Article on how to eat healthy while traveling in Jamalouki magazine

Most hotels are equipped with pools and gyms and waking up a bit early or having a late night gym session is a perfect thing to stay fit. It will give you an energy boost or will help your body recover from a long day. A moderate intensity workout is perfectly fine no need for strenuous exercise, your session at the gym should be around 30 to 45 minutes Yogis can practice their yoga routine wherever they can so take your yoga mats with you to perform 5 to 10 sequence of sun salutation in the morning.

How to eat healthy while traveling?

1) Keep in mind that if you are a frequent traveller, traveling abroad is no longer an excuse to go over board. Managing your wellbeing along with a hectic lifestyle should not be that problematic if you keep a ritual every time you travel. Do at least 20 minutes of exercise every day, whether it is a walk in the park or a workout at the gym or in your room in order not to gain weight because of repetitive poor eating habits.

2) It all starts with a low fat meal on board that you can pick ahead through airlines applications. Business trips require a lot of eating out so you should go for any restaurant dish that has a protein such as grilled chicken, meat or fish coupled with vegetables and a small portion of carbohydrates (rice, sweet potatoes or wholegrain bread) at lunch time and a light salad for dinner that includes veggies and proteins as well, with the dressing aside so you are able to control how much calories are added to your plate. Snacks are perfectly fine as long as they involve a cup of coffee with a fruit salad rather than pastries. If you are hungry during the day, buy single portions of raw nuts and have 10 pieces.

3) Jet lags makes you tired and lazy so the best option is to drink a lot of water and avoid alcohol, deserts, salty and fried foods. You have to keep in mind that your body is not used to this new schedule and eating when you are not supposed to can be problematic. The first day of jet lag have fruits for breakfast and light meals, avoid excess coffee, as it will make you sluggish.

Lack of sleep makes you crave junk food so resist the urge to eat sweets as much as you can by having a yogurt or a fruit instead.

4) Eating calorie packed foreign foods is a choice, I am not against trying new things specially when they are appealing, however if the portion is too big share it or just have a bite. For example Paris can be very tempting with its croissants, cheese, baguettes, crepes and pain au chocolat but it is not an excuse to gain 5 pounds every time you go there. You can have your croissant once and a very light meal for lunch afterwards or you can buy half a baguette instead of a whole one and share deserts but most importantly walk as much as you can to stay active.

5) In order for women to maintain their body during business or vacation trips, I would definitely recommend them to wear comfortable shoes and avoid taxis as much as possible because walking will help them burn extra calories. While eating in restaurants it is advised to refrain from 3-course menus and stick to 2 entrees or a low fat main meals such as grilled meat with veggies. Pasta might be tempting but the sauce that comes with it is very dense so lentil salads are a better option as they are packed with proteins, fibers and vitamins. Wholegrain light sandwiches are a perfect fix for a quick lunch as regular or club sandwiches are prepared with mayonnaise and salty ingredients. For a heart healthy trip favor raw nuts, fruits, grains and stay on track by exercising regularly.

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