Travel Food for the Single Woman’s Soul

What’s a single woman to do when she’s running in between flights, starving and the only thing she’ll get on the flight is approximately six peanuts and a mini-soda? Plan ahead!

If there’s one thing we learned from the Continental ‘nightmare’ flight (http://www NULL.cheapflights NULL.com/) that left travelers stranded on the plane for more than nine hours it’s that travel food is essential for trips of any duration. Whether you’re hopping a shuttle flight or traveling across the country, stashing a few munchies in your carry-on is an essential travel survival tip. Here are a few of our favorites:

Fruit and vegetables: A piece of fruit or a bag of carrots will tide over any hunger pain. They are easily transportable and a healthy alternative to the fast-food options found in airports. A simpler alternative from the Stretch Island Fruit Co (http://www NULL.StretchIslandFruit NULL.com). is fruit strips. The adult version fruit roll-ups, these fruit strips are tasty, slim and fit in your pocket or purse. Grab a few for the road and snack away. They taste like dessert, but without all the calories.

Granola bars: If you crave the carbs, don’t leave home without your granola. Kashi (http://www NULL.Kashi NULL.com) GOLEAN Crunchy! Bars and Kashi GOLEAN Roll! Bars come in a variety of different flavors that will suit all taste buds. “I never leave home without a Kashi bar in my bag,” said our travel expert, Melanie Nayer. Her favorite: chocolate and peanut butter bars.

Chips and pretzels: Sometimes, the urge to splurge (on calories) is too big to overcome. Instead of grabbing a bag of greasy fries from the nearest airport fast-food takeout, or a jumbo sized bag of potato chips from the newsstand, pick up a healthier option at the supermarket. Popchips (http://www NULL.popchips NULL.com) are precisely what you think: chips that aren’t fried or baked, but popped. The all-natural product means no hydrogenated oils, msg or fake colors.

Now that you’ve got some good travel snacks, shouldn’t you be thinking about your next trip?

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