“Road food” is my least favorite part of traveling. The unknows associated can be maddening & painful … What am I eating? How is my body going to react… on-and-on! I recently took a Mom-break and flew to Miami, FL for 3 nights & 4 days of me-myself-and-I time for sunshine and R&R. In doing so, I packed similarly to how I do for our travel hockey road trips with a few adjustments due to flying. I was able to prepare 95% of the food I ate on the trip which helps tremendously with how I feel, sleep and live!
Examples of my meals:
I personally maintain a diet that is gluten free, dairy free and I manage my histamine intolerance issues. Obviously you can pack and plan according to your dietary needs!
BREAKFAST: Coffee with collagen protein & oatmeal with pecans + blueberries
LUNCH: chicken breast, broccoli, raw carrots + sugar snap peas with hummus
DINNER: mixed greens with olive oil, lemon & salt, filet, stir fry vegetables with rice
SNACK: Mary’s Gone Crazy Crackers
What I brought from home:
Electric skillet (purchased at Walmart)
Electric tea kettle (bought on Amazon)
Knife, silverware & cooking utensils
Be Free Water Filtration System (purchased at REI)
Paper plates
Baggies (for food storage)
Four Sigamatic coffee + collagen protein
My favorite Tervis coffee stainless tumbler
Oatmeal & pecans (Trader Joes has individual oatmeal pouches without sugar)
Frozen local raw grass-fed beef filet & chicken breasts*
2 bags of frozen Trader Joes rice*
*I froze the meat overnight & packed in my checked bag inside one of Ivan’s insulated snack/lunch bags. It was still frozen when I arrived (2.5 hour flight + drive time)
What I ordered from Shipt ($55.34 including tip)
Shipt is an app that you pay a yearly fee for. When traveling you simply enter your location address and it populates the local stores that are available to have goods delivered from. Simply tip your shopper! Shipt is $99/annually. For $10 OFF click here.
Olive or avocado oil
Raw carrots, sugar snap peas & hummus
Raw broccoli florets
Spring mix (bagged salad)
Bag of broccoli slaw or stir fry veggies cut
Organic blueberries
Mary’s Gone Crackers, crackers
Paper towels
Lemon and/or lime juice
Himalayan salt
Soda water
Liquid dish soap
When on a road trip via car you can add:
Paper towels
Induction cook top & pans (if not staying in a place with a kitchen and it’s a longer stay for pasta or soups).
5-gallon glass jugs of water from our home well/filtered water
Scout & Cellar “clean-crafted wine” (no additives such as excess sulfates, chemicals or extra sugar)
Cooler with additional food (I bring all produce that will spoil while we are away)
*I keep a wine box I got from Trader Joes that is packed with basics to easily grab which contains: hand & dish soap, spices, oil, knives, cooking utensils & dry goods like pasta, oatmeal, crackers, condiments etc.
