Travel and Healthy Snacks

Traveling or being on-the-go doesn’t have to sabotage the healthy eater and dieter’s resolve. All it takes is some travel planning and preparation to manage a healthy eating lifestyle while away from home.  Having an idea of what healthy snacks keep you satisfied will help you stay on course.

The following is a list of snacks that I find filling and portable for either a road trip or an airplane.

• Apples and Almond Butter
• Baby Carrots/ Celery sticks
• Hummus
• Wasa Crackers/Melba toast
• Protein Bars
• Cubed pineapple
• Sliced strawberries
• Blueberries
• Grapes
• Raisins
• Nuts
• String cheese
• Light Popcorn
• Yogurt
• Cottage cheese
• Lean lunch meats

Cheeses, lunch meats, yogurt, and hummus should be eaten fairly quickly in your trip. However, investing in an insulated lunch bag or cooler will help to sustain their freshness.

Friend and mother of two, Romica Brashear, also does a little pre-planning of her eats before she travels. She often carries “apple slices, grapes, oranges, organic cereal bars, organic graham crackers, pretzels and veggie sticks.”

Fellow fitness coach and health nut, Ange Anglade, says she likes to keep it simple when packing her healthy snacks. Although she generally stays away from fruit, she does like to pack a sandwich bag of grapes. In addition, she carries celery sticks, carrots, pretzels and hummus, a 100-calorie snack pack of almonds, and Zone bars.

Whatever healthy snacks you prefer to carry, remember that enjoying them in moderation is just as important as eating them. Sharing them with your kids will not only ensure that you get the proper proportion but will also instill healthy habits in them as well.