Healthy Eating Travel Tips

Whether you are on the road a lot for business, vacationing or traveling to see family eating, healthy while on the go can be difficult.Here are a few helpful tips to help you stick to your diet:

Be prepared, plan ahead.If you know that you will have time to sit, pack a little lunch to take with you.Sandwiches, fruit, veggie sticks and water makes for a delicious meal.Wraps are quick and easy to make; and they travel well, too.

Take convenient snacks.It seems that many food companies are coming out with single-size packages now.Take advantage of this and bring a few with you.Nabisco’s 100 Calorie Packs and granola or power bars are wonderful.How about taking some cottage cheese in a disposable container and topping it off with some berries for a delicious snack?!

Read the menu before sitting down.Before sitting down in a restaurant or fast-food place, take a look at their menu.Do they offer a “lite menu”?How is their salad selection?Are they willing to substitute starchy food items for double the vegetables?

Seek and you shall find.Instead of the fast-food joint, how about stopping the little food stands.Many of them offer healthier items such as fruit, salad, yogurt, baked chips, wrapsand organic drinks.You may have to look a bit harder to find them, but they are everywhere.

Submitted by Chef Mary Kelly of Simply Delicious Personal Chef Service; to learn more about this unique dining alternative, visit www.ChefMaryKelly.com or email her at Dining@ChefMaryKelly.com