Category: Healthy Traveling
How to Choose the Healthiest Airline Foods
When you’re traveling for business or pleasure, hunger can strike at any time. You may be in the airport, awaiting an international flight, or you might already be in the air on a cross-country journey. Either way, if you aren’t prepared with snacks of your own, you’re at the mercy of airline foods.
Airlines weren’t always known for having healthier options in the past, but that’s changing little by little. You simply have to take the time to examine your choices and decide which selections will satisfy your appetite without destroying your diet. While it would be easier if airlines gave you the full nutritional and ingredient breakdown for every food offering, it isn’t always the case. If you take the time, you might just find it’s not too hard to uncover the healthiest airline food on the menu.
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5 Ways to Stay Healthy While Flying
When the Wright Brothers made history, they might have had an inkling that they would change the future for all of us who came after them. However, it’s unlikely they could have foreseen how air travel would alter life for every man, woman and child on the planet. Today, it’s commonplace to get on an airplane and journey to other countries all within a day, if not an hour or two. Yet with all the positive aspects of being able to jet around the world, flying isn’t known as the healthiest travel method. That’s why it’s essential that you understand how to stay healthy while flying.
Below are five of our favorite tips for staying healthy in flight. Put them into practice the next time you’re flying out of Newark, NJ or any other airport hub.
Tip #1: Make Friends With H2O
By the time we feel thirsty, we’re already dehydrated. Don’t let that happen to you when you’re flying. Airplanes can be notoriously dry, cramped spaces. Drink plenty of water throughout your flight, as well as when you’re waiting in the concourse. If you feel the need for caffeine, make sure you add it to your water quota for the day, rather than substituting coffee or soda for a bottle of H2O. Avoid alcohol until you safely reach your destination and are finished traveling for the day.
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Healthy Airplane Snacks to Pack for Your Next Flight
Healthy Airplane Snacks to Pack for Your Next Newark Flight
You’ve been good about sticking to your diet, but now you’re becoming a little anxious before your flight. Everyone knows there’s an enormous amount of food available at the Newark airport, but most of it will set you back in calories, fat, sodium, cholesterol and preservatives.
Rather than throwing your hands in the air and assuming that you have no control over the situation, it’s time to take charge. With a little forethought and creativity, you can pack healthy snacks for traveling. Not only will you feel better about what you put in your body, but you’ll reach your destination with more energy and less unhealthy food fostering fatigue.
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