For the longest time I subscribed to the belief that traveling and staying in a hotel meant you ate whatever was put in front of you and any semblance of healthy eating went straight out the window. Wrong!

Of course that’s only true if you choose to make poor decisions and lose sight of your bigger goal — healthy eating most of the time. But if you start with the intention of making better choices and bringing along a few simple tools to support your healthy endeavors, it doesn’t have to be hard at all.

Case in point, I’m away for 9 days staying in a hotel in Florida. Before I even packed up my bags, I started creating an intention about eating healthy, energizing foods while I was away. And then I mapped out exactly what I needed to bring with me to make that a reality.

In a perfect world, I would have brought my Vitamix blender with me so I could happily blend my morning superfood smoothie. But the Vitamix is heavy to lug around and I didn’t imagine I would be able to get the container that has the blade through security. But I did bring my very compact hand blender with me which has been a lifesaver. And not only that, I brought along a handful of superfoods — blue green algae, cacao and maca to add to it. And because I had already scoped out a grocery store across the street from the hotel, ever few days I get a supply of fresh fruit.

The result is that I’m starting off my mornings in the healthiest of ways even while I’m away from home. I’m eating energizing foods that support my health as I spend 12 hour days learning at my conference. I’m focused and alert and my body is getting what it needs. Not bad! And with that great start for the morning, I’ve then been having a healthy salad for lunch at a local restaurant I found.

Which all goes to prove my point that we can be away from home and still nourish our body in healthy ways that don’t have to include, “I decided to let things go just for this one week.”

What do you do to insure that you eat healthy foods when you’re on the road? What’s your secret to success?

Filed under: Eating Less, Healthy Meals, Traveling