Whether you are traveling for pleasure or business, flying or driving, traveling often presents challenges to sticking to a healthy fueling plan of eating clean, eating often and staying hydrated.
Preparing in advance for your travel will help to keep you on track, as well as the tips and meal ideas below:
What to Pack:
- Dried fruit, nuts and seeds
- Lara Bars/Clif Bars/Pure Bars/You Bars (www.youbars.com)
- Fresh Fruit
- Sliced Veggies
- Individual on-the-go peanut butter packets
- Water bottles (bought past security or in the car cooler)
- Oatmeal packets
- Shaker cups and individual All-Pro Science shake packets
- Natural peanut butter sandwich on whole wheat bread or tortilla
- Microwave popcorn
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For Trips in Your Car:
- A cooler with sandwich fixings, small packets of mustard or peanut butter, water
- Tupperware with cut up veggies and lettuce and tomatoes
- Fruit and nuts or string cheese
- Veggie chips and hummus
- Pre-sliced breads, olives, roasted red pepper, hummus
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Restaurant Tips:
- Start with soup or a salad to eat with your main course.
- Split a meal with your dining partner. Most restaurants serve huge portions, so there is usually enough food to share. This can save calories and money!
- Select foods that are prepared with healthier, low-fat methods, like grilling, broiling or steaming.
- Eat the vegetables and ask for them steamed or boiled.
- Skip dessert or choose some fruit.
- Stick to water or unsweetened iced tea for fluids.
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At Fast Food Restaurants:
- Find sandwich shops that let you select your sandwich ingredients. Choose whole grain breads, lean meats, and lots of vegetables.
- Many fast food restaurants offer salads, but you need to be careful when you select one.
- Don’t super-size your meal!
- Instead of burgers order a grilled chicken sandwich, or turkey or veggie burger loaded with veggies. Another option: Turkey chili or vegetable soup with half a sandwich or salad.
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At the Hotel:
- Find a local grocery store and buy healthy snack items such as fruit, nuts, or healthy choices from a salad bar or deli section.
- If your hotel has a microwave, you can find frozen dinners or soup.
- Some restaurants will deliver food to your hotel room and may have some healthy menu items available.
- From room service, order salads with grilled chicken or fish or wraps with lean meat and veggies.
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Websites to Check Out and Apps to Have:
- Enter your zip code and find restaurants near you that have healthy dining options: www.healthydiningfinder.com.
- These two options have great salad bars and, when traveling, you can look them up in advance or on your navigation system:www.souplantation.com or www.rubytuesday.com.
- “Go Meals” App: “Go Meals” has a restaurant feature in which you can use your current location to find local restaurants, view their menu items, and the nutritional content of those items!
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