The down side to any road trip is that there is no escape from an annoying co-passenger. This Snickers commercial is a funny parody on that experience. And it is actually truer than you’d think. Although this ad features twenty-somethings, a bit of junk food can go a long way toward appeasing a complaining kid, too.
Spears of broccoli and cauliflower – it may ease your guilt from letting them eat too much sugar, but these foods will not get eaten. They will, however, get thrown.
Skittles – picture your kids after devouring a pack of skittles. Now imagine them like that tethered to a car seat behind you.
Ice cream.
Dunkaroos – this is your kids’ chance to finally do that one craft you always say no to: finger painting (with chocolate dip on shiny windows! Cool.)
Soup.
Devilled eggs – they’re healthy, delicious, and filling. But better to suffer your husband’s gas problem than smell rotting eggs for hours on end.
Popcorn – these flying kernels somehow always end up all over the place (and fit perfectly inside ear canals and nasal passages.)
Bubble gum – yes, it’s a great way to keep their mouths busy, but it won’t stick lips together nearly as well as it sticks hair to the back of booster seats. Ouch.
Prune juice – a road trip is not the time to loosen your toddler’s constipated bowels.
