Eating Away From Home, Part 2
This week's tip focuses on eating while traveling, the second in our series about eating away from home. We’re traveling more than ever before these days…for business, vacations, the holidays, and traveling means we’ve got to eat in restaurants. How can you stay on plan when you have to eat out all the time? These handy tips will help you enjoy a good meal on the road and still stay on track to reach your weight loss goals.
• When staying at a hotel, always order your breakfast from the a la carte menu. Do NOT order the breakfast buffet! There are simply too many temptations and the tendency is to take more food than you should. Your waitress should be happy to provide you with a sensible and delicious breakfast without having to face the dreaded buffet.
• Another breakfast option is to take a mini box of cereal and fresh fruit with you and keep a small container of skim milk in the ice bucket overnight.
• If you are traveling a long distance by car, shop for snacks beforehand to avoid being faced with only high fat choices from convenience stores on the road. Consider carrots and celery sticks, fresh fruit, low-fat yogurt, string cheese, Melba toast, or rice cakes.
• If you are flying, consider calling 48-hours ahead to order a special meal like fruit platters, low-fat meals, or vegetarian plates. Most airlines will be happy to meet your needs if you give them advance notice.
• Also consider bringing your own snacks instead of relying on airline peanuts or other high fat snacks.
• Instead of ordering alcoholic beverages on a plane, request water, seltzer water with a twist of lemon or lime, or a diet soda. Alcoholic beverages provide no nutrients, increase your appetite, and increase dehydration and jet lag.
• When staying at a hotel, always order your breakfast from the a la carte menu. Do NOT order the breakfast buffet! There are simply too many temptations and the tendency is to take more food than you should. Your waitress should be happy to provide you with a sensible and delicious breakfast without having to face the dreaded buffet.
• Another breakfast option is to take a mini box of cereal and fresh fruit with you and keep a small container of skim milk in the ice bucket overnight.
• If you are traveling a long distance by car, shop for snacks beforehand to avoid being faced with only high fat choices from convenience stores on the road. Consider carrots and celery sticks, fresh fruit, low-fat yogurt, string cheese, Melba toast, or rice cakes.
• If you are flying, consider calling 48-hours ahead to order a special meal like fruit platters, low-fat meals, or vegetarian plates. Most airlines will be happy to meet your needs if you give them advance notice.
• Also consider bringing your own snacks instead of relying on airline peanuts or other high fat snacks.
• Instead of ordering alcoholic beverages on a plane, request water, seltzer water with a twist of lemon or lime, or a diet soda. Alcoholic beverages provide no nutrients, increase your appetite, and increase dehydration and jet lag.
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