If you're taking road trips often, you may eat on the go. Instead of loading up on sugary snacks with nutritional value when stopping at a gas station, look for healthier options. These top choices are filling, healthy, and easy to eat when traveling. 

What Are the Top Nutritious Snacks Gas Stations Sell?

1. Seeds & Nuts

At many gas stations, sunflower seeds are available in small packs alone or in trail mix. Raw or roasted, this nutty-tasting snack provides healthy fats, vitamin E, and several minerals, including copper and selenium. Eating these seeds helps lower the risk of problems, such as Type 2 diabetes and heart disease. 

If you don't have nut allergies, small packs of almonds, walnuts, or peanuts are healthy choices that provide nutrients and unsaturated fatty acids. Nuts reduce inflammation connected with heart disease and lower the possibility of forming blood clots that can cause heart attacks.

2. Fresh Fruit

Gas stations often sell apples and bananas, which are naturally sweet, contain no fat, and don't need refrigeration. Bananas provide potassium, vitamins B6 and C, plus nutrients for energy, including carbohydrates and protein. Available in dozens of varieties, apples supply vitamin C, carbohydrates, pectin, and antioxidants that may help lower levels of LDL, the unhealthy cholesterol.    

3. Snack Bars & Cheese

Gas station convenience stores typically carry healthy snack bars, such as oat, grain, granola, and KIND® bars, which come in a variety of flavors. String cheese is another popular healthy item. Choosing this low-fat, portable snack gives you protein and calcium for building strong bones and teeth, and its fantastic taste will keep your traveling companions happy.  

You'll find healthy and delicious snacks and fuel for your vehicle at Tri-Mart BP. This family-owned gas station and convenience store in Tripoli, WI, has been part of the community since 1992. Locals and travelers enjoy the store's wonderful selection of nutritious foods and beverages, including water, soft drinks, and coffee. Customers appreciate that the gas pumps are open 24/7. For more about their services, visit them online or call (715) 564-2440.