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Next week, I’m going to be taking the show on the road. Specifically, I’ll be going from north California to south California. During the day, I’m going to be working and exercising as I normally would. At night, my wife and I will explore Laguna Beach and the surrounding area.
When it comes to my diet, I have a problem. The hotel we are staying at won’t have a refrigerator or a microwave. I’m trying to compile a list of breakfast and lunch foods that are healthy and won’t break the bank. So if I were to have cereal, I’d have to experiment with powered milk. I could get creative and warm something with hair dryer but that’s a little further than I want to take it.
Here are some items that I’m thinking of:
- Peanut Butter & Fluff Sandwiches - It’s not as healthy as I’d like, but it’s portable.
- Meal Replacement Bars - Power Bars, South Beach Bars, etc. These are not really cheap, but I can get them at a very good price at the local military base. I’m satisfied with the healthiness of this option.
- Cereal - I was thinking that I could have it dried. I’ve never had powered milk before. Is it an acquired taste?
- Edamame - I have to give a tip of the hat to Weight Loss Journal for this idea. I have no idea how much they’ll be, but I know they are healthy - as long as it doesn’t impact my hormone levels too much.
- Fruit - This is pretty straight-forward. Apples, oranges, etc. make for a healthy snack. I might bring a couple of bushels of these.
- Nuts - Good source of protein and good fats.
- Dried Fruit - It’s a good additive to cereal, nuts, or just on it’s own
- Beef Jerky - I know there’s a lot of sodium in beef jerky, but it’s a great source of lean protein.
So this is where you come in. What foods am I missing?
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July 1st, 2008 at 6:55 am
please delete this after you receive as Im not about hijacking someones post.
but maybe some ideas here?
http://mizfitonline.com/?p=55
or here?
http://mizfitonline.com/?p=232
you can do this!!
July 1st, 2008 at 7:09 am
No deletion necessary. I asked and you are as regular a reader (or at least regular commenter) as I have. There are lots of good advice in these articles, but some of it like the travel aspect only works for a short time. I don’t think I can ice food all week. I could, but I don’t want to risk it.
I completely forgot about tuna. That’s a great food… cheap, full and protein, and portable.
July 1st, 2008 at 7:16 am
The giant tub from Costco is very reasoanble for the Edamame.
You left off all vegtables? What about carrots?
July 1st, 2008 at 7:19 am
Do I have to keep vegetables cold? I’ve always put carrots in the fridge - same with lettuce and peppers. Maybe they don’t require refrigeration.
July 1st, 2008 at 1:25 pm
For years we’ve been working to perfect the art of the economical in-room family breakfast. In the past we’ve considered adding hot water to instant oatmeal. But you have to have a bowl and so forth. But Food Network’s Alton Brown has improved upon that notion with this simple, yet brilliant idea:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8FZ2VXskdMU
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:01 am
The best kinds of fats are those that are natural and unaltered by human processing. The most beneficial fats are found in nuts, seeds, olives (including cold-pressed olive oil), fish, and avocados. The damage to any good, natural fat comes in how it is altered by humans to make it more palatable, marketable, or for better preservation.
July 2nd, 2008 at 2:10 am
I always haul a tub of protein powder (in a ziplock) as plain ole oatmeal makes me HUNGRY 5 minutes later.
Ill bring that stuff (in a smaller ziplock :)) to a breakfast meeting if need be.
DOUBLE ZIPLOCK (handy for trash later!) the tuna if you bring it as I learned the hard way…you can do chicken or salmon as well.
Im not a big fan of the envelopes in GENERAL but for travel? they’re great.
M.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:27 pm
Can’t the hotel provide you with a small amount of milk each day for your cereal? Or you could walk somewhere and pick up the amount you need for each day (i.e., a pint)?
Otherwise, as you’ve said, just keep a good variety of nuts and fruit around. Nuts are the ultimate snack food - I can’t say enough good things about nuts! I eat 50-100g per day - indeed, it’s the source of most of my fats - and reap the benefits, which includes effective weight control.
Don’t waste your money on meal replacement bars; the benefits are negligible and measured against cost are almost non-existent.
July 2nd, 2008 at 11:29 pm
One other alternative I just thought of - buy a few small cartons of long-life milk and when you go to bed, stick one in an ice bucket! Voila - the ice will melt overnight leaving you cold, fresh(ish) milk for your cereal the next morning! Discard whatever is left.