Vacation is a time to unwind and take a break from your job, stress and your daily schedule, but it is not a time to break from your healthy lifestyle. Take the time to plan for a healthy vacation but be practical. Vacations, like exercising, should be enjoyable! Seek new things, travel around on foot, go mountain climbing or surfing, and without a doubt, enjoy the good food. Follow these guidelines so you can come back home with a plethora of memories and souvenirs, not additional pounds.
Instructions
1. Bring your own snack while traveling. Choose portable and healthy snacks. These include fresh fruits, granola bars or whole grain crackers. Raw nuts, seeds or trail mixes are great, but check the ingredients for fat and salt contents.
2. Drink lots of water. It is recommended you drink at least 8 glasses of water a day.
3. Pack a cooler with healthy foods in place of eating fast foods while traveling. Fruits and raw vegetables, sandwiches and yogurt are a few examples of foods that are easy to pack. Don't forget to pack bottled water, too!
4. Choose healthy foods such as salads with low-fat dressings or grilled meats instead of fried if you must eat at fast food drive-ins.
5. Order room service. The same rule applies here as when ordering at fast food drive-ins. Remember to pick healthy foods from the menu. Also don't accept the mini bar key when you check-in at the hotel. This helps you avoid the temptation. Ask when in doubt about the nutritional contents of the foods you want to eat. Most hotels have this information available.
6. Skip the donuts and sweets at the continental breakfast. Choose the fruits, whole-grain cereals or low-fat muffins instead.
7. Prepare your own meals if your room has a microwave and refrigerator. Ask before reserving your room if the hotel has a microwave or refrigerator so you can bring your own food.
8. Find a grocery store when you arrive at your destination. Stock up on healthy portable snacks that you can carry with you while you are out and about.
9. Eat only when you are hungry. Don't eat just to be eating or because it is free and eat only enough to make you full.
10. Satisfy your sweet tooth with a sorbet instead of ice cream or fresh fruit in place of cake when desserts are served.
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