How to Make Healthy Airplane Snacks

Pretzels, alcohol, overprocessed food: while traveling might be good for your soul, getting to your destination could be hazardous to your diet! Here is a quick and easy snack mix to take along, and some tips to help you stay healthy and feel great on the plane.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Ziploc Bags
• Raw Almonds
• Raisins, Cranberries or pitted dates
• Cinnimon Life Cereal or Chex cereal (preferably -multi grain)

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a cookie sheet with a silpat or parchment paper. Spread 1/2 cup of almonds out onto the sheet and toast for about 10 minutes, or until you can smell their toasty goodness. Remove from oven and allow to cool.

2. Toss almonds into a Ziploc bag with equal parts dried fruit and cereal. This combination provides a significant amount of protein and calcium, along with a host of other vitamins (E, Iron, Magnesium, Phosphorus). This is a far better bet than any over salted airplane snack.

3. If the mix is too much hassle, try to put fresh fruit or a nutrition bar into your carry on. While these ideas won't replace meals, they can prevent becoming too hungry and overindulging in less healthy options.

Tips & Warnings

• Water: Know it, love it, drink it.
• Preorder a low sodium or low fat meal. Vegetarian options usually have fresher produce.
• Read nutritional information on any packaged food. Being aware is half the battle.
• Alcohol: Wait until you land to imbibe.
• Salted Snacks: Pass on them and eat your healthy stash instead!

Resources

• Nutritional Data
• Almonds Nutrtional Data