Travel Food Ideas

[tummyache]

I have some travel food ideas to share -- may not work for everyone. I have to modify for dairy free + gluten-free [unless I take my enzyme pill in some cases] All of us are different, some more sensitive than others. I have a couple of cute Bento Boxes that have those icee-pacs to keep things cold. We travel back and forth between Panama and the USA 2 x yr without a problem for over 11 yrs now. So thought I would share some of the things I take along. I make all my own food so know it is pure for me.

TRAVELING BENTO BOX LUNCHES for HFI’ers
* Must be Dairy-Free for me

[1] All-American
• 1 slice safe bread or 8 small crackers
• 4 oz. sliced turkey or chicken
• 1 oz. cheese *
• 1 cup sliced celery sticks
• ¼ cup safe yogurt *

[2] West Coast
• 1 cup Kale Chips
• 12 raw almonds
• 1 cup celery sticks
• 1 oz. cheese *
• ½ cup roasted chickpeas

[3] Mediterranean
• ¼ cup homemade hummus
• 1 cup baby spinach leaves
• 10 olives
• 1 oz. cheese *
• 2 mini pitas

[4] Nordic
• 2 oz. lox (or smoked salmon) – I steam fresh salmon ahead of time
• 1 hard boiled egg
• 1 cup cucumber slices
• 4 Wasa crisps – I like sourdough

[Katie535]

Thanks for these ideas tummy-ache! I am getting ready to go strictly fructose free next week, and I’ve been looking for snack ideas. Have you found celery sticks to be safe? I’m assuming so, since they are on your list. I had thought that it was similar to iceberg lettuce, and I’ve been avoiding it. I’m stilllearning :-)

[hfimomof3]

I don't eat much celery, but when I am traveling I also tend to pack for calorie density, in case I get delayed somewhere. So I tend to just pack a couple of sleeves of saltines. I like hard boiled eggs too, and sliced turkey (I have to self-cook my turkey because deli turkey tends to be too sweet). It's also good to have fiber and I use plain canned chick peas for that ( removed from the can, drained, and re-packed in something similar to a bento box).

I love kale, and, like ukbill, when I eat leafy greens I tend to remove the stalks and just eat the leafy parts. The way I eat kale is that I rip the leaves up into bite size pieces, add a little bit of salt and something acidic (lemon juice in my case, but if you can't tolerate lemon juice then you can try vinegar, but just a couple drops, you don't want to overdo it), and massage it vigorously until it's wilted. Then leave in refrigerator overnight and it will be tender enough to eat. Sometimes I do it with a bit of garlic or garlic powder too, but that depends on your tolerance again.

One problem I have never solved is breakfast while traveling. Breakfast cereal tends to be very sweet I find, likewise store-made bread or any bread prepared by a hotel. If I make bread at home to take with me then it gets stale by the second or third day of travel. It's a tough problem.

[Pipa Reedl]

Dec 24, 2017 14:33:03 GMT -5 hfimomof3 said:

I don't eat much celery, but when I am traveling I also tend to pack for calorie density, in case I get delayed somewhere. So I tend to just pack a couple of sleeves of saltines. I like hard boiled eggs too, and sliced turkey (I have to self-cook my turkey because deli turkey tends to be too sweet). It's also good to have fiber and I use plain canned chick peas for that ( removed from the can, drained, and re-packed in something similar to a bento box).

I love kale, and, like ukbill, when I eat leafy greens I tend to remove the stalks and just eat the leafy parts. The way I eat kale is that I rip the leaves up into bite size pieces, add a little bit of salt and something acidic (lemon juice in my case, but if you can't tolerate lemon juice then you can try vinegar, but just a couple drops, you don't want to overdo it), and massage it vigorously until it's wilted. Then leave in refrigerator overnight and it will be tender enough to eat. Sometimes I do it with a bit of garlic or garlic powder too, but that depends on your tolerance again.

One problem I have never solved is breakfast while traveling. Breakfast cereal tends to be very sweet I find, likewise store-made bread or any bread prepared by a hotel. If I make bread at home to take with me then it gets stale by the second or third day of travel. It's a tough problem.

   As for me, I like to try local food everywhere. I don't take a meal at hotels ( sometimes breakfast). For example, my last trip was in this fall to Georgia onewaytour.ge/categories/classic/ so it wasn't any problems to find food here. I lived in the capital Tbilisi. I was in a traditional restaurant, one more vegan, and Chinese cuisine. I am sure that everyone will find a nice place)