Posted by: Trina O'Boyle | October  12, 2010

Growing up in the country, I have spent countless hours in the backseat and consider myself a veteran of road trips. But a road trip with our baby was something new. There were a few key discoveries which made the 8 hour drive to Maine with our 12-month-old tolerable...even fun!

First we discovered that Whole Foods Markets make the best rest stops. They are everywhere and often only a short detour off the highway. Have lunch, get a decent cup of coffee, change a diaper, and buy a few groceries for dinner when you arrive. With the new Whole Foods app for the iPhone you can locate and map the nearest one from the road. We also mapped a playground along the way for a quick stretching of legs on the swings.  Gotta love the iPhone.

And as we all know, road trips are all about the music and snacks (and a little bit of bribery). See my earlier post for our music playlist. And as for baby snacks, we love Happy Baby Food and Mum Mums.  Happy Baby is the best-tasting prepackaged baby food we’ve tried, very nutritious, and comes packaged in a pouch which is super-easy to feed baby in the car. And Mum Mums are teething rice crackers that stop tears in mid-motion!  Plus not nearly as messy in the car seat as traditional teething biscuits. As for bribery (and for the sake of your own sanity)...bring a new toy!

This original article was written by Sarah Smart the associate Style Editor at Martha Stewart "The Family Room" blog We thank you at HAPPYBABY for including us in your post, we too think our Pouches are great for those long road trips!