When I drive from IL to Colorado I usually stop in
kearney nebraska for the night and eat at this burger place
http://www.angusburgersandshakes.comthis place was decent (better than Subway!)
If the timing works out I tend to stop in Des Moines for a
cheese and charcuterie at
the cheese shop
833 42nd St
Ste B
Des Moines, IA 50312
At Breck I tend to only get a beer before driving home
my recommended breweries are
Broken Compass
and
Outer Range brewery (in Frisco)