I'm back from spending the summer in New York training for my new job as a configuration analyst so I haven't been updating my blog like I should, but I'm back now and ready to go!
What I'd like to talk to you about today how to stick to a raw food diet while traveling away from home. Let me tell you that living in a hotel room for 6 weeks sure does make you appreciate the convenience of being at home!
I didn't have my beloved Blendtec Blender
or Excalibur Food Dehydrator 
with me due to the current suitcase weight restrictions and the fridge in my hotel room was dorm room sized which meant storage space for fresh produce was extremely limited.Here are some of my own raw food travel tips. I hope you find them useful.
1. Get online and find the health food stores and local grocery stores in the area where you will be staying. You can make a bee-line to one of these places for supplies as soon as you get checked in to your hotel.
2. Check the internet for any raw food restaurants that may be in the area. You can order several dishes at a time and store them in the fridge in your hotel room.
3. I recommend packing at least 1 raw food bar for each day you will be away from home. Raw food bars make tasty, portable meals that don't require refrigeration. (My favorite brand is Raw Revolution Organic Live Food Bars
) Other good things to bring would be a container of Himalayan Pink Crystal Salt
or Dulse Granules
that will go a long way in flavoring your food. 4. A good multi-vitamin such as Garden of Life Living Multivitamin
and a green food powder like Greener Grasses
can help you get the nutrition your body needs while traveling. 5. Also buy things like a jar of organic raw almond butter
to spread on fresh fruit, and a bottle of organic extra virgin olive oil
to drizzle on salad. None of these things have to go in the fridge so you can save your precious space for other things like salad greens, tomatoes and other items that require refrigeration.6. Think portable when buying fruits and veggies. Choose foods such as apples, cucumbers, bananas, avocados, lemons (for salad dressing, and other foods that can be left a room temperature, but don't buy too many at a time or they will go bad before you can get them eaten.
7. A few things to pack from home would be a bag of soaked and dehydrated nuts and seeds and a bag of sprouted dehydrated quinoa and/or buckwheat groats to sprinkle on salads. Try to bring a variety in order to get the most nutritional benefit. You might also bring a few bags of raw dehydrated crackers
. I put these items in my carry-on so they don't get crushed.8. The last thing I would suggest either bringing with you or purchasing when you reach your destination is a Magic Bullet High-Speed Blender
. Why this brand in particular and not something cheaper? I bought a cheap personal blender when I got to New York and burned the motor up within a week and a half making very simple green smoothies. Anything less just won't hold up. And while having a small blender like this isn't necessary, it certainly makes life easier when you can just mix up a green smoothie, kick back and relax knowing you are giving your body the very best in nutrition. And don't forget to bring either some Sun Warrior Protein Powder
or Living Harvest Hemp Protein Powder
for those smoothies so you can get in some good, high quality, plant based protein.I hope you got some good inspiration for how to stick to a raw food diet while traveling and enjoyed my personal tips and tricks.
Until next time,
Happy Traveling and Eat Raw!
