Summer Road Trips & Clean Eating

It is that time of year again to start thinking about summer road trips & summer vacations.  I think traveling in the car is a challenging time for everyone to stay on their plan and eat clean.   I have found that taking the time to pack snacks/foods that travel well is the key to maintaining your clean eating lifestyle.

There are 2 ways to look at a vacation.  Some people take it as a vacation from everything (no clean eating or exercise) and some people, like myself, may have some off-plan meals but try to stay somewhat on my routine the remainder of the time.

If you will be traveling somewhere to stay in a hotel, you may have plenty of healthy options upon arrival, but I highly recommend you take the time to do your research and make sure.  Most hotel rooms are now equipped with a refrigerator and coffee pot.  Some even have microwaves.  If your room has all 3 you have hit the trifecta for sure!  This will improve your chances of staying on plan tremendously.

These are some foods I normally take with me (I carry a 6 pack bag) that seems to travel well (car or in a plane):

Fruits (grapes, apples, oranges, blueberries)
Nuts (almonds & walnuts)
Protein powder (I portion mine out in snack size zip locks)
Sliced veggies (carrots, peppers, celery)
Snack size individual guacamole, peanut butter & hummus
Baked chicken breast (I shred mine)
Boiled eggs
Ezekiel tortillas
Protein bars
Brown rice crackers
lunch mean (applegate farms)

Carrying these items always makes a huge difference for me.  When I get the munchies, I have clean options, which is important. This keeps me from running in a convenience store and grabbing something.  As I said, I use a 6 pack bag which has ice packs and keeps everything chilled for the entire day.  There are several brands of meal management bags out there and I highly recommend these over carrying  small cooler.

Happy traveling my friends!