Maintaining a Healthy Diet When Travelling
If you're a traveller, for your job and for pleasure, you'll know how challenging it can be to maintain a healthy diet.
Of course there are many special treats to be had when you are on the
road, but regular cafe and restaurant food is not always compatible
with long-term wellbeing. Some people complain that eating out
frequently adds inches to their waistline.
Here are just a few ideas we wrote for a friend who travels frequently as part of her job.
Some of these hints may be useful to you during the holidays. When on short trips packing a few goodies from home will give you more options when hungry.
1) Drink fresh vegetable juices whenever they are available. Maybe you can get something even at the airport. Ask for lots of greens. Often at juice bars you ask for parsley or spinach and they just put in a leaf or a sprig - tell them you want HEAPS!
2) As an alternative to fresh juice, Take a small jar of green powder such as Vitamineral Green, barleygrass or spirulina.
Taking a green superfood daily will ensure your body gets quality
all-round nutrition. It can also help you to stay energized when busy.
3) Choose appetizer sizes for your meals, and top up with a side salad or vegetables. If you do have a main, avoid starters and desserts.
4) Think about getting VARIETY in your diet when
travelling. Of course, obtain organic produce where
possible. Eat fresh, raw food often. Eat eggs, fish, and
meat if you feel you need it, again from good sources if possible.
5) Be careful with junk food... especially sugar sweets,
white flour pastries and cakes etc. These things only strip your
body of nutrients which you so badly need when travelling. Most
of the readily-available foods we encounter when travelling are
high-carbohydrate, high-glycemic and may contain bad fats.
5) Keep a little packet of nuts and seeds or other healthy snacks with you. Cashews and brazil nuts are our favourites. It can take time searching for good food when travelling. This is not fun when we are crazy with hunger, so a handy snack will keep you going until you find something really worth eating.
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