On the Go

Learned quite a bit about being a healthy traveler.  I knew that I should plan ahead, so I stopped at Whole Foods in a fury and grabbed veggies, hummus and a couple of vegan salads off the food bar.  But on Saturday, at a lovely pot-luck, I made some big mistakes... I was so careful not to grab any meat/dairy, that I forgot to evaluate the ratio of carbs to proteins on my plate.  BIG mistake.  I ended up eating an entire plate full of fruit, veggies, sweet wine and grains... very little protein.  I started getting a headache and then felt kind of sick and faint.  I ate some almonds, drank some water and started to feel better, but it was scary, and a poignant reminder that "non-meat" does not simply equal healthy.

Our mantra should really be "high-protein, plant-based whole foods."

Then came my first trip to an Italian restaurant.  I went in the doors prepared for a losing battle with white flour.  But I was shocked to see that EVERY salad on the menu had dairy.  I could probably have asked them to hold the cheese, but that would still leave me short on protein.  The only pasta dish without meat was spaghetti  and that seemed even worse than salad.  So, with a stronger eye on the protein balance, I ended up eating salmon for dinner (also because i forgot my vitamin d supplement at home).  So, I think overall, it was a judicious choice of meat eating, but I didn't want to resort to that.  Lesson learned: TRADE OFFS ARE INEVITABLE.

On the plus side, I am starting to feel really good! ...energetic and rosy