10 Back-to-School Carpool Hacks All Parents Need to Save Their Sanity

Keep snacks and drinks on hand

Check for any food allergies with your carpool families first, of course. And check out this guide to healthy snacks nutritionists would feed their kids. But the hungry horrors can make a routine trip across town in traffic to the next dance lesson simply awful. For some kids, having a snack in the car is the only nutrition they’ll get until dinner, so keeping healthy snacks and drinks available is crucial. Make sure to keep the food and liquids in their containers so they don’t spill all over your car. Snack in the Box is a cool snack container featuring two separate chambers that each hold six ounces of your favorite dry snack; it will keep food from being crushed or mushed. And when kids are thirsty, its handy companion, Drink in the Box, is the healthy, reusable option to replace sugary, disposable juice boxes. Best yet there’s NO spilling.