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Best Snacks to Keep in Your Gig Bag

The Roadie5 min readROADIE APPROVED

A gig bag is not a pantry. It is a crash kit. If a snack needs a fridge, a spoon, and a quiet moment, it does not belong here.

The loadout

  • Two protein bars you will actually eat
  • Roasted salted peanuts
  • Dates or dried mango
  • Nut butter packets
  • Electrolyte packets
  • A few tortillas flattened in a bag
  • Hot sauce, always

Melt and crush

Chocolate is a summer liability. Granola is a powder by Friday. Choose dense and ugly.

Protein math

Aim for a kit that can deliver 30 grams without a store. That is the gap between "I can finish this load" and "I am going to get weird."