Tips for eating on the Road. Suggestions?

[Sh8kin]

With my work it requires me to work on the road 75% of the time. Usually it is from Monday - Thursday with me flying back on Fridays. While I am out I am usually at a client's site so it's not like I have access to a facility to make my own meals. Sometimes I take my clients out to lunch so it is up in the air during lunch what I will be eating since I let them decide where to go.

I still want to get in a healthy 6 meals a day, but as you can see it isn't that easy. The only solution that I can come up with is to take along RTD shakes and bars and to replace my meals while I am onsite (better than missing a meal) and do the best I can with the menus at the places I go during lunch.

Sometimes I get a hotel with a fridge that I can use and I can go to a local store and buy cottage cheese and shit, but sometimes, most of the time, I the room doesn't come with one so I don't want to rely on that. But I also do make sure that the hotel I stay at has a gym so I can work out in the AM.

Anyone else have any suggestions or tips on making this work? Any good food alternatives or ideas that I can use? Any help is appreciated.

TIA-


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[Jodi]

I haven't found a restaurant yet that you can't get a salad with grilled chix and olive oil and vinegar. I've been to chinese and mexican restaurants too and have always been able to order that.

 

[Sh8kin]

Yeah, I guess I can always stick to a good 'ol chix salad when at a resturant, and if they have eggs ask for a grilled breast and some egg whites. etc. If it comes down to a strict diet of salad and MRP drinks and bars on the road I'll do it. Just wanted to see if anyone else had similiar experience or had any other tips.

Last week I was on the road and went to the local Wal-Mart and got some EAS RTD's and some Body for life bars. Had an RTD at 5AM when waking up. Worked out and had another for PWO. Then on the way to work around 8AM had a bar. 11AM another RTD. 1PM lunch. Around 3PM another bar. and then 6PM I had dinner. And then 9PM another RTD.

THat's 4 RTD's and 2 Bars a day.

 

[ReelBigFish]

find out what restaurants are in the area before you go and get online and see if thier nutritional info is listed and that way you can know what you're eating. Unless you don't choose the restaurant.

 

[Sh8kin]

Yeah, usually I let my client choose the resturant for lunch, sometimes for dinner. But most of the time I can go anywhere I want, so the beforehand research is not a bad idea. But I doubt there will be anything good for me at the majority of places. Besides the good 'ol chix salad. I guess I could also carry around cans of tuna and a can opener...

I guess what I'll have to do is some leg work upfront and pack acceptable things in my bag. RTD's, Bars, Beef Jerkey(?), Nuts, instant outmeal(?), etc. And when I go into resturants to just order the Salmon...

 

[XcelKrush]

There are many meals that you can store in containers, but of the things you listed-

1. Some bars are just candy with whey added to them, the best ive seen are the bananza bars, there made of oats and whey, but higher calorie so they dont help if your cutting.
2. Jerkey can be very high in sodium, but there are kits to make your own.
3. Nuts arent bad, but moderation is best since they are mostly fat.
And instant oatmeal isnt quite as low gi as normal but its better than nothing.

 

[ReelBigFish]

As far as my suggestion earlier, Ruby Tuesday's has complete Cal/ fat, carb, prot. makeup for every item on their menu.

 

[Sh8kin]

There are many meals that you can store in containers, but of the things you listed-

1. Some bars are just candy with whey added to them, the best ive seen are the bananza bars, there made of oats and whey, but higher calorie so they dont help if your cutting.
2. Jerkey can be very high in sodium, but there are kits to make your own.
3. Nuts arent bad, but moderation is best since they are mostly fat.
And instant oatmeal isnt quite as low gi as normal but its better than nothing.

Ugh, it figures that the bars are bad. I just read all about them being evil. Them and their "Alcohol Sugar". That sucks. Do they not make any type of healthy bar at all? Any?

Do they make a "mini" bananza?

Any other snacks that are "mobile" besides RTD Whey?

 

[XcelKrush]

Ugh, it figures that the bars are bad. I just read all about them being evil. Them and their "Alcohol Sugar". That sucks. Do they not make any type of healthy bar at all? Any?

Do they make a "mini" bananza?

Any other snacks that are "mobile" besides RTD Whey?

Well the bananza bars are 500 calories, but they breakdown like this.

500 cals(472 when you subtract fiber)
60 Carbs
18 sugars
7 Fiber
30 high protein(no soy)
16 fat
4 saturated
no trans fat
Omega 3 acids.

I bought a box so when I practice I can get 500 cals in just a few mins. Perfect "on the go" meal

 

[XcelKrush]

Oh another thing you might want to try are protein pancakes. Jodi has a recipe that is awsome, and theyre easy to throw in a bag and eat later. You can also modify the portions to suite your needs.

 

[JoeR.]

hey man I cant help you out, but you have a tough schedule and its good to hear you are trying to make the best out of it. Shows how deticated you are, keep it up.