Trucker Grocery List: Healthy Foods to Keep in the Truck

As you all know too well, truckers have some special circumstances when it comes to buying and storing food in the truck. There’s not tons of space, especially for refrigerated/frozen foods. However, if you have a travel fridge or freezer, it makes it much easier to eat healthy on the road, so we strongly recommend picking one up.

Here is a suggested list of food items to pick up next time you stop at the nearby Walmart. These are actual items truckers are buying, storing, and cooking in their trucks. This is a master list with many suggestions to help you build your own mini grocery list. Keep in mind, some of these will obviously depend on your living arrangement. But with this list, you can create many healthy meals right from the truck. Especially if you have some of these truck cooking appliances!

Fruits/Vegetables

• Apples
• Baby carrots
• Bananas
• Broccoli
• Canned fruit (no added sugar)
• Cauliflower
• Celery
• Cherries
• Frozen fruit (no added sugar)
• Frozen/steamer bag veggies
• Grapes
• Lettuce/greens (the darker the better)
• Oranges
• Pineapple
• Potatoes

Meat/Protein

• Beans – black beans, pinto beans, etc
• Chicken breast
• Fish
• Lean ground beef (85/15)
• Natural peanut butter
• Sandwich meat (low sodium): turkey or low fat ham
• Tuna

Dairy

• Cottage cheese
• Eggs
• Greek/light yogurt (watch sugar)
• Light string cheese
• Low fat milk (1%, skim, almond milk)

Grains

• Brown rice
• Fiber one/cereal bars
• High fiber cereal (Cheerios, Raisin Bran, Mini Wheats; check labels)
• Light popcorn
• Whole grain crackers
• Whole wheat bread
• Whole wheat English muffins
• Whole wheat pasta/spaghetti
• Whole wheat tortillas

Snacks/Miscellaneous

• Beef jerky (low sodium if possible)
• Edamame
• Herbal tea
• Hummus
• Protein powder
• Raw almonds/pistachios
• String cheese
• Water

A tip to healthy eating on the road is to buy fresh produce to try to maintain a "clean" diet. Having the proper appliances on board to store and keep your foods fresh is an investment, but worth it to aid your overall health.