Hotel Eating

madcow132

Hi All,

I am away from home usually twice a week and have to eat all three meals in a hotel. I have started having a large banana with yoghurt, or grilled bacon and baked beans for breakfast. Any suggestions on what sort of food to consider for dinner-I avoid chips and pastry. But the salads often have lots of sauce or limp leaves!

For lunches I have started going for subway salads or boots meal deals as there is the standard high street options around. There is no fridge in the hotel room so its not an option to prepare anything requiring a fridge.

Trish1c

Ask for the dressing on the side. Most restaurants will make you broiled chicken or grilled fish without sauce if you ask. Perhaps check out the buffet at a near by grocery store. I've been grabbing lunch from there just to have a piece of chicken for the protein. If you walk to the store, you sneak in some extra exercise too

ArchyRunner

There are lots of things you can get that don't require a fridge or microwave: apples, oranges, pears (etc), triscuits/other healthy crackers, shelf stable meals are great (high in sodium, but still better than restaurant food), freeze dried vegetables, canned/vacuum sealed tuna fish, etc. my suggestion is to take a long a walk through the the grocery store and get some ideas, think outside the box!

esjones12

Is there a reason you can't pack a meal or two in a cooler or lunch box? Not sure how long you are away from home twice a week. Are their grocery stores near by? Any health food stores with prepackaged items?

Quality protein shakes or green shakes (look into Boku or Vega) could really help add to your nutritional intake and would just require a shaker and water. Nuts and seeds and their butters. Some fruits can go a few days without a fridge. There are tons of really good healthy bars that you could use here and there - but you would really have to read the lables and find ones that aren't full of junk. Cans of tuna. If there is a microwave in the hotel you can do oatmeal. Toaster = Toast. Ummm...yeah there are a lot of ways to avoid buying every meal and eating junk food the whole time.

bagge72

Can't you request a fridge, I have done that several times at hotels at no extra charge. Also like esjones12 said, why can't you find a local grocerey store? I mean if you are doing it twice a week every week it seems like it would be worth it.

madcow132

Hi everyone thanks for all your tips. Unfortunately the hotel chain doesn't have fridges/toasters/microwaves but its a great idea to use grocery shops. Sometimes we're with clients for dinner, but for nights I'm not I will definitely make that transition!

AwesomeSquirrel

I usually raid Tesco for hummus, carrots, ready-made sandwiches, fruit cups, anything really. Pretty low key if it's just me. The bigger problem are all of those client lunches at fancy restaurants...

Brithicks

costco sells individual guacamole and hummus packets. I throw those in the freezer. When I take food with me, I just toss a couple of those in my bag with some veggies and rice cakes and maybe a packet of tuna and they are thawed when I am ready to eat them. Lowish cal and filling. Also, I agree with looking through grocer stores when you are traveling. Especially if there is a deli or sushi counter.

PennWalker

Not the greatest food in the world, but SlimFast makes a shake with 20 G of protein and 1 G of sugar and it does not require refrigeration. You could combine it with a salad with dressing on the side and it makes an okay meal for travel.

TavistockToad

Steak/chicken/fish, sauce on the side, with veg and boiled or jacket potato