Eat Healthy On The Go

As shared in last week's post, "The #1 Travel Fit Kit Tool", is your Cooler. Now, what do you pack to keep in your cooler to help you stay on track while on vacation?

Health Snack Tip: Be sure your travel snacks are based around quality Protein and Produce.

Take a look inside my vacation cooler.

My family and I packed enough to keep us on track for we were gone for a week. I planned ahead as to what works best in the car, in the hotel and while out and about at our destination spots.

Our Healthy Travel Snacks
Water and Smoothie Mix

Staying hydrated while you travel is a must. Along with a few bottles of water, I like to pack a smoothie mix with a shaker cup to help kick start my mornings. While Prograde Chocolate Lean Meal Replacement is a great choice, I have packed a few scoops of my Veganique to stay close to my Morning Green Smoothie routine.



Apples & Peanut Butter

Apples are super portable - pair them up with a healthy protein like PB! I found these grab and go containers at Whole Foods. Tyler LOVES PB for Me.




Jerky & Fruit Leathers

Dried protein/produce are super convenient travel snacks. They do not require a cooler which makes it easy to take along when you are out and about enjoying your vacation events. Clif Kid makes a Twisted Fruit dried fruit stick that is fun for kids and easy for you to eat too.



Nuts and Dried Fruit

Another portable protein/produce combo. I picked out a couple different nuts - pistachios and cashews. Make sure you MEASURE out the right portion sizes before you pack these items. Yes, they are good for you, however higher in calories. Use 1/4 cup to portion out each snack into a snack sized baggie to make it easy to grab and go.




Blueberries, Nectarines and Baby Bell Cheese ~ Baby Carrots and Hummus

Gotta love this mix of fresh fruits and proteins. Blueberries are great when you have the munchies for you can snack on them one by one. Love the convenience of the individual hummus packs to dip your favorite take along veggie - we enjoy baby carrots.




Yogurt and Granola

Yogurt is an easy grab and go protein and packs well, especially when you freeze it 1st. I prefer plain greek yogurt while Tyler enjoys the Stoneyfield Strawberry yogurt tubes. Pair this up with a natural granola for added fiber. I packed snack baggies of a hemp based granola I found at Whole Foods. Will also add one of my fruits to this snack to balance it out.




Larabars & Organic Milk

Bars are one of the most obvious choices for a healthy travel snack...however, many bars are loaded with TOO much sugar and some even have trans fats. Take a 2nd look at that ingredients list. This is why we choose Larabars...ALL Natural. Just nuts and dates and other natural dried fruits for fun flavors. The organic Milk's are one of Tyler's vacation treats and they are handy to take along for a fun drink.




With just a little planning, you can have healthy snacks in place while you are away and enjoy your vacation guilt free.

Be sure you have a sturdy Cooler - I found my cooler at TJ Max. It is made by California Innovations.


Don't forget...

Paper towel, wet wipes, plastic utensils, extra ziplock baggies and cooler packs.


What do you think of these Healthy Snack Ideas?