health-food bars
Also ordered some yogurt-covered dried cherries for my last trip that were good from a guy who quit his geek job and went into the exotic-dried-fruits-by-mail-order biz.
FrontSight