This week, I am out in California for a fitness mastermind with my mentors, Rachel & Alwyn Cosgrove. I am looking forward to bringing you lots of awesome insights from the week, but first, I need to prep my food and get my mind right to stay on track with my fat loss while traveling--not always easy!

Here are some of my favorite snacks for the road:

      1)  Protein bars--be sure to check the LABEL. Use the Metabolic Effect Label Rule, which is Total Carbohydrate (g) minus Fiber (g) minus Protein (g), and the result should be 10 or less. This assures the carb-to-protein ratio is not too high, and will keep blood sugar more stable. My favorites: Think Thin, Luna Protein, Power Crunch & ME's Ultra Low Carb PB Chocolate bar. Watch out for too much maltitol, which can create unconfortable gas and bloating (um, not ideal for being stuffed into a tin can with strangers J)

      2)  Fruit--apples, pears, berries and grapefruits work well.

      3)  Nuts--roasted unsalted almonds or mixed nuts are my staples. Try to get unsalted varieties, so as to not exacerbate water retention even further (hello, puffy fingers from the flight!). Just watch serving sizes here, since nuts are higher in fat, it is easy to put down a few hundred cals in a few handfuls.

      4)  Jerky--turkey or beef, this is a great protein source (a little high in sodium) but has no carb and very little fat. Just be sure to eat it BEFORE getting on the plane, it can create quite the pungent smell! 

I have a few more ideas for you, in this video that I made this morning at the airport:

Hope you can use some of these the next time you hit the road! Let me know what you think! 

Jill

P.S. I also brought my homemade high-protein almond bread for a yummy fat loss treat--the recipe is posted on the JillFit Lifestyle site!