Ideas and Resources for Creating
Healthy Everyday Meals
ROAD TRIPS
Most of us jump in the car for a road trip without giving much thought to what we will eat on the way. Our fast food culture is so ingrained that we don’t even consider it to be important. Yet preparation is key to maintaining a healthy diet. Covered wagons carried months of supplies, and even our parents or grandparents brought their picnic baskets and camp stoves. Let’s bring back the roadside picnic, with a new gourmet healthy twist.
Recipe: Easy Tropical Picnic for 2–4
Equipment needed: Large tray or pizza pan, can opener, small bowl, plates and forks
Groceries to bring or buy:
Large can of pineapple chunks
Large can or jar of Mandarin oranges
Jar of frozen mango chunks
1 can refried black beans
1 bag of sweet-potato chips
1-2 lbs. pre-cooked shrimp
Arrange ingredients on platter. Place black beans in bowl to use as dip for the sweet-potato chips. Optional: bottled teriyaki sauce as dip, substitute chicken or mixed nuts for shrimp.
Travel products have come a long way,
and can help make your trip easier
and your diet healthier
Here are some recommendations of products available from Amazon.com:
This soft-sided electric cooler plugs into the car’s 12 volt cigarette lighter or into any standard outlet keep things cool on the move without ice. Great for road trips, picnics, and hotel use (with optional AC adapter).
Max Burton Mr. Max Table Top Burner (Black)
This versatile little table top stove can be used for just about any occasion, from barbecues to buffets. Running on butane fuel, it features a heavy gauge metal body and durable, easy-to-clean porcelain enamel-coated steel drip pan. A hard-sided plastic carrying case is included to protect the burner from rugged use and harsh weather.
Flexible plastic cutting boards from MIU France. Once food is chopped or diced, you can pick up the board, curl it to contain the pieces, and transfer them cleanly to bowls or pots. Safe in the dishwasher, each board measures 11 by 15 inches.
Healthy Travel Cooking:
Ideas and Resources for Preparing
Healthy Meals
Away from Home
Don’t let travel or vacation take you on a detour from your healthy-eating plan! This book is full of ideas to help you succeed in maintaining healthy eating habits when traveling. Whether you are having a roadside picnic, making dinner in a motel room, or renting a kitchenette, you will find hundreds of techniques and meal ideas for preparing healthy food away from home. No detailed recipes here, just many tips, techniques, and ideas for easy-to-prepare healthy dishes.