Pack your clothes, check the show box, and load up the pigs, essential tasks to a successful pig show. However, if you are thinking about pulling out of the driveway without a box of snacks—you’ve never dealt with a hangry showman. In order to help you avoid a show day disaster, we asked the experts what snacks every show family needs to pack.

So, who are the experts? Our Showpig.com team, of course. With an array of experiences and a variety of views, we think we put together a great pre-show grocery list.

Katey Evans: Goldfish and Granola Bars
Tonya Fender: Chocolate Chip Granola Bars and Fruit Snacks
Lea Kimley: Cheez-Its and any kind of cookies
Emily Miller: All flavors of popcorn
Taylor Miller: Taking advantage of the fair food vendors, specifically jumbo sweet tea
Michelle Scholl: Buy Chex Mix and add your own goodies—M&M’s, Peanuts, Cheetos, Bugles, and more!
Amy Smith: You have to have all the basic food groups covered—sweet, salty, healthy, and unhealthy! I like to pack peanut butter, chips, strawberry licorice, fruit snacks, apples, and bananas and then usually buy cookies at a local store (no-bake, snickerdoodles, chocolate chip, etc.)
Stacey Wajte: Make a few types of cookies to take with you
Kevin Wendt: Twizzlers, root beer, beef jerky, Arnold Palmer, and Reese’s.

The interns

Maddie Fugate: Pull and Peel Twizzlers
Macy Mead: Pringles
Carson Read: Chocolate Chip Granola Bars
Riley Reep: Cookies
Darian Ruppert: Beef Jerky
Jenna Siegel: Pretzel Chips
Maddie Caldwell: Fruit Roll-Ups