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    Home ▸ Real Food Real Conversations Podcast

    How to Eat Healthy Meals on the Go

    Last modified: January 12, 2022. Originally posted: November 24, 2021 By Sophia DeSantis

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    How to Eat Healthy Meals on the Go

    Eating healthy meals on the go can be difficult, but our guest today helps us find ways to make it possible without making it stressful!

    How to Eat Healthy Meals on the Go
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    While it's important to learn to let go and be balanced with what we eat, it can also make us feel better if we have healthy options to incorporate into meals when we are out of the house. Ashley Randall weighs in on this topic!

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    Importance of Nutritious Food

    Stress is one of the biggest wellness killers out there, so when it comes to being on the go and feeding yourself appropriately we need to focus on ways to make that happen without it being stressful.

    While balance it important, and making sure you know that eating things that aren't necessarily nutritious is totally ok, when we are on the go and active, our body still needs enough fuel to keep us going.

    Making sure you are getting the nutrients you need helps you feel as good as you can and gives your body the energy it needs to stay active and participate in all the activities you want or need to be part of.

    Challenges

    Making sure you are fueled when out and about can be hard, here are some of the biggest challenges we have found:

    • It's difficult to find snacks that include all the nutrients we need.
    • Prepackaged snacks tend to have larger amounts of sodium and sugar.
    • It's harder to find protein filled snacks on the go.
    • Finding fresh food on the go that is easy to eat can be challenging
    • You need to find the balance between spending time packing things and using prepackaged food.
    • If you have dietary needs, or preferences, it can be challenging to find food to fit within your needs

    Tips For Snacks on the Go

    Here are some things you can do to find nutritious food on the go, whether it's day to day or when you are traveling:

    • Keep baggies of protein powder with you, pour them in a water bottle and shake it up for a quick protein boost.
    • Protein bars are great ways to get a quick snack to fill you up (but make sure to read the label and look for those with lower sugar and higher protein). Brands like No Cow and Aloha are great.
    • If you eat meat, beef jerky is a great go to snack.
    • Many stores carry precut veggies and fruit that are great on the go.
    • Snack packs with veggies and hummus or apples and nut butter are great for on the go.
    • Individual trail mix and nut packs.

    Healthy Snack Ideas You Can Prep

    There are also some things you can prep and plan for at home to have them ready to go when you need to grab them:

    • Chickpea or tuna salad in individual containers with crackers or veggies.
    • PB&J sandwiches are great because they do well without staying cold.
    • Bean, avocado and cheese tortilla roll ups.
    • Cereal "trail mix" in baggies (cereal mixed with nuts).
    • Chickpeas, either raw or baked crispy.

    Signs You Need a Snack

    There are signs your body gives you to let you know it's time to fuel up. Everybody is different, but here are the most common things to look for when it's time to feed your body:

    • Stomach growling
    • Irritability, more than average
    • Fatigue or feeling like you're going to crash
    • Brain fog or hard
    • Shakiness

    Overall it's really important to look ahead and stop the crash before they come!

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