Eating healthy in hotels

Most hotels have mini-fridges for the asking, first come first serve. If all else fails grab an extra yogurt and a HB egg from the breakfast table and put them in the ice bucket. I wouldn't rely on the coffee pot for hot water, unless you like coffee flavored oatmeal! Unless the hotel is in a totally out of the way place there will be a bodega or small grocery within walking distance. A deli is a good option as well. Consider having stir fried chicken with veggies and brown rice delivered. Or call room service; generally they will make anything you ask whenever you want it. Scrambled eggs with fruit is a great dinner.

IMO - meal time is a big part of conferences. Check the nutritional information for the closest restaurants, or at least scan the menu so you know what the options are. Then hit the on-site gym to work off any excess calories and watch out for alcohol.

I never have any trouble when traveling, it's being at home when I pack on the pounds!

Hey! First post here...

Sorry this isn't a food tip, it's more of a general travel tip. Resistance bands. They're light and don't take up too much space in the bag. I'm not really a gym guy so this gives me a convenient way to burn off some of the junk I inevitably eat when traveling.

You can pack food and still get through security. I'm assuming that you're flying. I packed a few oranges in my carry-on bag on my last trip.

i personally like to bring homemade granola and/or granola bars. homemade granola plus milk or soymilk is your very own cereal that is actually filling. hard boiled eggs last a week if kept refrigerated.
i assume you will have access to some food places: convenience store, grocery store, etc. If you drive to the hotel bring a little mini cooler with you.
every hotel has ice: fill up the sink w ice and cover it with a towel. the ice bucket itself works good too. put a single size milk, yogurt, lunch meat, string cheese, hard boiled eggs, carrot sticks, whatever and it will stay very cold for 12 hrs. replace the ice in the sink as needed. it's classy as all hell but quite effective. pair the lunch meat w wheat bread for a sandwich, carrot sticks and fruit and there is your lunch.

works great for keeping beer cold in a hotel room too, but i somehow doubt you're looking for that kind of advice

Are you driving? What about taking a smallish cooler? Or, you could just get an inexpensive thermal lunch carrier - or two - and change out the ice as needed to keep stuff cold.

I worked in catering/convention services at a few hotels - they are getting better about offering healthier choices for breaks and meals. You can always try asking for a special meal - say it's a medical condition if you have to. It's relatively easy for most kitchens to do grilled fish or chicken with steamed veggies.

Something to think about...

You can actually heat up soup and stuff with hot water from the coffee pot. Bring a large Tupperware container, and a smaller one that a can of soup would fit in. Put the soup in the smaller container, close the lid, and put it inside the larger container. Then fill the larger container with hot water from the coffee pot...and put the lid on. Open it up and stir the soup occasionally...but the hot water should heat it up just fine. It might take longer then it would take in a microwave, but in a hotel you've got to work with what you have.

You can do this for just about anything though...not just soup. Canned veggies can be heated this way...etc.

I've stayed in a lot of hotels for different conventions. This is one of my go-to methods for cooking when there is no microwave!

On top of the things you have listed - I have made protein muffins to take with me. Tuna is another option (just by the ones with the top you can pull off or bring a can opener). and protein powder.
I also brought a cooler and put cut up chicken breast in little baggies. I don't mind eating it cold.
I hit up local grocery stores and see if they have pre made salads, cut up fruit and veggie trays and stuff.

If you still can't get a microwave, you can always take a page out of my co-workers book. I shared a room with her on one trip She made a tray of nachos on the round plastic tray the ice bucket and glasses were on by putting tomtits and pre-shredded cheese and salsa, then took it downstairs to the staff who heated it up for her. Obviously I am not recommending using questionable items or eating nachos, but the staff was more than happy to heat it up for her in their microwave. Most staff rooms or kitchens will have one.