Tips for eating healthily on the road: Airplane food is fine -- just try to keep to your normal eating schedule.
Pack light, eat lighter —
Tips for eating healthily on the road: Airplane food is fine -- just try to keep to your normal eating schedule.
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At breakfast, stay away from processed meat. Choose eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans and salmon instead.
Breakfast of champions —
At breakfast, stay away from processed meat. Choose eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes, baked beans and salmon instead.
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Avoid sugar-sweetened breakfast cereal and bear in mind that not all granolas are healthy. Try porridge, wholegrain wheat cereals or fruit with plain yogurt.
Breakfast of champions —
Avoid sugar-sweetened breakfast cereal and bear in mind that not all granolas are healthy. Try porridge, wholegrain wheat cereals or fruit with plain yogurt.
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It's best to avoid all-you-can-eat hotel buffets, but when resistance fails, the answer is to only go up once. A smaller plate helps, as does some color with fruit and veg.
Buffet etiquette —
It's best to avoid all-you-can-eat hotel buffets, but when resistance fails, the answer is to only go up once. A smaller plate helps, as does some color with fruit and veg.
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It's very tempting to pick up something "quick and easy" when on the run. The allure of fast food is best avoided.
Fast food is not your friend —
It's very tempting to pick up something "quick and easy" when on the run. The allure of fast food is best avoided.
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Deep-fried, fried, crispy, battered, and cream-rich items should be off limits.
Fast food is not your friend —
Deep-fried, fried, crispy, battered, and cream-rich items should be off limits.
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Healthy alternatives to fast food are the answer. This means seeking out dishes that are grilled, chargrilled, poached, stir fried, steamed, cooked in their own juice, or in a tomato-based sauce.
Healthy 'fast food' alternatives —
Healthy alternatives to fast food are the answer. This means seeking out dishes that are grilled, chargrilled, poached, stir fried, steamed, cooked in their own juice, or in a tomato-based sauce.
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Instead of filling plate (and stomach) with bread, it's best to go with extra vegetables.
Pile up with veg —
Instead of filling plate (and stomach) with bread, it's best to go with extra vegetables.
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Food isn't always the best reward. Travelers should treat themselves instead to a spa session, massage or another pick-me-up.
Treat yourself —
Food isn't always the best reward. Travelers should treat themselves instead to a spa session, massage or another pick-me-up.
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