tsayonah wrote: > We will be driving across MO from (roughly) Kansas City to > St Louis and then south to the bootheel part of the state. > Some of the fun of road trips used to be eating out along > the way, trying different foods and not having to cook or > cleanup <G>. I can pack food, of course, but would like to > still have some of the fun. Anyone have any suggestions on > restaurant eating while avoiding grain, potatoes, beans, > dairy AND beef? My brain is simply refusing to deliver any > viable suggestions. Thanks. You can only eat just so many chef salads (and that means having them hold the cheese and croutons). I take a cooler with cold meats and fresh vegetables, to supplement restaurant food. You usually do better at an American-food type of place; sometimes you can get grilled fish or chicken breast with steamed veggies and/or salads. Don't bother to ask the chef to cook it in a different fat than s/he was planning to; if you've seen the usual state of frenzy in a restaurant kitchen you know it wouldn't work. Also, some places serve "breakfast" around the clock, eggs and meat. Hold the toast, muffin, hash browns and grits :-) Happy traveling! Lynnet