In the heart of planting season, with nitrogen sidedressing on the horizon, it can get tough to be creative when preparing on-the-go meals. And for me, it’s all about avoiding that dreaded peanut butter and jelly sandwich that gets smooshed at the bottom of the lunchbox.

The thing is, preparing these farm meals doesn’t have to be a challenge. With a few simple ingredients and some additional considerations, a tasty meal that’s easy to eat in the tractor is right around the corner.

My go-to meals

When I was in college, I spent lunchtime driving between classes and my job at a popcorn seed company about 20 minutes down the road. This left a tight window for me to eat a lunch while I was driving, so I had to be creative when thinking about what would fare well in the truck.

I had two favorite meals spawn from this experience: hand-held vegetable pizzas and lunch meat wraps. The best part is I could find all the ingredients right at Walmart. Below are directions for each:

Vegetable pizzas. Spread garlic and herb-flavored whipped cream cheese across a naan bread round. Sprinkle on vegetables of your choosing; I liked using shredded carrots, chopped broccoli and onions. Finish by adding shredded cheddar cheese.

Lunch meat wraps. Spread mayonnaise across the middle of a wrap or tortilla. Add lunch meat of your choosing, cheese slices, lettuce, pickles and banana peppers. This combination elevated this wrap from a boring sandwich and gave it added flavor. Roll up the wrap and slice in half.

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Now that I’m about to marry a farmer later this year, I plan to make these meal staples during the busy seasons. They hold up well and are sure to bring some variety to those on-the-go meals. The best part: They can be altered to satisfy even the pickiest of farmers.

For more tips, see Farm meal prep: On the plate, in the field.