June 28, 8:30am- And so it begins…. After a super stressful
morning, I made it on my flight to NYC! I had the opportunity to fly on a buddy
pass, which meant I fly stand-by at a reduced ticket cost but it also kicks up
the anxiety because of issues with the ticket, security being downright
ridiculous, and anticipating whether or not you’ll get a seat.
Anyways, the purpose of this blog will be to show how to eat
healthy and stay on track even when abroad, traveling or dining out in general.
I like to believe I have a few tricks left up my sleeve that I can share ;)
So much of nutrition and eating healthy is planning. In
preparation for this trip I hit the grocery store for the single-serving Greek
Yogurt for breakfast at 4am this morning, a rotisserie chicken, and a mix of protein/nutrition
bars (My faves are Luna and Lara bars). After serving myself my dinner portion
of chicken, I took the remainder of the chicken meat, threw away the skin and
fat, then grabbed a couple of sandwich thins (Orowheat 100 calorie
Multi-grain), mixed in a teaspoon of reduced fat olive oil mayo (Kraft) and
made not one but three sandwiches from the chicken. Gave one to my friend who was oh-so-kind to
wake up hellaciously early to drive me to the airport and am now just finishing
up the first one.
Now, I could’ve purchased a breakfast sandwich here on the
plane and shelled out $5.99 for a jimmy dean sausage, egg, and cheese sandwich
weighing in at 556 calories, 36.5g fat, 14.4g saturated fat, 28.6g carbs, 1.5g
fiber, 24.2g protein and 1,285mg sodium vs. the one I delightfully consumed for
233 calories, 4.3g fat, 0.5g saturated fat, 22g carbs, 5g fiber, 30g protein
and 806mg sodium. BIG difference. More protein and fiber and a whole lot less
calories, fat, saturated fat, and sodium. Planning, people. Jump on the bandwagon
and save yourself from the pounds and make your wallet happier.
In case you’re interested in my trip details…
I will officially be away from H-town for 32 days. Flying
into New York, meeting up with my sister and best friend to drive up to
Newport, RI to visit another dietitian BFF for the weekend, then it’s back to
Manhattan till our flight departs for Europe on the 4th of July!
Layover in Rome and Munich before getting to Scotland for 9 days to reside with
my super awesome family then it’s back to Munich for a week where we’ll check
out Berlin, Prague, Innsbruck, Lichtenstein, and Salzburg before heading to our
second resort in Hungary, where we’ll check out Vienna, Bratislava, Bratislava,
Krk, Zagreb, and possibly somewhere in Slovenia. 3,205 miles and 57 hours of
driving. Big trip, but I couldn’t be more excited J
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