Heathy eating away from home

pscilla69
pscilla69 Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have a problem eating healthy when traveling. Any suggestions to how to eat healthy when you’re not able to cook a healthy meal when you’re out of town?

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  • kommodevaran
    kommodevaran Posts: 17,890 Member
    How would you describe a healthy meal?
  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    Without knowing your specific goals and challenges, here is how I eat healthy when away from home: Find foods that meet my nutritional needs and eat them in quantities that fit into my calorie goal.

    Cooking is a great tool for staying on track, but it's completely optional.
  • holytricoli
    holytricoli Posts: 36 Member
    edited March 2018
    I would suggest:
    1. Packing some healthy snacks
    2. Looking at an online menu for the restaurant you're going to in order to be better prepared (or a nutritional fact sheet is even better if the they have one to offer)
    3. Try to turn the one meal into two, or substitute healthier sides.

    I hope this is helpful for you!
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Order dishes with veggies in them.
    Choose the eggs at breakfast, bonus if you can get veggies in them.
    Have snacks available so you can skip or delay a meal and not end up ravenous.
    Enjoy what looks delicious in moderation.
  • DanaDark
    DanaDark Posts: 2,187 Member
    A lot of this depends on how/where you travel. Not to bad to choose low calorie options at a store and prepare them in a hotel room.

    Eating out for every meal is problematic. You'll need to research the places nearby and browse their menu before going.
  • angelsja
    angelsja Posts: 859 Member
    I'm having this problem I'm going away on Friday through till Monday I know we will be eating out alot as my dad doesn't cook and the places we eat won't have nutritional information or a website mostly café or pub food :/ help
  • acheben
    acheben Posts: 476 Member
    It really depends on your goals and nutritional needs. When I travel for work, I try to focus on ordering grilled proteins and lots of veggies at restaurants. If I'm on vacation, I enjoy the local food and my extra activity usually balances it out.
  • Leannep2201
    Leannep2201 Posts: 441 Member
    I have this problem too, this coming weekend. Going to camp- food is catered and no option to cook (it’s a huge camp, so the kitchen is a commercial one and all food is prepared- kitchen not available to campers). Here’s what I’ve organised for the weekend:
    1. Emailed and asked for the menus so I know ahead of time what I can and can’t eat.
    2. A lot of the food is high calorie and doesn’t fit my goals. So I’m taking a bag of shelf-stable stuff that I can use to supplement the stuff being provided- such as tuna and crackers, protein bars, beef jersey, fruit, nuts, ready to eat veggies such as baby tomatoes and carrots.
    3. I plan on walking around camp each day to earn a few extra calories (it will take aaaages- as mentioned, it’s a huge camp!), and will also eat at maintenance for the weekend instead of at a deficit.

    Feeling pretty happy about all this... confident I manage without blowing my calories!
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