Surviving airplane food

I exactly one week from now, I will be traveling to India. The fun thing in this is that Element Crossfit has started a real food challenge for the next five weeks... and I joined in. The challenge calls for all participants to eat real food, as in, no processed food, no sugar and high quality dairy for six weeks. Today is day 5 of the challenge.

This will be an interesting experiment once it's time to fly away. Surviving airplane food. I have a basic idea of what I could do.

Once you get through security, purchase the following:

1. Water bottle. A BIG one. Don't drink it all at once!! I haven't writen a post about "Surviving the airplane lavatory".

2. Get some nuts or seeds for airplane munchies.

3. Most cafés sell salads, fruits and veggies. Go buy some if you're going to be on a long flight.

When you receive your plateau of plastic food, dump the cake. Give it to the kid sitting in front of you, maybe you can bribe him into being quiet for the remainder of the flight. Dump the bread and butter too, you don't need that. Pick off the meat and veggies. If you have fruit, lucky you! Eat it too. Leave the rice and potatoes alone, you don't need those either.

If you're still feeling hungry, eat some of your salad, nuts or fruits that you oh-so-wisely purchased before boarding the plane. But not all of it. Save some for later!

Hemp Seeds

When you are on a diet and exercise program, eating a good amount of protein is very important. This will make you feel fuller longer and give you the energy needed to fuel your body through your workout.

If you are like me, you will find it very difficult to get protein into every meal you eat. Cooking up chicken and steak and burgers and fish for every meal and snack can be such a hassle sometimes. This is where hemp seeds come in play.

They are loaded with good healthy protein and fats. They don't really taste like anything, so it's really easy to stick them in yogurt, salad, cottage cheese, and anything else you might like to much on (as long as it's healthy, of course!). You don't need a lot of them to feel full. Usually, approximately 1 tbsp will be enough for one meal.

If you buy them at Whole Foods or Organic Depot, they can get a little pricey. Luckily, Bulk Barn sells them at a much more affordable price.

Have you ever tried hemp seeds? How do you like eating them?