Staying healthy and prepping for road trips!
- Lisa Adams Malkiewicz
- Jul 6, 2017
- 2 min read
With summer upon us and in full swing, many of us are heading off on adventures to exotic destinations (or maybe just an hour away to a friends house).
While the summer can be a great time for get-togethers and cookouts, you don't want to jeopardize the work you have already done for fast food lines and snacks at gas stations while on the road.
A few minutes of planning can save your body from hundreds to thousands of unhealthy calories and your budget from breaking!
First and foremost, make sure you have a decent size cooler, or cold bag that you can pack a few meals in. Secondly, when traveling, I always adhere to the rule that nothing should be packed that needs to be heated. Trying to find a microwave that you can use on the go can be difficult to say the least. Even though some gas stations do have microwaves, they tend to get a little fussy when you're not buying THEIR food to heat up.
Make sure you a prepping for at least a whole days menu and snacks so cravings don't sneak up on you. The picture above is a sample I had packed for my 10 hour drive across 4 states. Guess what, it worked like a charm! I spent $40 on gas, and nothing more. WOOT!
Breakfast - overnight oats with banana, blueberries, vanilla lowfat or 1% yogurt, and old fashioned rolled oats.
Lunch - 6 slices of turkey with 1 slice pepper jack cheese, romaine lettuce and mustard on a Flat out low calories wrap.
Dinner - Mixed greens salad with chicken or steak bites, and veggie additives (orange container filled with dressing.)
Snacks - 1 cup of fruit. - Berry mix, tropical mix, or whole fruit such as an apple, peach, or pear.
Snack 2 - There are ton's of prepackaged healthy snacks out there on the market. Don't be afraid to look at ingredients and put a couple options in your cart. Balanced Breaks by Sargento, P3, Rev it Up Wraps, and countless others.
Enjoy your trip!
P.S. My kids and I so did this jamming to Queen in the car on the way to Ohio. LOL. Great song and loads of family bonding!
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