Instead of loading up on unhealthy snacks at the airport convenience store or the gas station store, consider packing some snacks that will be filling and not make your stomach hurt from too much sugar. Cooking Light has created a great video on how to make smart snacking decisions while on a road trip. They offer valuable suggestions about which foods are high in fiber, low in calories and full of nutrients to keep you going (and awake).
The Lodi News-Sentinel also suggests that healthy snacking will encourage our kids to take on good eating habits. The California based newspaper suggests that “perhaps we can forsake soda, chips, cookies, fruit chews and cupcakes for edamame, dried fruit and nuts, sliced veggies and yogurt/bean dips, homemade trail mix, assemble-your-own stuffed pitas and "cracker-wiches" with whole grain crackers, nut butter/cheese, banana/apple slices.” These are all great ways to eat healthy while trying to make it to the next meal.
While on vacation, sometimes it is easier to go to restaurants for every meal. To save money and make healthier decisions, try going out to eat for only one meal and making these simple yet delicious snacks as a “pre dinner.” Real Simple suggests snacks that are easy to make including parmesan pits crisps, cheese melts, cashew-strawberry crunch, dried pineapple and pistachios.
Fun snacks can make the car ride more enjoyable this spring break – and you will also be saving money and eating healthy. Happy Spring Break!
I love your blog, Madeline. I hope you keep it going. It's a great topic, and you've created something that's relevant to college students, which separates it from the pack. If you wanted to go to the effort, you could start contacting other bloggers on food topics and swap links. The next stage of development of a blog like this is to start attracting comments. You need that feedback to sustain interest. If no one ever reads the blog, then what's the point? Good luck. Score = 10.
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