My husband who is a frequent traveler has shared these tips for staying on a plant-based diet whilst traveling. He is also eager to hear about any tips you have for making travel easier for us all.
- Take back- up foods with you such as a homemade trail mix of your favorite seeds, nuts and dried fruits. The store bought ones can have too much added sugar in them.
- If you are eating a lot of trail mix on trips, drink plenty of water along with it, especially if you are taking frequent plane trips.
- Take along some packets of wholegrain or rice crackers that you can use as snacks.
- Grab fresh fruits to eat whenever you can, like at airports.
- Salads are the most accessible fresh food at restaurants or airports, but watch for the dressing.
- Check for presence of dairy in many vegetarian menu items, as it often is.
- If you have a choice of restaurant, Indian works really well as 30% of Indians are vegetarian.
- If you end up at a restaurant that doesn't have suitable menu options, ask the serving staff what they can do for you. They are becoming increasingly used to special diets.
- Think through every day of the trip so you can plan ahead and be prepared.
- Order your vegan meal for the flight ahead of time ( about 48 hrs in advance as my husband discovered).
