Perhaps the hardest place for some people to get a paleo-friendly
meal is at 40,000 feet above the ground. Plane food - as much as airlines have tried to improve
it over the years - is still pretty awful, and certainly not paleo-friendly.
The nature of air travel means food needs to be pre-packed, practical and served with little effort to a large group of people who have differing taste preferences. This means the food needs to be "standard" in order to please the masses.
Typically, the main course option will consist of starchy carb-heavy foods like potatoes, pasta, rice and/or bread, all largely inoffensive to the average non-paleo eater. You usually get some salad thrown in which is great, but if you're looking for fresh, tasty veggies, forget it. In fact, this is the one part of the meal most people leave! Dessert is likely to be a cake or yogurt, and you'll be lucky if your accompanying heavily processed fruit juice even contains more than 20 percent purity!
Picking out the bits of meat - laden in sauce with more preservatives than you would ever willingly consume - won't fill you up, and neither will the salad. You could register for a special meal with the airline, but quality wise it's always hard to expect much from a company working to a small budget.
The nature of air travel means food needs to be pre-packed, practical and served with little effort to a large group of people who have differing taste preferences. This means the food needs to be "standard" in order to please the masses.
Typically, the main course option will consist of starchy carb-heavy foods like potatoes, pasta, rice and/or bread, all largely inoffensive to the average non-paleo eater. You usually get some salad thrown in which is great, but if you're looking for fresh, tasty veggies, forget it. In fact, this is the one part of the meal most people leave! Dessert is likely to be a cake or yogurt, and you'll be lucky if your accompanying heavily processed fruit juice even contains more than 20 percent purity!
Picking out the bits of meat - laden in sauce with more preservatives than you would ever willingly consume - won't fill you up, and neither will the salad. You could register for a special meal with the airline, but quality wise it's always hard to expect much from a company working to a small budget.
So here are
some simple answers to the travel food obstacle:
- Make sure you leave space in your hand luggage for a good paleo-friendly packed lunch.
- Pick something easy to prepare and easy to eat through a period of turbulence (no soups), and also something inoffensive smelling to those sitting around you (go easy on the garlic).
- Think about a simple meal like grilled chicken and sautéed vegetables.
- Pack a fruit salad for dessert and a mix of walnuts, almonds and Brazil nuts for a snack later in the flight.
- Unfortunately some airlines won't allow you to take a
drink onboard due to liquid regulations. But there is always water, tea and
coffee available.
Long train
journeys present a similar situation to flying. In-carriage menus aren't
usually designed with paleo followers in mind, and the chance of convincing the
train to stop so you can collect some berries in the woods are pretty slim.
Similarly, 24-hour gas stations don't make for quality paleo eating stops on road trips.
Rather than go hungry in the air or on the road, create travel-friendly paleo recipes that can be pre-made and pre-packed for a delicious meal on the go. If you're struggling for ideas check out this Simple Paleo Recipes cookbook:
Similarly, 24-hour gas stations don't make for quality paleo eating stops on road trips.
Rather than go hungry in the air or on the road, create travel-friendly paleo recipes that can be pre-made and pre-packed for a delicious meal on the go. If you're struggling for ideas check out this Simple Paleo Recipes cookbook:
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| Brocolli Bacon and Cashew Salad |
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| Meatballs with Crunchy Sweet Potato Chips |
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