Meal-Prep Ideas For Traveling

AND IM OFF AGAIN ✈️ Lake Tahoe, Boston, Beverly Hills, Costa Rica..This 2019 has been insane already and I feel like I’ve been on the road everyday [Of course, feeling grateful for the opportunities but also feeling chaotic]

 It’s super easy to feel derailed and get thrown off track from my usual schedule...but there’s GOOD NEWS ✨ I’ve created a great habit of meal prepping at least one snack or meal to bring with me to the airport so that I don’t feel so “out of routine”.

1. FRUIT:

• ​Apples

• Grapes

• Oranges

• Bananas

• Carton of berries

• *These are some fruits that are great for on the go.

• *I like to take a trip to the grocery store beforehand to purchase organic fresh fruit. I do this because airport fruit is sprayed with chemicals to preserve their shelf-life*

1. RAW NUTS OR HOMEMADE NUT MIX:

• ​Almonds

• Macadamia

• Cashews

• Coconut shreds

• 100% Pascia Cacao chips

• *When I don't meal-prep my own, I like to purchase raw mixed nuts at the airport.

• *If that is not an option, I treat myself to chocolate covered nuts or roasted nuts. The reason I try to steer clear from anything "roasted" is because those nuts were cooked at a high heat with inflammatory oils. That does not sit well with my stomach on flights!

1. CHOPPED VEGGIES:

• ​Red/orange/yellow peppers

• Tricolor carrots [I buy my own, wash and chop them. I do not like to buy the orange precut carrots. Around 120 days after planting, the carrots are dug up and brought to a processing house to be cut and peeled. But before packaging, all carrots receive a scrub and a chlorine bath...NO THANKS].

• Snap peas

• Chopped organic Celery [organic to avoid the pesticides on conventional celery]

1. CLEAN INGREDIENT PROTEIN BARS:

• ​*I love the reassurance of having a protein bar or two in my bag because you never know when that “hangry” feeing will come on while traveling.

• Macadamia Primal Kitchen Collagen Bars

• Epic bars

• RX bars

• Luna Bar [specific cherry pie flavor because it is only 3 ingredients. The less ingredients, the better]

1. BRING YOUR OWN MEAL:

• ​*Meal-prep in glass microwave-safe container [When you pack your food in plastic containers, the plastic it's made of can actually leak into your food - Especially if you are reheating it! I try to avoid this as much as possible by using glassware instead]

• *I like to format my meals with Kelley LeVeque's Fab4: protein, greens, fiber and healthy fats.

• Example breakfast meal:

• Cooked rolled oats

• Egg whites

• Cinnamon

• Banana

• Blueberries

• Chia seeds

• *Yes you can bring food through security! Just nothing liquid over their travel size limit.

1. VITAL PROTEINS OR PROTEIN POWDER TO-GO PACKETS:

• When I travel, although it is easily accessible for me to consume carbs and fats, it is hard for me to find protein in the airport!

• I like to add protein to my coffee, tea or water when I need it!

• Favorite protein brands:

• ​Vital Proteins [Cacao Blackberry or Vanilla]

• Naked Protein

• Garden of Life Protein [Vanilla or chocolate]

• Primal Kitchen Protein [Vanilla]

• TEA & SHROOMS PACKETS:

• Peppermint tea bags

• Liver Cleanse tea bags

• Four Sigmatic Chaga packets for mid flight ✈️

• *Traveling makes my stomach and digestion all messed up so peppermint helps me feel less bloated and the chaga helps boost my immune system while traveling.

• *Bonus: I love packing some sliced lemons in a bag when I can remember to, lol!

Here are some options of snacks that I purchase at the airport:

• RAW NUTS- Mixed or almonds *I try to stay away from anything roasted or chocolate covered but you bet your bottom dollar that I treat myself sometimes!

• SIGGI’S YOGURT- If they have plain I’ll grab that to go and then slice some banana on top! *If you are lactose intolerant, skip this. If you can handle dairy, I personally love Fage and Siggi's brands as they are jam-packed with protein and contain minimal ingredients*

• CLEAN INGREDIENT PROTEIN BAR- the cleanest ones I’ve found at the airport are RX bars. *Always check the "other ingredients" section of the nutrition label to find out WHAT ingredients are in the bar itself!

• DRIED FRUIT- I try to find 1-ingredient dried fruit brands! 

TRIPS ON DECK: ✈️ Cayman Islands, France, Virginia, Europe again, New Orleans and Cape Cod. I will be sharing more and more travel tips with you as the year goes on!