Keto and travel

(Pete Collie) #1

Hi all,

I travel for my business, a lot. I spend many hours on planes and in hotels and tend to eat crap food.

Does anyone have any ideas on what you can get on the road to stick with the keto method?

Regards

Pete
Melbourne Australia

#2

You should check out my friends’ - and your fellow Aussies’ - website. They love to travel and they love to keto and they are fabulous. I seem to remember them doing a travel tips article but do check out their website. They are called Dan & Erika and I am pretty sure are also Melbourne.

(Pete Collie) #3

Thanks Daisy,

I’ll have a look and try find that site.

(Jason Barden) #4

Thanks for sharing that website Daisy. Lots of good info. I’m headed to France in May and I’m starting to get my plans around to deal with travel/keto issues.

(Jane) #5

I travel a LOT for my work also. In fact, it was contributing to me gaining weight until I found keto.

I travel a lot in the US and some in Europe and China. China is the hardest due to not having access to a normal grocery store.

Some of the things I do when on the road.

  • Skip breakfast and sometimes lunch.
  • Dinner is usually meat and a salad or veggies which you can get most anywhere.
  • I stop by a grocery after I check into my hotel and pick up some Kerrygold, HWC and meat/cheese snacks in case I skipped lunch and regretted it and need an afternoon snack.
  • Flights 10-15 hours are always problematic as they serve mostly carbage. I bought foil candy wrappers and wrap up slices of butter and take with me on the plane to add to my coffee and meals. Then throw out the roll and dessert and take the bun/wrap off whatever they serve for breakfast. I also pack nuts in my carryon.
  • Airport food isn’t too bad. Hot dog or burgers w/o the bun, meat salad, etc. BBQ brisket, light on the sauce (or none).
(Pete Collie) #6

Thanks for the reply Janie.

Travel sounds great to a lot of people but when you travel around Australia city to city, small town to the mining areas, it’s quite difficult. I guess I have one advantage though, I had the Gastric sleeve procedure several years ago and lots a “lot” of weight, but little like your self, the constant travel has been leading to my gut not shrinking as it should have and i need to reset my dietary intake. (As small as it is)

I guess, its not that hard when you think about it… Buy a burger and leave the bun, hot dog and leave the roll/bun, there is always ham, chicken and eggs in the airport lounge so Im thinking it’s not going to be as bad I was first thinking :+1:

Over thinking it I guess.

Thanks again and have a happy new year

(Laurie) #7

Buy cheese in a supermarket. You can break off a hunk with your bare hands if necessary, and it won’t go bad quickly even out of the fridge. (Have a baggie or two on hand for storage.) This is my basic travel food for cars and airplanes.

Canned sardines, other canned fish (might need a can opener and a fork or spoon).

Fast food places: Get a burger patty “only.” You can order a few extra to take with you.

Restaurants: Focus on meats without sauces or breading. Order bacon and eggs, or just eggs–no toast, no potato.

I hope that helps. I don’t want to say more, as I’m not sure what kind of foods you can get in France.

(Jane) #8

You’re welcome!

Airport restaurants are ok, but the small stores with snacks are really crap. At least here in the US. No jerky, no cheese, most of the nuts have either candy or high carb nuts mixed in.

Just pack your own. Jerky (I make my own), cooked bacon keeps pretty good. Once you become fat-adapted it’s not as critical because you can just skip eating w/o much discomfort and I never snack anymore. I do pack snacks as a meal substitute like I mentioned in my first post.

(You've tried everything else; why not try bacon?) #9

Pepperoni (I suppose any cured meat would do, really), the harder cheeses, and pork rinds work for me. Also, hard-boiled eggs are an ideal keto food that should stay fine in the shell for at least a couple of days.