Category: Eating and Drinking
Traveling With Food Allergies
I hope you aren’t letting food allergies keep you at home. Healthy eating on the road is possible even if you follow a gluten free diet or are allergic to corn, dairy, eggs, fish, peanuts, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, or wheat. I’ve already written about Select Wisely cards for travelers with food allergies, and now I’m […]
Recipe: Reduced-fat Carrot Peanut Butter
Luxury spas and retreats are fun. After all, who doesn’t like a great massage? This type of travel is good for our physical well-being and for our mental health – especially if we learn new behaviors that we can practice at home. Over the years when I’ve visited spas, I’ve collected recipes that I can […]
BYO Travel Food
No Rice Crispies for me. I’ve gotten some pretty wierd looks from the TSA guys when they see little Ziplock bags of breakfast cereal in my hand luggage – and I don’t care. For me, a big part of feeling good away from home is keeping my stomach happy – and that means starting every […]
Hangover Prevention Formula
Just in time for New Year’s Eve, I’ve learned about an all-natural product that prevents the ravaging symptoms of a hangover. Hangover Prevention Formula is made from the fruit of the prickly pear cactus and a handful of B vitamins. Planning on imbibing? Just pop one capsule per 130 pounds of your body weight, avoid fibrous […]
Travel Diarrhea – Let’s Talk About the Trots
Travel diarrhea – Whether you call it Montezuma’s Revenge, Delhi Belly, or the Aztec Two-Step, you know what I mean. One minute you are enjoying your vacation and the next you feel like you’re in the ugliest stages of colonoscopy prep. Travel darrhea is most likely to strike a) in developing countries and b) at […]
PROTEIN 2GO
Well, I’ve got bad news for the Cinnabon people. A new product I’ve “discovered” is going to make it easier for me to resist their fragrant globs of sugar and refined carbohydrates. In the past when my hunger alarm went off while waiting for a flight, the aroma of their buns lured me like a […]
Select Wisely for Travelers with Allergies
I’m so glad I found out about Select Wisely cards. Until now ordering in a restaurant has been a real chore because I’m allergic to onions. The wait staff often doesn’t know what’s in a dish – and groan when I ask them to check with the chef. It’s bad enough when this drama is played […]
