Healthy Living and Travel Tips

On The Road Nourishment

Healthy Drinks for the Road:

• Purified Waters or water purifying bottles for fountain water
• Unsweetened teas, take along herbal tea bags to add to your water bottles (like making sun tea only without the sun)
• Essential oils of lemon, peppermint, orange, grapefruit and stevia for flavorings and sweetness (there are flavored stevias as well)
• May be able to find V8 Juice but unless it’s the low sodium version, there will be excess salt contributing to additional thirst
• Avoid:
  • Sodas, juices or drinks sweetened with empty calories
  • Energy drinks loaded with sugars and caffeine

Healthy Snacks for the Road:

• Fresh fruit (organic if you can find it) and dried fruit that’s not been sugared or sulfured
• Unsalted raw nuts
• Carrot and celery sticks
• Raw almond butter or tahini for a dip, may be able to find raw walnut, pecan or cashew butter
• Veggie and fruit trays from the grocery if traveling by car or RV
• Salsas for blue corn chips and whole wheat crackers
• If allowing dairy: 
  • low-fat string cheese packs
  • plain yogurt sweetened with Stevia and/or no sugar-added jellies, jams or granola
  • veggie pizza
  • high cocoa content chocolate
• Avoid:
  • jerkies and leathers with excess sodium or sugar
  • Salted, toasted nuts
  • Chips and white flour crackers
  • Sugars, high fructose corn syrup and sweeteners

Fast Food, Convenience Stores and Restaurants on the Road:

• Fresh fruit or unsweetened fruit cups/fruit salads
• Green Salads, raw veggies
• Broiled or grilled veggies and meats
• Avoid:
  • candy bars
  • items to avoid listed above
  • high fat, cheesy breakfast sandwiches and potato cakes
  • burgers and fries
  • breaded nuggets
  • high fructose corn syrup sauces
  • milkshakes, ice cream
  • high salty, fatty meat pizzas

General Rules to Live by on the Road:

• Hold to your normal daily routine and eating schedule
• Set the example for your family, they will generally follow
• Plan ahead for take along drinks, snacks and supplies
• Take a cooler if traveling by car or RV
• Stop at a grocery rather than a convenience store for breaks (these offer more in the way of healthy food choices plus the bathrooms are usually much better) 
• Carry extra plastic bags and plastic ware
• Pickup or bring napkins and wet wipes either in a large container, small packets or individually wrapped for hygiene
• Avoid:
  • skipping meals
  • late night eating