Traveling Fit Survival Guide excerpt –

Top 5 Snacks – Low Prep Time

People always ask, “What kind of snack foods can I have ready to grab for on the go?” and “If I’m on a low carb, low sugar ‘diet’ what kinds of foods can I eat that are easy to make that I can bring with me while I’m out all day?”

I’ve had to create a go to travel snack list of foods that I have ready to grab out of my frig for these same reasons. In addition, I’ve had to learn to make these healthy snacks ready plus full carb versions for my kids that are in sports.  They need the extra carbs while I don’t. So, whenever I’m stocking up and prepping snacks to grab I think of both versions and make a LARGE amount of them so I have no excuses of falling off of my low carb, low sugar healthy lifestyle.

Here is my top 5 go to grab it quick snack list that has almost no prep time. These are food items to have on stock at all times plus full carb counterparts so you can have both ready to go all the time;

1. Celery and Peanut Butter

I buy at least three packs of celery per week plus two jars of zero sugar peanut butter and two jars of regular junky peanut butter for the kids. People always marvel at how healthy my kids eat. They don’t realize that basically whatever you eat they want to eat, even when you offer them a non-healthy version of what you’re eating (usually because it’s cheaper). The celery is super easy to prep. Take the entire bundle that is usually wrapped in plastic, cut off the ends, slide out of plastic, rinse and separate. These can be prepped for travel in one of two ways depending on if you are going to be eating it in a car or not. I love sweets so I take at least two heaping tablespoons of PB and mix it with a little almond milk (to reduce the thickness) and stevia for sweetness. You can then either apply the PB to the celery and zip lock or load a small container with the PB dip and pack separately. Believe it or not kids also love this snack as is.  You’ll find if you are chowing down on your celery and PB your kids will come up grabbing some for themselves. You might even have to tell them to back off and get their own.

2. Turkey and Cheese

This one is so easy to make. Buy a pack of turkey and a block of cheese. Separate out serving sizes into zip locks rolling a slice of cheese inside the turkey. You can get fancy and turn it into a lettuce wrap sandwich if you want. Sprinkling pepper and adding slices tomato on the inside before rolling makes it even better. The kid version takes only slightly longer to make. Break out the bread, mayo and mustard and make turkey sandwiches.

3. Nuts

If you’re on a low carb, low sugar lifestyle you can have nuts in zip locks ready all the time in case you get hungry. Keep a container full in your pantry so you can grab them on the way out. Keep a stash os zip lock bags filled with them in your car too. This is great emergency food, survival food and hangry food when your out and can’t stop in for fast (junky) food somewhere. The kid version of this is nuts with dried fruit. Kids LOVE this snack. Buy it in bulk and load up snack sized zip locks for everyone for the week.

4. Cheese

Eating a bunch of cheese isn’t the highest quality food choice, but it sure tastes good and satisfies if your dreaming of cheese fries.  Having blocks of sharp cheddar on hand is useful for this type of scenario. The kid version is having a large amount of wrapped mozzarella string cheese on hand for them (or you) to grab. This snack is also very good for anyone that is per-diabetic because it will lower their chances of getting to the point where they need a sugar spike due to the high amount of protein per serving.  Snacks high in protein stave off the sugar crisis that can occur if your out without fueling up for extended periods of time.

5. Avocado

Besides avocado being a super food it is also incredibly easy to eat on the go especially if you have a perforated spoon and napkin on hand. It’s loaded with healthy fat, very satisfying and easy to grab. You can offer half to your kids or grab some fruit for them as an alternative.

A couple of additional quick snack foods for on the go include boiled eggs, jerky, olives and sliced low carb veggies such as cucumber or sweet peppers.

The next post will highlight a top list of low carb, low sugar on the go snack foods that have some prep time but are well worth it for variety and taste options.