Proper nutrition is the key to successful travel
Travels is an amazing experience that allows you to broaden your horizons. You discover new places, cultures, find yourself in unusual circumstances. This is a great opportunity to reflect on your life and understand what really matters to you.
But there is one downside to traveling: it can be quite difficult to stick to a healthy diet while on the road. And the reason is not always the unavailability of healthy foods. It just seems to people that you need to get everything from rest, including the enjoyment of food. However, healthy eating does not mean that you will suffer.
To get started, set a few goals before your trip:
• adhere to a healthy diet throughout the trip;
• avoid hunger to prevent impulsive purchases;
• Save money on junk food so you can spend it on something more fun later.
Here are 18 tips for eating healthy while traveling:
1. Take fruit on a plane
Choose fruits that you can easily take with you: an apple, a banana, a peach, or a few tangerines. In addition, take a bag of nuts. This will help you satisfy your hunger and avoid impulsive food decisions.
Read also what is served on airplanes: aeroflot, Austrian airlines, Lufthansa
2. Always carry a healthy snack
To feel full throughout the day, take some snacks with you: walnuts, almonds, unsalted pistachios, dark chocolate or some kind of fruit, dried fruit.
3. Take a bottle of water with you
First of all, you should think about how to provide your body with enough water. So always take a bottle of water with you.
4. Choose better food at airports
It will be great if you pack your lunch in advance. But perhaps you forgot about it or didn't want to take up space. So if you're hungry, your options are limited to fast food. However, even at fast food restaurants, you can choose something healthy: vegetable salads (choose without dressing), scrambled egg sandwiches (ask without mayonnaise), vegetable soups, chopped fruit.
For drinks, choose tea or coffee. No added sugar or cream. Avoid dairy drinks, lemonades, and fruit juices (even freshly squeezed).
5. Do your research
Look for restaurants, supermarkets, and markets near where you live or where you'll be staying that offer healthy food. If you plan in advance where you will eat, then the chances that you will make the right choice in food will increase.
6. Let the company know about your intention to eat healthy
Let friends or family know about your intentions in advance. It's hard to say "no" when something delicious is offered. Saying upfront that you want to eat healthy can help you avoid some of the temptations.
7. Go shopping first
Upon arrival visit the shopsthat you have already found. Buy all the necessary products: for breakfast, lunch, dinner, snacks. Here are some products that you can buy almost anywhere in the world:
• fresh fruit;
• vegetables;
• hummus;
• canned tuna;
• Rye bread.
Do not try to try all the local cuisine at once. Start with what is familiar to your body. And sometimes include something unusual.
8. Try to eat on a regular schedule.
It's no surprise that your travel routine changes: you fall asleep and wake up at different times, you become more active, and so on. However, try to stick to your usual eating schedule. This way you can avoid feeling hungry and prevent impulsive purchases. And when you return home, it will be easier for you to return to your usual way of life.
9. Choose just one meal a day
Food is really to be enjoyed. And not all local cuisine can be useful. To try something new and take care of your health at the same time, choose just one local dish a day.
10. After unhealthy food - healthy
Ice cream in Italy, tacos in Mexico or cheesecake in New York There is nothing wrong with enjoying your food. Most importantly, don't let it get out of control.
If you are currently eating something unhealthy, then the next meal must be healthy. If you have already had a hearty breakfast, then the rest of the meals should be light.
Thanks to this simple approach, you will feel better and more energized not only during the trip, but also when you return home.
11. Prioritize water
Avoid drinks with a lot of sugar. Fruit juices, lemonades and alcoholic drinks - all this is better to refuse.
Alcoholic drinks are often associated with relaxation and holidays. But if you overdo it, you will return home more tired than when you left.
12. Half your plate should be occupied by vegetables.
Try to follow this simple rule. This will help you avoid overeating, and you will be provided with all the necessary vitamins.
13. Cook Yourself When You Can
Not only will you save money, but you will also eat healthier. You can even try the local cuisine.
14. Look for healthy local food
It is really necessary to try the local cuisine, but do not think that it cannot contain healthy dishes. Germans don't eat sausage all the time, and Italians don't just eat pasta.
Look at the diet of the locals. You will see that there are quite a few healthy foods worth trying. Go to the local market, perhaps there are fruits and vegetables that you have never seen before.
15. Move more
If you are on the road, then you are probably inactive. V airplanes, trains, machines, physical activity is almost zero.
Together with overeating and unhealthy eating, this will inevitably lead to weight gain and a feeling of exhaustion.
When traveling, do not forget to make time for physical activity. Exercise, try some local outdoor activity.
16. Returning home, start over
If during the holidays you still did not manage to stick to a healthy diet, as you wanted, then do not beat yourself up. Forgive yourself and begin to gradually return to healthy habits.
17. Make a shopping list
You probably left the refrigerator empty. Before you return home, visit the supermarket. Buy everything you need for the next few days.
18. Don't Forget About Quality Sleep
Good sleep is essential if you want to be energetic, feel great, and maintain a healthy weight. If you are tired, it will be difficult for you to make the right decisions, you will lose control of yourself.
