ooh, i think i made that sound bad - i don't hide vegies in that i think DH wouldn't eat them - i "hide" them withing casseroles and stuff that will allow them to heat up properly in the little travel cooker DH has in the truck! if he can heat a full meal in an oven bag while he drives, and then stop to eat, it's a lot easier than setting up numerous cookers and things on the side of the road. so yeah, i "hide" them for his convenience while he's driving. it's ultimately easier for him to eat like this than it is to stop and go into a truck stop. but only if it's all in one and heats while he drives - if he has to stop to cook, especially this time of year, i don't blame him for giving it the flick for convenience food (he still has a proper meal) in the truck stops. he also can't have masses of fresh food for cooking meals while he's away - he has to resort to tinned food from a storage standpoint...


it's also a lot cheaper! i work it out it costs between $3 and $5 for a meal when i cook in bulk (depending on the cut of meat and what veg we've grown, what we have to buy, and including things like the cost of oven bags, and the semi-disposable containers i don't care if he damages on the road).

a similar meal at a truck stop would be minimum $13, and only half as nutritious!