How To Eat Healthy When You Fly!

Do you head straight for the nearest fast food counter at the airport?
Do the odd hours and lack of time always lead you to the nearest unhealthy option available?
Eating right and watching calories at the airport can be tricky!
Follow these smart tips from our experts and you can eat a quick healthy meal the next time you fly!

1.Savour Every Bite

Don’t be in a hurry to finish your meal! Slow down and relax!

Take your time to chew the food well and savour it. Not chewing your food properly can make you feel bloated, uncomfortable, dissatisfied. It also adds to the fat in your body.

So set a time aside for a meal or wait till you board your flight and then eat.

2.Load up on Fruits and Veggies

The toughest part about eating healthy in airports is finding food with fruits and veggies

Get a sandwich with extra greens or even a nice soup. You could also grab some fruit and yogurt at some airport cafes. Such foods are low in calories but high in fiber, so they’ll keep you full while you fly.

3.Eat at Regular Intervals

It helps you to maintain blood sugar levels in your body, reduces craving for food and keeps you energized during your flights. It also helps you burn fat faster because this eating habit increases your metabolic rate.

Try to always carry  food with you so you can eat at regular intervals.

4.Bring Snacks Along

These days airlines and airports allow you to carry packed snacks from home. So go ahead and save time, your money and keep a check on what exactly you’re eating.

Fruits, salads, mixed nuts etc are all good options to bring on your flight.

Eat your healthy homemade munchies while you watch an in-flight movie and skip the bland airplane meals!

5.Skip the Carbs and Fats

This is a tough one! Especially when you’re looking to grab a quick bite.  But skip processed foods like chips and cookies. They contain unnecessary calories, fat, and sugar.

Sandwiches with cheese and meat are a big no-no! They’re heavy and hard to digest since you’ll be spending most of your time sitting on the flight.

6.Avoid ‘Salady’ Sounding Food

Do not eat the tuna salad, chicken salad etc available at the airport. No, they aren’t healthy! They contain lots of mayonnaise, cheese, and other fatty dressing.

These so-called salads are quite deceiving, They make you feel bloated and uncomfortable on the flight and don’t really help with that diet you have been following to stay fit.

7.Stay Sober

Free Booze at the Airport Lounge?  Fancy Airport Bars? Stay strong, stay sober!

Alcohol is a great way to pass time at the airport when your flight is delayed or you are on a long stopover but it is not your friend. It has very serious effects on your body when you’re flying.

Apart from adding empty calories to your body, alcohol dehydrates you as well. This can cause headaches on the flight and even a serious case of a hangover.

Once you arrive at your destination enjoy that beverage.

8.Steer Clear of Salty Food

Chips, pretzels, instant noodles etc at the airport can curb your hunger in a jiffy but they’re very high in salt content.

Excessive salt is bad for everyone, but it is worse for frequent flyers since foods with high amount of salt increase the chances of high blood pressure and retains fluid in your body making you feel bloated when you fly.

To avoid this eat a freshly prepared meal at one of the airport restaurants and request the chef to add less salt to your food.

9.Research Your Airport

Find out which terminal you will need to board your flight from. This will help you to search about the restaurants and eateries at that particular terminal.

Restaurants these days upload their menus on the airport website for you to plan your meal accordingly. You can know where the healthy eating options are, you wll make better eating choices the next time you fly.

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